Hi guys, N1M tells me it's good to write something at least once a month so you won't get bored with me & move away. :) Well I've posted a new song as a little Christmas gift. It's an alt.version of Silent Night. I've never been much of a Christmas carols guy - in fact the schmalzy versions that get played in the shops this time of year mostly just annoy me. But I was asked to create an alternative version of one for a show that one of the big churches in Auckland is putting on this month & decided to take up the challenge - I thought it'd be good for me to get over my prejudice. The only one that came to mind is Silent Night, as it's such a beautiful little song & has a nice story too. On Christmas Eve in 1818 a blizzard stranded the tiny village of Ogledorf, nestled in the Austrian mountains. That same day the people of St Nicholas' church found their organ broken. So the priest and organist began composing a song that could be sung without an organ, yet beautiful enough to express their Christmas joy. All day and all night long they worked and at midnight the gentle carol Silent Night was born. The pure clear tones echoed through the hills, and the world has been captured by the beauty of that simple song ever since Neat story eh? Well anyway I just started messing around with it a bit & I've posted the result here. It's free to stream or download. I had to delete my song Anyway from my little playlist as N1M only allows you to post 3 tracks before you start paying, so sorry if you enjoyed that one. It's going to be available soon on Bandcamp. But in the meantime I hope you all have a great Christmas, & let's not forget the real Christmas story - not just the one the merchandising industry tries to sell us. Take care out there, Mark