Jonathan Butler - Merry Christmas to You - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Arrangements of five Shaker songs by Kevin Siegfried provide the structure for this album of 20th and 21st century choral works. The texts for this program explore themes of peace, a parent's love, and awe in God's creation, concluding with two motets for Advent and Christmas. This extraordinary choir is directed by Deanna Joseph and recorded in the warm acoustics of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta. The internationally award-winning Georgia State University Singers is the School of Music's premier vocal ensemble. In May of 2017, the University Singers won first place in the renowned Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition. Inch... The choir sings with great musicality, excellent intonation, clear diction, and a healthy and beautiful pallet of tone colors... Inch (The Choral Scholar)

This is my second Christmas album, but in many ways, I kind of feel like it's my first, says guitarist/vocalist Jonathan Butler, as he talks about his new album, Christmas Together, a collaboration with all-star friends, recorded and mixed in the studio he built in his home in Southern California. InchChristmas is family and friends,Inch he continues. InchIt's about being all together. So, I called my friends - all these amazing players - Sheléa, Dave Koz, Keiko Matsui, Kirk Whalum and so many others - and every one of them simply said, 'Just say when you want me and where you want me and I'll be there!' They brought their love and their spirit into my home and I was honored.Inch We associate Christmas music with love and family, happiness and togetherness and Jonathan had that to spare.

Two CD collection. One of the greatest Hard Rock bands ever, Van Halen have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, crowning their amazing career with their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With their 1978 eponymous debut, Van Halen simultaneously rewrote the rules of Rock guitar and Hard Rock in general. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen redefined what electric guitar could do, developing a blindingly fast technique with a variety of self-taught two-handed tapping, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and effects that mimicked the sounds of machines and animals. It was wildly inventive and over the top, equaled only by vocalist David Lee Roth, who brought the role of a Metal singer to near-performance art standards with his wild flair for showmanship. Together, they made Van Halen into the most popular American Rock 'n' Roll band of the late '70s and early '80s, and in the process set the template for Hard Rock and Heavy Metal for the '80s and beyond. 36 tracks including cuts from the DLR years as well as later tracks with Sammy Hagar. Warner. 2007.