Christmas Carols are songs and hymns with lyrics on the theme of Christmas – a celebration of and deep appreciation for the birth of Jesus Christ. They are played and sung during the entire holiday season and a big part of western cultural identity. One definition of a carol is “an old round dance with …
With my love of both traditions, I wanted to combine both Christmas Carols and Indian Classical Music while keeping true to each tradition and make their characteristics heard. Many of the songs have a short freeform introduction that improvises around the main melody. About a third of the songs (#2, #3, #6, #9) follow a …
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Greetings DBlanchard86! Happy Holliday season – I want to fill you in on upcoming concerts. If you are the area and are inspired to come, I would love to see you. Also the album releases for “The Heart of Nepal” and “The Spirit of Christmas” are almost here – this Friday December 7- they should …
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