Live performance of the song, "Christmas Time Is Here" at the Oakbrook Christmas services 2008. Vocalist Mandy Carter. Guitarist Jeremy Carter. [arrangement as recorded by Diana Krall. Transcribed by Monty Sanders and Jeremy Carter]
A voice does not have keys to press nor fretboard to press strings against, so the singer has to have an excellent command of the notes in a difficult song such as this. She has to hear the chords and her voice against the chords BEFORE she sings the actual note. This singer needed more intense study, and it is clear she did not prepare adequately.
Beautiful rendition with the following constructive criticism. This is not a tune for amateur instrumentalists, nor singers. The song has many compound chords, overtones, etc. The inexperienced ear is not well familiarized with these. The amateur singer who is not ALSO a musician is especially vulnerable to error. In this performance, the musicians delivered. The singer, however, demonstrated a most obvious lack of definition and uncertainty in herself.
Phony labeling
whumbyrd1 1 month ago
A voice does not have keys to press nor fretboard to press strings against, so the singer has to have an excellent command of the notes in a difficult song such as this. She has to hear the chords and her voice against the chords BEFORE she sings the actual note. This singer needed more intense study, and it is clear she did not prepare adequately.
logicaliman 1 month ago
Beautiful rendition with the following constructive criticism. This is not a tune for amateur instrumentalists, nor singers. The song has many compound chords, overtones, etc. The inexperienced ear is not well familiarized with these. The amateur singer who is not ALSO a musician is especially vulnerable to error. In this performance, the musicians delivered. The singer, however, demonstrated a most obvious lack of definition and uncertainty in herself.
logicaliman 1 month ago
Good guitarist!
allanm8888 1 month ago
@DocB3Fuzz the song is correctly identified as a "cover".
jermtech 1 year ago
@Wagonmaster74 Diana Krall's version and arrangement is what is being covered here.
jermtech 1 year ago
Nice. Well done. you sound lovely on my reference earphones
mikeproviddance 1 year ago
THIS IS NOT DIANA KRALL!!@!!!@!!!!!!!! SHEA CAN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO THE REAL THING. PHONY LABEL AND VIDEO.
DocB3Fuzz 1 year ago
Good job, but, Christmas Time is Here is a Vince Guaraldi song.
Wagonmaster74 1 year ago
oh you did it very nice!
pianistica 1 year ago