Dec 23rd
π΅ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas π΅
... but nooo, we're getting wind instead. A lot of it if the forecast is correct.
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
https://youtu.be/t_xq3Bj_tas
I've persuaded my SP0256A-AL2 to "sing" the Twelve Days of Christmas.
https://diyelectromusic.com/2025/12/23/sp0256a-al2-sings-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/
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I've posted the odd video from this channel before, but this one is particularly good.
There are a number of seasonal ones up recently if you want something a bit different to the usual festive fare...
Compare with this second version, which is how I think this song is meant to sound.
Los Peces en el RΓo - performed by Coro Virgen de la Esperanza
December 20th
We were singing today this villancico: the fish in the river. Original from Spain and very popular across Latinamerica, my favorite versions are the flamenco ones.
I have two versions. This first one, is how it feels for me: when you are an immigrant, you carry the songs with you, but some songs feel lonely when it's only you and your immediate family.
Los Peces en el RΓo - Performed by Suena Flamenco
On the last weekend before Christmas, here is my only other 8-bit festive tune.
This #LoFiOrchestra performance presents the Carol of the Bells, in an arrangement based on Robert Buckley's rhapsodic "Let the Bells Ring".
Second, I learned that the melody the Huron carol is based on, is one of my favorite renaissance songs. I had not made the connection at all, but it may explain the soothing feeling I was getting.
Une Jeune Pucelle
December 19th
I was looking for something soothing, and the song that kept coming to my mind was the Huron Carol as interpreted by the Crash Test Dummies. I love the music but I have issues with the context of the carol.
In doing some research, I found two things:
First, that a Canadian composer worked in team with an ethnomusicologist and a First Nations Wendat artist to create a new version, which honors the point of view of the Wendat.
December 17
A bit frazzled today. Going for my favorite carol growing up, originally from AndalucΓa.
I like the popular versions better, but I'm posting this one with a classical orchestra for the beautiful job they do with the castanets.
December 15th
Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry
I didn't know this song existed until a week or so ago, when we went to a holiday boat parade. One of the boats passed by blasting off this song, performed live by an animated group of teenagers/ young adults who were having quite a party on the boat.
Mar
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