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Silent Night

by Between Creases

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Silent Night 04:17
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Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia, Christ the Savior is born! Christ the Savior is born Silent night, holy night! Son of God love's pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face With dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus Lord, at Thy birth Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
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Silent Night (Alternate Version) 02:50
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Even though Silent Night has been recorded and refined many times, I wanted to put my own fingerprints on it and experience what would come about. As it turned out, this became a little passion project for me as this is my favorite Christmas Carol. This also became an exercise in trying some different ideas for recording and song craft.

When imagining the birth of Christ, I think most of us keep some image of the nativity scene of some form or another in our mind. It's an image that seems to place a nice bow on a package. It's pleasant, but I would strongly argue that the birth of Jesus was much more messy, chaotic, and even downright weird. If one reads the different stories written down about the events, they will most likely notice a lot of interesting things going on up front and running in the background which leaves a lot of wondering and mystery. I hope to convey some of those wonderings and nuances within these two (very different) recordings.
In the end, Silent Night stands as a call and a prayer for peace as well as a celebration of the mystery of Jesus.

The album art is my interpretation of the Silent Night Chapel located in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. This chapel was constructed in the early 20th century as a monument to the famous Christmas carol. It now sits in the location of the Church of St. Nicholas, where the song was first performed in 1818.

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released February 24, 2023

Special Thanks:
To my wife and daughters and extended family. Also a big thank you to Cakewalk, Bandlab, and J4T for the recording software. The quirky sounds of the ol' CR-78 was provided by SEQVENCE.
Performed and recorded by Michael Smith in various ways and locations.

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If you purchase this release, you will receive some extra content and a special bonus track featuring my daughter Helen Smith. I couldn't release this without also crediting her in some way.

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Between Creases is Michael Smith who likes to play instruments with six and four strings and other various things. This project is a place for stitching together ideas using whatever tools I have available to create and share something fun and interesting. ... more

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