Holiday Music 2023-2024 for Licensing & Covers

Kwanzaa’s Pure Light Yocontalie Jackson & the Jennifer Tibbetts Singers  gospel, percussion, flugelhorns piano, mid-tempo, spoken word and singing, female leadsinger & teenage children choir describes what Kwanzaa is and how it's related to "our African past." celebrate community & words that rhyme like unity, responsibility  

Peace A Dream Robeone  (instrumental, multi keyboards, including acoustic piano and synthesizers, notably a moog. instrumental, slow and steady tempo, flowy, mystical, adventures music starting with a piano and then a range of electronic keyboards  

Why Can’t Everyday Be Like Christmas? - 3 versions: (punk hard rock), (mellow) (pop)  Tang  female vocals.  Metal Punk, Fast drums, crunch guitar, female vocals. Mellow: gentle, lush song with stand out chimes, bells, violin, and viola, angels, stars shining, and bells ringing.  Pop: Denny Colt sings in a sweet, girl-next door voice and range similar to Cassadee Pope’s or Emma Roberts.    

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Ave Maria Aeone / Stephen Melillo  gentle soft, new age voice, like Clannad, an alto Eva Cassidy with a classical orchestra.  This is also available as an instrumental. 

Warm, Lovin’ Christmastime  Rob Bonfiglio  Bouncy, Brian Wilson-y, from one of Brian AND Carnie Wilson’s long-time musical partners.  In fact, Carnie and Rob have recorded this song, and so have Wilson Phillips! All the imagery of mistletoe and writing our names in the snow!   

   

New Lang Syne Dean Friedman  mellow, piano, harmonica, male voice.  reflective lyric about the end up the year with observations of champagne and drinking vessels and personal growth amongst the universe, love's affections & rejections. 

 

Birthday Oh Birthday Michael Veitch  male vocals, country-ROCK energy, dobro guitars, birthday, birthday celebration, self-satisfied energy, a great day, "will you start something new w/me?" 

and at press time, only my music industry people will hear the upcoming Elliott Murphy Christmas song, "This Christmas I Want Less" is a plea for humanity.

Holiday 2021 Songs

A Christmas Song  Jack & Lara Hicks  father & daughter singalong,  some annoying things that grown men do like snore and sing off key with a sense of humor, laughter, bells, piano and guitar   

Christmas Time Jon Mullane Upbeat! Baritone version of Adam Levine, song in the same tempo as USA for Africa’s “Do They Know it’s Christmastime” About the joys of Christmas, and getting ready for it.  

Glory to the Newborn King  Erin Hannon / Stephen Melillo classical music with a full lyric soprano that rolls her rrrrs, and "Sleep In Heavenly Peace"  

 

New Star Shining  Orleans classic male group harmonies, alternative lead singers, acoustic guitars, about a baby being born in the winter, and the child they were anticipating, homeless family, finding a new star in the sky that's shining for us still. 

 

Reiner the Rhinestone Reindeer  Phoebe Legere  Female electronic music, campy story about Reiner the Rhinestone Reindeer, who wore a tiara and was bullied by the others.  But his bling saved Christmas!  

 

 

Take a Holiday  Emily Hurd  Intimate and lilting Allison Krauss voice, piano, waltz tempo, all the different images and upbeat attitudes about the holiday. Hymnals & Candlestick, condos & tenements  Let's take a holiday and give it a name. thoughtful transition. 

Warm, Lovin’ Christmastime  Rob Bonfiglio  Bouncy, Brian Wilson-y, from one of Brian AND Carnie Wilson’s long-time musical partners.  In fact, Carnie and Rob have recorded this song, and so have Wilson Phillips! All the imagery of mistletoe and writing our names in the snow!             

 

 

Soul Moves Music Holiday Songs

Very active summer with new jamband fusion music coming in from Joe Olnick, a TBA film placement with my music director Roberta Piket.  Phoebe Legere playing the Congres Mondial Acadien, in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia's Coal Fuel Festival.  She is finishing a collaboration with one of Canada's greatest poets. Gary Lucas performs at Vancouver's Chutzpah Cultural Film Festival this October. The Movie, “One Little Finger” premieres at the Laemmle Monica Film Center on August 16, at 7 PM. The event starts at 5:30 PM with a Red Carpet Opening. 

We have more holiday music, including some Dean Friedman songs for Rosh Hashanah and Hanukah... or is it Chanukah? 

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME by Jon Mullane: the joys of Christmas, and getting ready for it.  Sounds like Maroon 5. Tempo exactly like BandAid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmastime…”

REINER THE RHINESTONE REINDEER Phoebe Legere  

LGBTQ-friendly about a well-dressed reindeer that lit up the sky with all his bling! bling! bling!

AULD LANG SYNE Tony Moore  Reflective and gentle tenor, singing about the Old and New Years. 

WHY CAN’T EVERYDAY BE LIKE CHRISTMAS (punk metal rock) Tang   Metal Punk, Fast drums, crunch guitar, female vocals

SOME SAY CHANUKAH Dean Friedman: Live Recording, a singalong with kids, that includes laughter Ha-Ha-Ha-Hanukah AND singing comments on how “Cha-NU-Kah” could be pronounced!  They sing about other seasonal customs in this fun song. 

WARM, LOVIN’ CHRISTMASTIME Rob Bonfiglio  Bouncy Brian Wilson-y, from one of Brian AND Carnie Wilson’s long time musical partners.  In fact, Carnie and Rob have recorded this, and so have Wilson Phillips! Imagery of mistletoe and writing our names in the snow!

If you are looking for jamband /fusion substitutes like the Dixie Dregs, Medeski Martin & Wood, and Mastersounds, ask me for a Joe Olnick zipfile.

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