The First Noel

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- December 15, 2024 at 9:59 am #383991
  charjo
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  Michael’s Christmas offering brightened my Sunday morning. Thought I’d reshare my Nov 22 Challenge rare acoustic offering to join in the Christmas spirit.
  Fun fact. To have the fireplace in the video I had to mime my recorded performance. After an early stumble it was pretty convincing if I say so, myself😉.
  John
- December 15, 2024 at 2:15 pm #383995
  AndréM
  Participant
  Just Beautiful John.
  Sounds like some kind of harp.
  Is that open D?
  Merry Christmas & Happy new year to you and your family.
  
  AndréM
  
  AndréM
  - December 16, 2024 at 5:21 am #384011
    charjo
    Moderator
    I believe it was, Andre.
    John
    - December 17, 2024 at 12:10 pm #384089
      AndréM
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      Thx John, I just listened to it again, sooooo beautiful and whimsical.
      Playing like a pro, Tommy Emanuel should be jealous.
      That axe sounds incredibly magical.
      
      AndréM
- December 15, 2024 at 2:31 pm #383998
  Dieter
  Participant
  Wow, what a great atmospheric Sound, excellent playing.
  
  Dieter
- December 15, 2024 at 4:05 pm #384003
  David L
  Participant
  Wonderful, John. Very sweet, mellow vibe. Perfect for the season. Well done, sir, as always. Best of the holidays to you and yours.
- December 16, 2024 at 6:25 am #384015
  Helen Lazaridou
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  It’s great that you decided to reshare this beautiful,mellow piece with us John!!!Your smooth playing definitely puts us in sweet,Christmasy mood!!💓💗❤️💞💖
- December 16, 2024 at 7:50 am #384016
  John H
  Participant
  That was wonderfully crafted John. Beautifully played. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas.
  
  Peace,
  
  John
- December 16, 2024 at 12:25 pm #384018
  Guido
  Participant
  Beautifully crafted and played, John! If you didn’t tell that you mimicked your recording for the video with fireplace I never would have noticed that! Thanks for re-sharing and Merry Xmas!
  
  Guido
- December 16, 2024 at 1:37 pm #384023
  Michael L
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  Really beautiful tone and ringing melody on this one John. Nice to see you playing an acoustic, too.
  Do I see a AM Christmas album in the future?
- December 16, 2024 at 2:56 pm #384027
  JoLa
  Participant
  This is the most beautiful rendition of the First Noel I have ever heard!
  Even the video itself put me in the holiday spirit – a true masterclass, John!
  (I love when you bring out your acoustic)
  Merry Christmas 🎄
  
  🎸JoLa
- December 16, 2024 at 3:45 pm #384031
  Geoff
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  That is an exceptional beautiful version of that classic song. Now I really don’t understand why you never took up playing classical- you would be darned good at it ! 😁.
  
  Puzzled as to why you needed to mime the performance just to get that nice background.
  
  You got me thinking I should pull out my Christmas songs for the classical guitar 🎸
  - December 17, 2024 at 5:54 am #384050
    charjo
    Moderator
    Geoff, I think I recorded directly from my acoustics electronics into the DAW. I may have had a mic also. Anyway, the fireplace was in another room.
    I think I got busy with University and the obsession of trying to get into medical school the year after I studied classical guitar. Guitar, in general, was on a long hold after that.
    John
    - December 17, 2024 at 12:09 pm #384088
      Geoff
      Participant
      
      Hi John. I have listened to your rendition multiple times and I don’t think it could be improved. Nonetheless, you have inspired me to have a go at some Christmas songs that I could play at our family get together this Christmas.
      
      This is not a difficult piece for me to play but I could not get those beautiful bell like tones out of my classical guitar – sigh 😔.
      
      I see now why you recorded it this way. Challenging but very convincing , if you had not mentioned it, I would not have know. If it was me, I would have simply layered myself on top of a fireplace scene but it would never look as good. Kudos to your attention to small details like that 👌
- December 17, 2024 at 11:12 am #384076
  Andy N
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  That’s one glorious sound, almost bell like with the reverb. You should treat us to some more acoustic playing John, that was beautiful.
  I’ll admit to occasionally miming a video too but then MTV built an entire channel out of doing that so I don’t feel too guilty about it 😀.
- December 18, 2024 at 9:07 am #384112
  Sal
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  John, that was by far the best version of that carol that I have listened to in years!! The sound was so smooth and chime like that it sounded like you were being accompanied by bells!! Merry Christmas to you and yours on this holiday season!!
- December 18, 2024 at 10:26 am #384118
  JoeD1
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  Smashing hit John. Beautifully played and mixed/mastered. Happy Holidays!
  
  Joe
  
  The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
  Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
  --Graeme Edge
- December 18, 2024 at 1:03 pm #384123
  James B
  Participant
  Beautifully played and recorded, John.
  
  James
- December 19, 2024 at 2:38 pm #384161
  Bill
  Participant
  Such a beautiful acoustic tone you had for this John. Really nice playing! Merry Christmas!
- December 21, 2024 at 5:56 pm #384241
  Wayne Nunez
  Participant
  Nice so peaceful, simply awesome!
- December 22, 2024 at 4:53 am #384247
  Juxi
  Participant
  Merry Christmas, John!
  
  Bluesige Grüße
  Juxi
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