@Kafla and indeed anyone who is following this thread:
This one was written so quickly. I had a plan that nestled somewhere in my head. I realised that I had to record in my DAW to enable me to make further progression. It is only now that I have a strong sense of how to develop the arrangement. This will involve changing the current arrangement. However, much will depend on the busy schedule that I have at work leading up 'til Christmas. If all else fails, I break up on the 22nd for a break of almost 2 weeks
My thoughts:
"Deck the halls with bows of holly@ (the best way to introduce the theme of Christmas. A tactic that will be used throughout to introduce different elements of a Dickensian like tale. It is first employed to signal the first ghostly visit.
@What is Christmas to you but a time for paying bills without any money." a direct quote from Dickens' story 'A Christmas Carol'
Thoughts can be like ghosts and so just as Ebeneezer Scrooge is visited by an old friend, I recall an old friendship, one that sadly no longer exists.:
A man I once loved came to me in a dream.
“In life I was your friend. No more time to make amends.
Friendships can die. Where does that leave you and I ?“
'Deck the halls with bows of holly' used a second time to introduce the ghost of Christmas past. it could be thoughts of a sweetheart from many years ago, (just as it is in the Dickens novel.) It could also be thoughts of a n ex wife or husband. I chose to reflect upon the end of a marriage:
A girl I once knew, now a ghost from the past.
Our vows to have and hold, were perhaps a little bold.
Promises die, where does that leave you and I?”
'Deck the halls with bows of holly.' This will signal the entrance of the ghost of Christmas present and it will therefore reflect my thoughts on how it might be possible to find heaven, here on earth:
If only love was cherished between mortals.
Then we would witness heaven here on earth.
A Christmas Carol heard across the earth.
'Deck the halls with bows of holly.' used again to signal the ghost of Christmas future:
Days move forward, nothing is sacred but love.
We age and wither, nothing is sacred but love.
A Christmas carol heard across the earth.
A Christmas carol heard across the earth. (upon reflection, heard is so much better than "sang")
'Deck the halls with bows of holly, fa la la la la la la la la'
'Deck the halls with bows of holly, fa la la la la la la la la'
The completion of the above is a signal to rejoice in the here and now. My production, should reflect this, possibly introducing many musical elements to communicate a feeling of being grateful, happiness and of Course of Christmas.
I think the above thoughts should reflect the final production if I find the time to address it.
Many thanks
@PaulAds and
@kafla Paul
