This Christmas (Cover)

gospelbj1 wrote on 12/11/2014, 10:36 PM
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This has always been one of my favorite Christmas songs by Donny Hathaway...may he rest in peace.  I wanted to orchestrate and cover this because it is such a beautiful song.  Maybe by this time next year, I'll have the approriate equipment to add vocals to top it off. 

Enjoy!

BC

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Former user wrote on 12/11/2014, 11:13 PM

Brenda!

I know so many christmas songs but this I don´t know! But I hear and think, that you doing right! Gives again a happy feeling. I think about on many snow, Kids who throw snowballs and many more who the wintertime brings! Great music again from you! And again 5 Christmasstars on your Christmastree but I think it is not full and you make more fantastic music! :-) Thank you for sharing! Super! Super! Super! :-)

 

all the best from the Lake of constance, without snow! ;-(

regards Bernd

Former user wrote on 12/12/2014, 6:42 AM

Beautiful music   Very relaxing              Bravo and Christmas !!           5*

Best regards Tony

 

MuggeMaker wrote on 12/12/2014, 7:16 AM

I didn't know this song too, but I liked it a lot!!

Also here I miss your voice ..

I put 5 Christmassstars!

Best regards

MuggeMaker

Former user wrote on 12/12/2014, 7:22 AM

Hi Brenda:

Oh yeah!  "This Christmas", performed by the inimitable R&B singer and composer, Donny Hathaway.  Written by, Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor, "This Christmas" was originally released as a single (45 RPM) recording in 1970.  Since then, this wonderful piece has been sung by some of the biggest artists in the music world.

I must say Brenda, this is also one of my favorite Christmas songs, and you've performed this beautifully! 

For those not familiar with the song or lyrics, you can listen to Donny Hathaway perform it here:

Thanks Brenda, for providing some sweet memories...

Griff

Jinty wrote on 12/12/2014, 7:33 AM

Hi,

Very nice track!!!!!!!!

All the best,

Jinty.....

TheDJGrandfatherKoeddi wrote on 12/12/2014, 12:44 PM

Wunderbarer Track aber Also here I miss your voice ..

 

LG Dirk

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gerrycix wrote on 12/12/2014, 1:59 PM

Hello Brenda ,

Wonderful track .....fantastic piano !

Ciao David

pinodisola wrote on 12/12/2014, 2:34 PM

Ciao Brenda sei veramente una grande artista mi complimento con te bravissima ciao Pino 

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PINO D'ISOLA Pino d'Isola (al secolo Pino Maiolo) nasce artisticamente negli anni '60 ad Isola Capo Rizzuto (KR), suo paese natio. E' il cantante e il batterista del suo primo gruppo "THE LOVERS"con la sua chitarra già scrive e compone le sue prime canzoni come "Sabrina", "Ritorna l'estate", "Non lasciarmi" ed altre. Trasferitosi a Milano, nel '66 entra a far parte del gruppo "I MAD BOYS"
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cita: " A CHI CON IMPEGNO E PROFESSIONALITA???HA RAGGIUNTO AMBITI RISULTATI, PORTANDO OLTRE I CONFINI DELLA CALABRIA, IL MESSAGGIO E LA CULTURA DELLA NOSTRA TERRA ???. Nel 1997 Pino riceve dal comune di Milano una medaglia per la sua canzone "TRAMMINANDO PER MILAN", originale dedica alla città che lo ha adottato.
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Former user wrote on 12/12/2014, 4:02 PM

Hey Brenda

I like this song too.  I did enough children's Christmas programs when I was teaching that I am very tired of most Christmas songs and especially vocal  Christmas songs!!! I have several smooth jazz Christmas CD's on which your version of this song would fit perfectly.  

Another great offering (oh no!  I'm starting to talk like Griff  )

Trish

TetleyAnderton wrote on 12/12/2014, 9:48 PM

Nicely done, Brenda.  You played it the way I like to hear it.

Former user wrote on 12/13/2014, 2:49 AM

Sehr schon gespielter Song.

Liebe Grüße, Heinz

Nickillus wrote on 12/13/2014, 10:42 AM

Always going to be a superb arrangement, with your gifted hands at the wheel.  Lovely mellow blend of instrumentation.  Not a song I'm familiar with, and admire it as I do, I still prefer your own more soulful and jazzy creations.  Just a personal taste thing.  Great work nevertheless.

Nickillus wrote on 12/13/2014, 10:42 AM

Always going to be a superb arrangement, with your gifted hands at the wheel.  Lovely mellow blend of instrumentation.  Not a song I'm familiar with, and admire it as I do, I still prefer your own more soulful and jazzy creations.  Just a personal taste thing.  Great work nevertheless.

Former user wrote on 12/14/2014, 4:55 AM

song musically very suitable to be associated with the Christmas holidays.
very light and sweet, refined and comfortable.
still a great job, but now I am not surprised anymore, your quality and compositional smepre very high.
if we do not feel yet, my most sincere wishes for a Merry Christmas tea and your family

franco

AtomicFusion wrote on 12/14/2014, 11:02 AM

Nice work Brenda....very nice !


everyone has their favorite songs and must also covers this. That is my opinion ....!

5*

Jojo

Maboe wrote on 12/16/2014, 7:44 AM

It's a wonderful performance. I enjoyed listening very much!

Mathias

Former user wrote on 12/17/2014, 1:02 PM

Hi! gospelbj1. Schön. Und wie gut Du das gespielt hattest. Hattest viel rausholen können. "Merry X-Mas"

LG / aces-e37

emacor wrote on 12/23/2014, 8:18 AM

Hi Brenda:

Another great work from you, and i will be waiting anxiously for your version sunged.... i'm not a big fan of Christmas songs, but there are some exceptions, and this one is certanely one of them... and the version sunged by is daughter Laylla Hathaway (that i think is fantastic singer) is defenetelly a must hear song!!!!

Amazing work, Brenda, now the vocal version, pleeeeeaaase!!!!!! 

All the best  to you

Emanuel

 

Former user wrote on 8/31/2015, 4:53 PM

Por fin...Alelulla,una cancion de Navidad tan alegre y feliz...Las canciones de navidad suelen ser lentas y tristes en las melodias,pero aui una cancion de Navidad que es alegre y me habla de esperanza...Siempre veo cosas en el sonido,el sonido esta cargado de escenas,es una hermosa cancion,bien hecho amiga