Tag: Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderAnd a Happy New Year

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a Happy New Year!
May all your days be bright
As we head into the light

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a Happy New Year!
May your faith guide you through the night
As we head into dawn’s light

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a Happy New Year!
Twilight into delight
In The End
It’ll be alright

Chords: A D E A / C E A / C D A
Recording: digital 8-track
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderHeart’s Been Cubed

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
They say his heart cubed that day
From that day forever clued
Heart’s been cubed (Heart³)
Forever clued

He never would behave that way
Once his heart grew that day
From that day forever clued
Heart’s been cubed
Forever clued

Feel the hate just fade away
(Hate dissipate)
Now that your love made way
Heart’s been cubed
Forever clued

“And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day. And then the true meaning of Christmas came though, and the Grinch found the strength of ten Grinches plus two.”

Chords: Dm F7(13) / F C Dm; 123 BPM
Recording: digital 1-track
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderKids These Days

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Hoping the days don’t fade away
Before the kids have a say
The power to understand
Lay in their hand
They’re looking out for all of us
Making the world more fabulous
They’re looking out for all of us
Giving faith to Miraculous

Hoping my days don’t slip away
Before the children make way (make way!)
The power to understand
Is at their command
They’re looking out for all of us
Making the world more fabulous
They’re looking out for all of us
Giving faith to Miraculous

Chords: Dm C C Dm / Dm F G A / A B C C# Dm; 101 BPM
Recording: digital 10-track
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderHave Faith!

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Hello opportunity!
Oh so glad you see in me
The possibility
To be what I can be
The mortality
To stress the urgency
Have faith in humankind
The kind you’d like to find
During this holiday time
I try to keep in mind
Hello opportunity!
Oh so glad you see in me
The possibility
To be what I can be

Chords: C G C G D G / G D D G / C D G; 110 BPM
Recording: digital 10-track
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderOn a Sleigh Ride?

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
… on a sleigh ride?
Ho, ho, ho…. no.
You’ll split my side
Have you ever been sledding?
I’m not talking “on a sleigh ride”
Don’t mean to be mean
… but sledding
Heading downhill
The thrill of the spill
… sledding
Heading downhill
Until…
The fire dies upon our frozen sighs

Chords: Dm C Dm / G Dm / C
Recording: digital 6-track
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderPine Scented

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
The scent of pine in here
Means “the tree” is near
Decorated or not
That sweet smell
Hits the spot

There! Wafting in the air
The cookies must be cookin’
Decorated or not
That sweet smell
Hits the spot

Mmmm… that sugar and spice
An aroma oh so nice
Just a dream or not
That sweet smell
Hits the spot

Chords: Fsus4 F9 F / C7 F; 160 BPM
Recording: digital 10-track
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderLast Week

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
When the last week of the month
Is the last week of the year
And the last week of the year
Is reserved for faith an cheer
Have faith in humankind
Keeping in mind being kind
For it’s clear that brings cheer
So we can be happy all year
For it’s clear that brings cheer
Brings cheer here

When the last week of the month
Is the last week of the year
And the last week of the year
Is reserved for faith an cheer
Have faith we will find love
With the light from above
For it’s clear that brings cheer
So we can be happy all year
For it’s clear that brings cheer
Brings cheer here

Chords: D / G D / C D / G C D
Recording: digital 8-track
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderFeed

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
If your soul thirsts
Put others first
And you will feed it
Your heart will start to beat
Along with dancing feet
Your mind you’ll get to know
The blood will start to flow

If your soul starves
The knife that carves
— your goodwill feeds it
Your heart will start to beat
Along with dancing feet
Your mind you’ll get to know
The blood will start to flow

when your soul strives
Brings others ‘live
A need, we feed it
Your heart will start to beat
Along with dancing feet
Your mind you’ll get to know
The blood will start to flow

Chords: C# D# F# G# / C# D# F# A# G# / F# G#; 100 BPM
Recording: digital 8-track
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderCome In From the Cold

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
My fellow gentlemen
Are you weary of soul?
And all you women
Did the world take it’s toll?
Well, there’s a star
With a tail so long
If you follow her
You can’t go wrong
No matter where you are
There’s a star

People of all ages
Have you had enough
Of hanging tough
Both young and old
The story’s told
Come in from the cold
Well, there’s a star
With a tail so long
If you follow her
You can’t go wrong
No matter where you are
There’s a star

Chords: Bm Em / A C Em
Recording: live
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderHow Festive?

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Hello! Here to greet you
Sure would love to meet you
Do-si-do under mistletoe
It’s alright to let yourself go
Sing a song or tow
How festive the spirit
Is up to you
The feeling in the air…
There!
Can you hear it?

DR0000_7679-How-Festive-Live.mp3

Chords: E9 E6 / A B7
Recording: live
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderIt’s for the Birds

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
The cost of the “12 Days of Christmas”
Is getting absurd
(In case you hadn’t heard)
It’s for the birds
7 swans a swimming
6 geese a laying
2 turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree*

*Pear tree not included
**All scenery excluded
***It’s for the birds

You can try, try, try
You can cry, cry, cry
But the price of the birds
Has gone sky high
Inflation elevation
It’s for the birds
Hadn’t you heard?

ABOUT THE SONG
The song was inspired by the 2021 cost of the “12 Days of Christmas”. The annual survey concluded “Even ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ is being slammed by inflation”. “PNC’s annual Christmas Price Index, which totals out the current cost of the gifts in the holiday song “The 12 Days of Christmas,” has been published—and all of those birds in the song come at a hefty price. Two turtle doves will cost you 50% more this year, coming in at $450. Those three French hens? That’s up 40.5% to $255. And the six geese-a-laying saw prices soar 51% in the past year.”

Chords: F#9 F# / B F# / C# walkdown riff; 166 BPM
Recording: digital 8-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderEveryday Every Day Love

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
If I pull back
Expand my view
Take a look from way above
Nothing I lack
To make it through
So that there is everyday love
Everyday love
Every day love

If I lean in
Sharpen my view
Listen to the voice above
It is within
To make it true
And bring on the everyday love
Everyday love
Every day love

Chords: A Am7 C A / C D A / C E A
Recording: digital 6-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderLighting Up Our Way

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
Daylight grows shorter
The night rolls over
Another moon’s quarter
Nightlight discover
Their days reflected rays
Lighting up our way

Wintertime moonshine
Clear sky… scene glows
Black n’ white fine line
Casting shadows
Their days reflected rays
Lighting up our way

Winter solstice
Live days in dark
Seeking justice
Equinox embark
Their days reflected rays
Lighting up our way

Chords: E G / D F / C C7 Am7 AbM7aug C; 120 BPM
Recording: digital 10-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers

From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderHeartfelt

Posted on by admin

The children have started to pray
Hoping the snow will lay
All the parents can say
When will it all go away?
The season’s greetings
Are fleeting
The kids all wish it’d stay
Feelings heartfelt
Watching snowflakes melt
The kids all wish they’d stay

The children have started to play
Hoping it’ll last all day
All the parents can say
When will it all go away?
The season’s greetings
Are fleeting
The kids all wish it’d stay
Feelings heartfelt
Watching snowflakes melt
The kids all wish they’d stay

The children hold elders at bay
Hoping they’ll all go away
All the parents can say
Santa’s watching your way
The season’s greetings
Are fleeting
The kids all wish it’d stay
Feelings heartfelt
Watching snowflakes melt
The kids all wish they’d stay

Chords: A G D / C D; 178 BPM Cowboy Boogie
Recording: digital 8-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers
From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderCheers

Posted on by admin

LYRICS
At this time of year
Wishing you more cheer
With each passing day
May more cheer come your way
Your universal smile
Goes the extra mile
Making everything OK
The glimmer in your eye
Reflects the inner “I”
There’s no need to say

At this time of year
Wishing you more cheer
With each passing day
May more cheer come your way

Chords: F G7 C / F G C; 154 BPM
Recording: digital 6-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas