if you prefer instrumental christmas music, you can try...
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
Philippines
December 23, 2019 7:51pm CST
for those of us who feel lukewarm about the holidays, perhaps instrumental christmas music would be a good compromise.
so i'm sharing a link at the bottom of this post to kenny g's Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and O, Come All Ye Faithful played on the saxophone. the music video is less than 5 minutes.
if you let it play softly in the background, maybe it will help tone things down while you're stuck in traffic, or forced to entertain people, or multitasking, or just trying to rest after all that.
wikipedia says kenny g's real name is Kenneth Bruce Gorelick. he began playing the saxophone at age 10, then added the clarinet in high school.
i think we in the philippines first got to know his music through the piece Silhouette back in 1988.
hope you enjoy this christmas carols played on the saxophone.
you can also type kenny g christmas albums on your search engine to see a picture of his albums with the titles and year released.
have you heard of kenny g?
do you like instrumental carols too?
From The Album Wishes A Holiday Album
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
24 Dec 19
i like to alternate them depending on my mood
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 Dec 19
This reminds me of the CD that was given to me by one famous composer here. It is an instrumental album with the guitar. I haven't played that for a long time.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
24 Dec 19
i would love to listen to that. maybe i can find it on youtube. can you share who it is?
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
24 Dec 19
@hereandthere it is Pablo Vergara who became my friend in his later years. He was a good guitarist. By the way, he was also a film director and had directed FPJ several times.
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@AmbiePam (121258)
• United States
24 Dec 19
Like Trans Siberian Orchestra! I got my parents tickets to their Christmas Show once and they absolutely love it. I think Christmas is the only time I actually like only instrumental medic. I like Kenny G. He said he was once paid a million dollars to play Christmas songs to a guy's family at a hotel. I'll take that.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
25 Dec 19
a lot of singers get similar offers here, too.
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Kenny G. is one of my favorites during my younger years. And so are the others, like David Benoit.
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
31 Dec 19
@sunrisefan Happy New Year to you and your family too! Maybe you should post how you spent the New Year there, after the New Year celebration.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
30 Dec 19
i knew i forgot one more name - david benoit! i only mentioned earl klugh and chuck mangione to JJ.
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
30 Dec 19
Hi Ms. LT! Happy new year to you and your family!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
30 Dec 19
It’s a day before the new year and I would like to wish you a happy and prosperous year ahead, Ms. Everywhere!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
26 Dec 19
Merry Christmas Ms. Everywhere! Sorry for the late greeting but I guess it's better than not greeting you at all, right? We've been quite busy and we went to a park on Christmas day to have a lunch picnic with the friends of my daughters. Hope you had a wonderful time on Christmas day too and Typhoon Ursula did not deter the happy celebration.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
26 Dec 19
it rained last night but that's it.
it's summer there so picnics would be perfect for the little one.
have you started gathering stuff you'll be bringing home?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
26 Dec 19
@sunrisefan oh, that 1 month will fly by you'll hardly notice it. i guess you're on a multiple entry visa?
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
26 Dec 19
Yes - just a little something for my siblings, pamangkins, a few friends and some officers and personnel at the coop. My luggage will be heavy so I will leave some clothes and maybe a pair of shoes. We’ll just be home for a home for a month then come back for 3 months.
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
26 Dec 19
It feels like I am a kid when listening to Christmas songs.
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@LadyDuck (502886)
• Italy
24 Dec 19
I have downloaded the Christmas songs that I like, I burnt a CD and we are going to play it while we eat. Are most instrumental, but "Adeste Fideles" (original Latin version of O Come, All Ye Faithful) is something that I love to hear sang by Andrea Bocelli.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
25 Dec 19
adeste fideles is also sung here during mass
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@LadyDuck (502886)
• Italy
25 Dec 19
@hereandthere This is the music that was sung during the Christmas midnight Mass in Italy, it brings back beautiful memories.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
25 Dec 19
i think his first hit here was 'silhouette'
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Dec 19
it's perfect when you just want some background music
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@thelme55 (79368)
• Germany
28 Dec 19
@hereandthere Yes, indeed. I always need a music background when online.
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