After hearing that hundreds of forum members are interested in entering (well, actually only a few have expressed that :D) I have the huge honour of announcing this new holiday song contest. My co-host @adamfarr (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20124) and I will be herding the proverbial cats according to the following rules:
"The Rules"
Submissions:
The theme is "Songs for Christmas, New Year's Eve, or both".
Open to all current forum members no matter how many posts etc.
A new song please.
Entries to be submitted by end of the day 1st 22nd December 2019.
You can have one solo entry and one colab. Or two colabs instead.
Please add your name to this thread if you're in.
Please put Lyrics, WIP and Finished Songs into the relevant thread on the forum, as usual, not here! For voting we'll gather them all together here.
Mark entries with #festivecomp for easy searching.
Your competition song won't count towards the one-song-per-two-weeks rule, but also won't be eligible for song of the month.
Voting:
Anyone can vote.
All entrants must vote, but not for themselves or a song they collaborated on.
Vote for your top 3 in order of preference, by PM to both the co-hosts.
3pts for 1st, 2pts for 2nd, 1pt for 3rd. As you can't vote for a song you colaborated on, colabs get an extra 2 points headstart (4 for 3 or more person colabs). Minus 10pts for sleighbells (just kidding).
Voting closes end of day 5th January 2020.
Any questions or problems are to be reported to Adam ::). If you have any compliments or praise about how the contest is being run, you can report that to me :D
Here are the entries so far:
Sozzled (On Christmas Day) - @adamfarr (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20124) and @MichaelA (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=21274)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17074.0
https://soundcloud.com/lutehill/sozzled-on-christmas-day-25-11-2019a
Not Such A Silent Night - @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17076.0
https://soundcloud.com/pompeyjazz/silentnight
Circuit of the Sun - @PaulyX (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=21034)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17079.0
https://soundcloud.com/commodore-64/circuit-of-the-sun/s-4HhZZ
RESOLUTIONS - @CaliaMoko (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=19928) and @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17077.0
https://soundcloud.com/pompeyjazz/resolutions
Christmas Like it Used to Be - @PaulAds (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20253)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17086.0
https://soundcloud.com/thefuneralcrasher/christmas-like-it-used-to-be
Beware High Trees - @dinnerwithgreedo (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=6829)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17089.0
https://soundcloud.com/dinnerwithgreedo/beware-high-trees
Christmas - I Love Its Guts - @Paulski (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=19241)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17125.0
https://soundcloud.com/paulcanuck/christmas-i-love-its-guts
Homeless In A Heartless Land! - @crystalsuzy (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=18947)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17138.0
https://soundcloud.com/crystalsuzy/homeless-in-a-heartless-land
Keeping Christmas - @Neil C (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=18856)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17137.0
https://soundcloud.com/neilconnor-2/keeping-xmas-demo-master-1-dec-2019
Christmas...what's it all about - @Binladeda (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=18620)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17142.0
https://soundcloud.com/binladeda/christmas-whats-it-all-about/s-6QaAN
Sorry 'bout that - OP has been updated.
We're now in the voting phase - great turn-out and lots of good songs to be enjoyed ;D ;D
So please send @adamfarr (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20124) and myself @Paulski (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=19241) your choices for top 3 songs in order of 1st 2nd and 3rd.
Voting closes on Sunday, January 5th 2020 and we'll announce the results shortly thereafter.
So put down that turkey leg for a few minutes and get listening - you'll be glad you did ;D ;D
Oh and have a Merry Christmas while you're at it :)
Paul
Here are the entries:
Sozzled (On Christmas Day) - @adamfarr (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20124) and @MichaelA (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=21274)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17074.0
https://soundcloud.com/lutehill/sozzled-on-christmas-day-25-11-2019a
Not Such A Silent Night - @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17076.0
https://soundcloud.com/pompeyjazz/silentnight
Circuit of the Sun - @PaulyX (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=21034)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17079.0
https://soundcloud.com/commodore-64/circuit-of-the-sun/s-4HhZZ
RESOLUTIONS - @CaliaMoko (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=19928) and @pompeyjazz (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20269)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17077.0
https://soundcloud.com/pompeyjazz/resolutions
Christmas Like it Used to Be - @PaulAds (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=20253)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17086.0
https://soundcloud.com/thefuneralcrasher/christmas-like-it-used-to-be
Beware High Trees - @dinnerwithgreedo (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=6829)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17089.0
https://soundcloud.com/dinnerwithgreedo/beware-high-trees
Christmas - I Love Its Guts - @Paulski (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=19241)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17125.0
https://soundcloud.com/paulcanuck/christmas-i-love-its-guts
Homeless In A Heartless Land! - @crystalsuzy (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=18947)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17138.0
https://soundcloud.com/crystalsuzy/homeless-in-a-heartless-land
Keeping Christmas - @Neil C (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=18856)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17137.0
https://soundcloud.com/neilconnor-2/keeping-xmas-demo-master-1-dec-2019
Christmas...what's it all about - @Binladeda (http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=18620)
http://www.songwriterforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=17142.0
https://soundcloud.com/binladeda/christmas-whats-it-all-about/s-6QaAN