Christmas Music
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I just received "The Lost Christmas" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra from Amazon today. Yeah, it's early, but every year when the season rolls around and I go searching, the stores are sold out. I have to say that it's quite good, but it's hard to call it Christmas music. Wizards in Winter is excellent, musically, but the rest is sullied by the vocals. Great moralistic stories in the lyrics, but I wish they'd stick to what they do best - instrumentals. Beautiful stuff when the voices are absent; they're brilliant performers, somewhere between Queen and Chip Davis' crowd. Still, I recommend a listen...
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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I just received "The Lost Christmas" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra from Amazon today. Yeah, it's early, but every year when the season rolls around and I go searching, the stores are sold out. I have to say that it's quite good, but it's hard to call it Christmas music. Wizards in Winter is excellent, musically, but the rest is sullied by the vocals. Great moralistic stories in the lyrics, but I wish they'd stick to what they do best - instrumentals. Beautiful stuff when the voices are absent; they're brilliant performers, somewhere between Queen and Chip Davis' crowd. Still, I recommend a listen...
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger, I am Very Tempted Indeed to vote you a one on this. Not because I disagree with the sentiments, and I have never heard the musicians in question, so I have no opinion on that either. But.... It is SEPTEMBER!!!! Please do not mention the C word! I have seen mince pies on the shelves of our super markets already, and the big tins of Roses and Quality street chocolates with reindeer and santas on them. Heavens to Betsy, can we have five minutes without being hyped to hell to spend more hard earned on ill-gotten?
------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006
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Roger, I am Very Tempted Indeed to vote you a one on this. Not because I disagree with the sentiments, and I have never heard the musicians in question, so I have no opinion on that either. But.... It is SEPTEMBER!!!! Please do not mention the C word! I have seen mince pies on the shelves of our super markets already, and the big tins of Roses and Quality street chocolates with reindeer and santas on them. Heavens to Betsy, can we have five minutes without being hyped to hell to spend more hard earned on ill-gotten?
------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006
I was shopping at Home Depot last weekend, and the buggers already have the garden stuff put away and the shelves stocked with Christmas decorations! It's still 103&#!&^F here, and it's not yet Halloween! Where's the decency? At least they didn't have carols playing on the Musak... yet. :doh:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Roger, I am Very Tempted Indeed to vote you a one on this. Not because I disagree with the sentiments, and I have never heard the musicians in question, so I have no opinion on that either. But.... It is SEPTEMBER!!!! Please do not mention the C word! I have seen mince pies on the shelves of our super markets already, and the big tins of Roses and Quality street chocolates with reindeer and santas on them. Heavens to Betsy, can we have five minutes without being hyped to hell to spend more hard earned on ill-gotten?
------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006
I'm with you - 5
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I just received "The Lost Christmas" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra from Amazon today. Yeah, it's early, but every year when the season rolls around and I go searching, the stores are sold out. I have to say that it's quite good, but it's hard to call it Christmas music. Wizards in Winter is excellent, musically, but the rest is sullied by the vocals. Great moralistic stories in the lyrics, but I wish they'd stick to what they do best - instrumentals. Beautiful stuff when the voices are absent; they're brilliant performers, somewhere between Queen and Chip Davis' crowd. Still, I recommend a listen...
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Isn't Alec Skolnik in that band, when he's not in Testament ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I just received "The Lost Christmas" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra from Amazon today. Yeah, it's early, but every year when the season rolls around and I go searching, the stores are sold out. I have to say that it's quite good, but it's hard to call it Christmas music. Wizards in Winter is excellent, musically, but the rest is sullied by the vocals. Great moralistic stories in the lyrics, but I wish they'd stick to what they do best - instrumentals. Beautiful stuff when the voices are absent; they're brilliant performers, somewhere between Queen and Chip Davis' crowd. Still, I recommend a listen...
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
Wizards in Winter
I have a vague recollection of a viral Christmas email going round a couple of years ago with a house covered in fairie lights which were synced to that tune. I may be totally wrong though
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Roger Wright wrote:
Wizards in Winter
I have a vague recollection of a viral Christmas email going round a couple of years ago with a house covered in fairie lights which were synced to that tune. I may be totally wrong though
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Roger Wright wrote:
Wizards in Winter
I have a vague recollection of a viral Christmas email going round a couple of years ago with a house covered in fairie lights which were synced to that tune. I may be totally wrong though
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Isn't Alec Skolnik in that band, when he's not in Testament ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
I don't see his name in the credits, Christian, but possibly he wasn't involved in this particular piece.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Roger Wright wrote:
Wizards in Winter
I have a vague recollection of a viral Christmas email going round a couple of years ago with a house covered in fairie lights which were synced to that tune. I may be totally wrong though
You are totally right. But this year there's a new entry featuring an Airstream travel trailer and the same tune. I refer to it as Bullhead City Lights. :-D
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Roger, I am Very Tempted Indeed to vote you a one on this. Not because I disagree with the sentiments, and I have never heard the musicians in question, so I have no opinion on that either. But.... It is SEPTEMBER!!!! Please do not mention the C word! I have seen mince pies on the shelves of our super markets already, and the big tins of Roses and Quality street chocolates with reindeer and santas on them. Heavens to Betsy, can we have five minutes without being hyped to hell to spend more hard earned on ill-gotten?
------------------------------------ "Men may make bad decisions, immoral decisions or just plain wrong decisions, but at least they make decisions. Women on the other hand..." Patrick Kielty 2006
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I just received "The Lost Christmas" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra from Amazon today. Yeah, it's early, but every year when the season rolls around and I go searching, the stores are sold out. I have to say that it's quite good, but it's hard to call it Christmas music. Wizards in Winter is excellent, musically, but the rest is sullied by the vocals. Great moralistic stories in the lyrics, but I wish they'd stick to what they do best - instrumentals. Beautiful stuff when the voices are absent; they're brilliant performers, somewhere between Queen and Chip Davis' crowd. Still, I recommend a listen...
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Isn't Alec Skolnik in that band, when he's not in Testament ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I just received "The Lost Christmas" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra from Amazon today. Yeah, it's early, but every year when the season rolls around and I go searching, the stores are sold out. I have to say that it's quite good, but it's hard to call it Christmas music. Wizards in Winter is excellent, musically, but the rest is sullied by the vocals. Great moralistic stories in the lyrics, but I wish they'd stick to what they do best - instrumentals. Beautiful stuff when the voices are absent; they're brilliant performers, somewhere between Queen and Chip Davis' crowd. Still, I recommend a listen...
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
