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Hey everyone! Decorated the tree tonight, if anyone has any suggestions to keep 16 month olds from pulling all the decorations off, please let me know!

Also spent the evening recording a new version of "O Holy Night," which you can download at www.reverbnation.com/jeremey - Hope you enjoy it!

Happy holidays....

Very nice Jeremey!!!!! I LOVE O Holy Night....one of my favs.

As far as the tree....I'm afraid there's no good solution, you could try putting a fence around your tree but your best bet is to just decoreate the top half of the tree...or, put ornaments that it's OK to play with on the bottom half.

Good luck and Happy Holidays!

i bet Glen does a great verison of it to

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quote="Jeremey"]Hey everyone! Decorated the tree tonight, if anyone has any suggestions to keep 16 month olds from pulling all the decorations off, please let me know!

Also spent the evening recording a new version of "O Holy Night," which you can download at www.reverbnation.com/jeremey - Hope you enjoy it!

Happy holidays....

[/quote] Just, be prepared to redecorate and keep a camcorder handy at all times; because, the little Christmas tree bandits will strike at anytime and you don't want to miss those memories.

Jeremey wrote:Hey everyone! Decorated the tree tonight, if anyone has any suggestions to keep 16 month olds from pulling all the decorations off, please let me know!

Also spent the evening recording a new version of "O Holy Night," which you can download at www.reverbnation.com/jeremey - Hope you enjoy it!

Happy holidays....

That's beautiful Jeremey, i'm lovin it!

Wow, that is beautiful. Thanks and Happy Holidays to the Hunsickers.

Glad you all enjoyed the tune! I just went back and listened to that mix through the computer speakers instead of the headphones I mix with and holy crap was that a bad mix...I lowered the vocal track and reuploaded it, and it should be more listenable now. Anyway, it's just a holiday song, so it was dashed off pretty quick last night.

Thanks for the suggestions RE the tree, we'll have to see what works! This morning I told Q the tree was "hot," like our fireplace which he knows not to touch. That made him a little extra wary but who knows if that will work.

Have a great day...

Jeremey wrote:Thanks for the suggestions RE the tree, we'll have to see what works! This morning I told Q the tree was "hot," like our fireplace which he knows not to touch. That made him a little extra wary but who knows if that will work.

Have a great day...

Australians have a version of that - 'nicies' and 'bities'. Ice cream is a nicie, so are cuddles. Fires, christmas tree ornaments and spiders are all bities. Works well!

Jeremey wrote:if anyone has any suggestions to keep 16 month olds from pulling all the decorations off, please let me know!

Don't put decorations within arms reach!

It's funny how bare the bottom of the tree looks when you have kids and finally give up on decorating the bottom! WAYYYYYY too many broken ornaments. Did you know you can pull a whole tree over just by pulling the bottom strand of lights??

Great song by the way. This is one of my all time favorite songs. I always wished Perry would have put out a Christmas CD and if he ever did, THIS is the song I can picture him singing. So much emotion in it! Great job Jeremey!!

Thanks Jeremey, I truly enjoyed that! Merry Christmas!!

Jeremy, this is awesome, one of my Fav's....you sound GREAT!!!
Thanks for the gift!!!

Awesome job Jeremey!

Good stuff.

Can't wait to see the show again on 12/26 in Richmond!

Since you post for public consumption, I assume you don't mind feedback, positive or negative.

Does anyone else tell you about that strong vibrato? It really is over the top on some of your phrasing. Especially in this dry mix, it really stands out. It's not so much the speed, it's the depth of it. Very strong. And be careful in your lower register, you get that "Cher" vibe going once in a while.

I only comment because I care.

texafana wrote:Since you post for public consumption, I assume you don't mind feedback, positive or negative.

Does anyone else tell you about that strong vibrato? It really is over the top on some of your phrasing. Especially in this dry mix, it really stands out. It's not so much the speed, it's the depth of it. Very strong. And be careful in your lower register, you get that "Cher" vibe going once in a while.

I only comment because I care.

I hear that also, not at all like Steve Perry lol

texafana wrote:Since you post for public consumption, I assume you don't mind feedback, positive or negative.

Does anyone else tell you about that strong vibrato? It really is over the top on some of your phrasing. Especially in this dry mix, it really stands out. It's not so much the speed, it's the depth of it. Very strong. And be careful in your lower register, you get that "Cher" vibe going once in a while.

I only comment because I care.

I don't mind constructive criticism at all...Much better than "sounds like shit" or the like....

Anyway, I don't really get any other comments about vibrato other than from you...I'm sure that many people may feel the way you do, but it's never really been brought up. It's actually a natural vibrato that is nearly impossible for me to control. It is stronger in my lower register, and this track is actually too low for me. I could go up another couple of steps ans still easily hit the B on the money note at the end (I think right now it's a G...I normally warm up to about an E over a tenor high C). Unfortunately, it's a karaoke track (no, I don't keep an orchestra in my basement! )......I pitch shifted the instrumental track up by a whole step, but shifting it any more than that would add a real flange to the track & it would sound very odd. In my natural voice I would NEVER sing in that low a register unless it was an opera arrangement, in which case the vibrato is a lot more acceptable.

Anyway, probably more than you wanted to know, but I appreciate the listen!

Have a good weekend....

Finally got around to listening to this. That was cool to hear your lower register Jeremey. The vibrato fits the song to my ears. Not out of place at all. I'd love to hear you layer yourself a bunch of times during the chorus for that big, choiral sound this song often has.

That was beautiful, Jeremey. I love traditional Christmas carols and them being sung in that sense. One of the very best parts of Christmas is the music attached to it and I enjoy singing them as well. I'm going to my Uncles church next weekend so I can hear my Aunt sing and play the organ.....she plays a beautiful, huge pipe organ thats in the front of the church...one that has pipes that go clear to the ceiling like 2 stories or more tall.. with tons of foot pedals, switches and knobs...I don't know how she does it...she's in her 70's now but she still plays it every week, directs the choir and still teaches piano and she can still sing like a bird. Again..well done..O Holy Night is one of my favorites....I would love to hear you sing What Child Is This too.

Jeremey wrote:

texafana wrote:Since you post for public consumption, I assume you don't mind feedback, positive or negative.

Does anyone else tell you about that strong vibrato? It really is over the top on some of your phrasing. Especially in this dry mix, it really stands out. It's not so much the speed, it's the depth of it. Very strong. And be careful in your lower register, you get that "Cher" vibe going once in a while.

I only comment because I care.

I don't mind constructive criticism at all...Much better than "sounds like shit" or the like....

Anyway, I don't really get any other comments about vibrato other than from you...I'm sure that many people may feel the way you do, but it's never really been brought up. It's actually a natural vibrato that is nearly impossible for me to control. It is stronger in my lower register, and this track is actually too low for me. I could go up another couple of steps ans still easily hit the B on the money note at the end (I think right now it's a G...I normally warm up to about an E over a tenor high C). Unfortunately, it's a karaoke track (no, I don't keep an orchestra in my basement! )......I pitch shifted the instrumental track up by a whole step, but shifting it any more than that would add a real flange to the track & it would sound very odd. In my natural voice I would NEVER sing in that low a register unless it was an opera arrangement, in which case the vibrato is a lot more acceptable.

Anyway, probably more than you wanted to know, but I appreciate the listen!

Have a good weekend....

Bravo Jeremy,you should be proud of your self,I think you did a great job.
That is my favorite Christmas song,after I listened to it I claped because you did a great job.
Keep it up brother,some day I would love to see Frontiers live.
Your You Tube stuff Rocks,I am a Journey critic and your band nailes the Journey catalog,makes me a proud fan.
Cheers to you,God bless.

Jeremey wrote:Hey everyone! Decorated the tree tonight, if anyone has any suggestions to keep 16 month olds from pulling all the decorations off, please let me know!

Also spent the evening recording a new version of "O Holy Night," which you can download at www.reverbnation.com/jeremey - Hope you enjoy it!

Happy holidays....

Take the baby out of the playpen and then put the TREE in the playpen.

No schutt. It works. Mimi knows

Here's another version too:

http://www.sarahdarling.com/?content=downloads

Frank Martinez wrote:

Jeremey wrote:

texafana wrote:Since you post for public consumption, I assume you don't mind feedback, positive or negative.

Does anyone else tell you about that strong vibrato? It really is over the top on some of your phrasing. Especially in this dry mix, it really stands out. It's not so much the speed, it's the depth of it. Very strong. And be careful in your lower register, you get that "Cher" vibe going once in a while.

I only comment because I care.

I don't mind constructive criticism at all...Much better than "sounds like shit" or the like....

Anyway, I don't really get any other comments about vibrato other than from you...I'm sure that many people may feel the way you do, but it's never really been brought up. It's actually a natural vibrato that is nearly impossible for me to control. It is stronger in my lower register, and this track is actually too low for me. I could go up another couple of steps ans still easily hit the B on the money note at the end (I think right now it's a G...I normally warm up to about an E over a tenor high C). Unfortunately, it's a karaoke track (no, I don't keep an orchestra in my basement! )......I pitch shifted the instrumental track up by a whole step, but shifting it any more than that would add a real flange to the track & it would sound very odd. In my natural voice I would NEVER sing in that low a register unless it was an opera arrangement, in which case the vibrato is a lot more acceptable.

Anyway, probably more than you wanted to know, but I appreciate the listen!

Have a good weekend....

Bravo Jeremy,you should be proud of your self,I think you did a great job.
That is my favorite Christmas song,after I listened to it I claped because you did a great job.
Keep it up brother,some day I would love to see Frontiers live.
Your You Tube stuff Rocks,I am a Journey critic and your band nailes the Journey catalog,makes me a proud fan.
Cheers to you,God bless.

Frank, we need to hook up on a Frontiers gig.You will be blown away Frank.Merry Christmas to you and everybody,Steve and Ashley

Frank Martinez wrote:
Bravo Jeremy,you should be proud of your self,I think you did a great job.
That is my favorite Christmas song,after I listened to it I claped because you did a great job.
Keep it up brother,some day I would love to see Frontiers live.
Your You Tube stuff Rocks,I am a Journey critic and your band nailes the Journey catalog,makes me a proud fan.
Cheers to you,God bless.

Thanks Frank...Glad you like it and season's greetings to you and yours!