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This Christmas Time
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Sunsinger & the High Seas release an unashamedly joyful and celebratory Christmas track for 2023 centring around love, hope and inclusivity.
Written in 2021 only a couple of days before Christmas, the song came out of nowhere when I returned from work. Cut to Christmas Eve and about to head out, I thought it wise to test, and lo and behold, that dreaded double line appeared. This put paid to the Christmas period, needless to say...
So what else to do after a lonesome Christmas dinner but start recording the various ideas that were flying about?
Cut to two years later, and after originally sending the demo around to family and friends by way of a Christmas card and spreading some Christmas cheer, it was about time it got a proper release.
Simon
Artwork by Volker Patent
lyrics
I put the angel on the tree
As you wrap your arms ‘round me
And I thank my lucky stars
That we made it this far
My sweet love.
Presents wrapped, and shopping done,
So time now for some fun,
So crank the speakers and pop the fizz,
Oh can't we just dance like this,
For all time?
So play some Rudolph, and play some Bing,
Have Otis Redding do his thing,
‘Cause with the years we've all had,
It's no wonder you get sad,
So sing along....
So let's sing out for Christmas time,
As the tree lights they glitter and shine,
I'm just thankful your heart is mine,
This Christmas time
You've got the cat on your knee,
A squirrel scampers in the tree,
You've got your festive onesie,
And your big old mug of tea,
As the snow falls
And so the family are all here,
Haven't seen granddad for a year,
And it's ok to shed a tear,
So hold them close, hold them near,
Don't let go....
So let's sing out for Christmas time,
As the tree lights they glitter and shine,
I'm just thankful your heart is mine,
This Christmas time
So let's sing out for Christmas time,
As the tree lights they glitter and shine,
I'm just thankful your heart is mine,
This Christmas time
This Christmas time
credits
released October 12, 2023
Music, lyrics & arrangement Simon Gutteridge
Additional music Adam Knowles
Produced, mixed and mastered by Johnny Parry
Recorded at Wolfy Studios, Bedford, UK
Simon Gutteridge:
Lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, euphonium, percussion, glockenspiel, Q-Chord, organ & synth,
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