O Come, All Ye Faithful

Christmas music is such a difficult genre to perform. Yes, I said it. Doing the same 25 songs in different ways as a performer (after 30 years of performance mind you) can get stale, to say the least. Do not get me wrong, I still love working my bands during the Christmas season, that now starts in October it seems. As an arranger, I love challenging myself with doing things different, but staying true to these gorgeous, olde, traditional carols. This one is on a list of ones I started playing/singing very young, while in church. I have always loved its straight forward movement and harmonies. I hope you feel I kept the original vibe, but through use of different tonal colors and rhythms, made it more modern and interesting.