Jim Alfredson Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Per request, and following a two year tradition, here are some holiday tunes for you! We recorded three new tunes today. Enjoy and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! (NOTE: To download, right click the song title and choose "save as" from the menu) 1) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (4:52) 2) A Child Is Born (5:03) 3) Funky Drummer Boy (4:43)HO HO HO!Oh yeah, here are the tunes from the last three years as well. That's seven tracks! Hell, you've got yourself an organissimo Christmas CD already! Aren't you lucky? 4) O Christmas Tree (4:41) 5) The Christmas Song (4:59) 6) Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (4:19) 7) Christmas Time Is Here (8:23) In all seriousness, here's hoping that you and your family have a wonderful holiday season and thank you for all your support of organissimo! Here's a Soundcloud playlist as well: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 wunderbar!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Fantastic! Going to listen right now... and e-mailed the thread to my wife as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Thanks Jim, and the same to you, Allison and little ol' Pumpkin Pie. Oh yeah, and thanks to Randy and Joe. I'm sure these nearly 40 minutes of Christmas tunes will get plenty of spins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Hey, extra-special thanks for doing "A Child Is Born".... I'm listening to that right now, forgot that I'd voted for it in the holiday thread. Sounds great! You guys have had a great year and I think you've got an even better one coming... keep spreading the good musical cheer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 thanks guys!! now how about a hanukah song to round out the disk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Or Kwanzaa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) Well, now I know what a Christmas album by Larry Young, Grant Green, and Elvin Jones would sound like. WOW!!!! Thanks guys, and Merry Christmas to all of you. (And on a more anal note, thanks also for updating the tags on the previous years' tunes. ) Edited December 5, 2005 by Big Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big Al Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 FWIW, I tried to program the tunes into an order that would make it sound like an actual Christmas LP. To that extent, I like the way the songs flow into each other in this order: SIDE ONE (19:18) O Christmas Tree God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Funky Drummer Boy A Child is Born SIDE TWO (17:41) Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree* The Christmas Song Christmas Time is Here *I wish this version would get played in the malls instead of the Amy Grant version!!! I imagine being a little kid again, watching the organssimo Christmas record (especially the record label) spin around, cold weather outside, anxiously awaiting Christmas! Yes, thankfully, I never outgrew that part of life. Thanks again, guys. And happy listening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Thank you, Al! Glad you're diggin' it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randissimo Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 thanks guys!! now how about a hanukah song to round out the disk? Like maybe a Klezmer rendition of Jingle Bells? I will have to wait and get a cd burn from Jim. I still have dial up modem and just one tune takes an avarage of 30 minutes to load.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 This is great fellas. Once again I have the xmas tunes (laptop went pop earlier in the year). Now I have the facility to put them on the iPod and onto disc (so my wife can enjoy them!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Thanks guys! These are terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted December 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 FWIW, I tried to program the tunes into an order that would make it sound like an actual Christmas LP. To that extent, I like the way the songs flow into each other in this order: SIDE ONE (19:18) O Christmas Tree God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Funky Drummer Boy A Child is Born SIDE TWO (17:41) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree* The Christmas Song Christmas Time is Here *I wish this version would get played in the malls instead of the Amy Grant version!!! I imagine being a little kid again, watching the organssimo Christmas record (especially the record label) spin around, cold weather outside, anxiously awaiting Christmas! Yes, thankfully, I never outgrew that part of life. Thanks again, guys. And happy listening! That's a pretty slick order, Al! Can I steal it? I'm burning a bunch of discs for radio right now, but I'm only using 5 of the tunes (don't want them to get spoiled, you know). But that order would be great for family and friends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Dye Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Now we need some cover art! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted December 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 I got some tray card art and disc art... gimme a minute. Here's the tray card. You can add your own song order in the blank space.tray_card_copy.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 FWIW, I tried to program the tunes into an order that would make it sound like an actual Christmas LP. To that extent, I like the way the songs flow into each other in this order: SIDE ONE (19:18) O Christmas Tree God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Funky Drummer Boy A Child is Born SIDE TWO (17:41) Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree* The Christmas Song Christmas Time is Here I was thinking how I should order these before burning; thanks a lot for the suggestion, Al. We have a winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 That's a pretty slick order, Al! Can I steal it? I'm burning a bunch of discs for radio right now, but I'm only using 5 of the tunes (don't want them to get spoiled, you know). But that order would be great for family and friends! Aw HECK yeah, my friend!!! :rsmile: If you tell me which five you're using, I'd be more than happy to send a copy to KNTU (Denton jazz radio) and KTCU (Fort Worth radio that plays jazz every afternoon 2-4 pm). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted December 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 And here's for the CD if you have a CD printer (like I do!!!)cd_artwork_copy.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gslade Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Thank's Gentleman I now have some Christmas Tunes to spin for the incarcerated youth I work with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Just burned a disc for Ann's car. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Thanks Jim! This is really generous of you (and the rest of the guys)! Hope the gigs keep flowin' in for the holidays (and after!) Have you been slipping these tunes in on your recent gigs? How's the response been? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted December 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Thanks Jim! This is really generous of you (and the rest of the guys)! Hope the gigs keep flowin' in for the holidays (and after!) Have you been slipping these tunes in on your recent gigs? How's the response been? You're welcome. We just came up with the three arrangements last night, so we have not been playing them. We'll do so tomorrow night! Unfortunately, between tomorrow and a private party on Thursday, we don't have any other gigs in December, so that will be that for those tunes for this year it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Wonderful stuff, Jim! A Child is Born is lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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