Christmas music is one of our weaknesses and every year we seem to find one or two songs that we just can't stop listening to.  Most of these have actually been around for a while but we hadn't heard them until recently.  Here they are, in no particular order:

S Club 8 - Sleigh Ride (YouTube)

Amy Grant - I Need a Silent Night (YouTube)

Josh Groban - Thankful (YouTube)

Wilson Philips - Hey Santa (YouTube)

Dana - It's Gonna Be A Cold Cold Christmas (YouTube)

Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas (YouTube)

Big Daddy Weave - Go Tell It On The Mountain (YouTube)

David Foster - The Christmas Season (YouTube)

Does anyone recognize this music?  I heard it years and years ago and never actually found out the title or its artist.  This version here is me on the piano, but I'd love to one day hear an original recording or find some lyrics, if it has any.

Unknown Song.mp3

...Merry Chrismas!  Here is a Christmas song:

Christmas In My Heart

Today, Tekkie asked when I would have time to record some more piano music for her.  I think she was kidding, but I took her seriously and came up with this:

Tekkie.mp3 (3.71MB)

I've been wanting a mixer for ages and finally picked one up.  I chose a Yamaha MW10.  It has a nifty little USB interface that, in essence, allows it to perform as an external sound card - perfect for people like me who previously thought they were destined to a lifetime of less-than-excellent-quality laptop sound.  I was able to install it in no time flat - all that was necessary was plugging in a USB cable.

The mixer is nice and compact - small enough to fit in a backpack if necessary, but big enough to look cool.  And, in the end, isn't that what owning gear is really all about?

I've only attempted to record piano music twice in the last eight or so years, but I decided this would be an excellent way to test out the new mixer.  After much frustration before discovering that my piano (Yamaha P250) liked being recorded in stereo, and NOT under ANY circumstances in mono, I was able to come up with a relatively decent rendition of Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch". I hope you enjoy.