A couple years back--I think it was even before Stubby's had officially launched--I downloaded a free track and didn't think too much about it. As was my habit at the time, I threw all the free tracks into a playlist without labels and would listen as background whenever I was on the computer. Every time the song came up, I would be bopping along, singing--almost dancing in my seat--and smiling from ear to ear. But I didn't even know what the song was or who it was by. Eventually, Stubby's underway, I couldn't take the not knowing anymore and I traced the song back and, yes, posted it here.
That song was "Christmas Time" by Root Road. With all the Christmas music being made, it's rare that an original song carries all of the elements necessary to earn the designation of "instant classic" (by the way, in the Christmas music world, an "instant classic" may take a dozen years or more to be accepted as such). Root Road's"Christmas Time", I believe, is just such a song. Any song that can make me smile as much on the 100th listen as on the first deserves to take its place alongside the songs we all think of, today, as Christmas standards. It's like an old time toboggan ride down that hill in your neighborhood--just joy unbridled.
For 2012, the brothers Gilkes returned to the studio with award winning producer Roger Ryan, re-recording"Christmas Time" for inclusion in a charity album "A Time For Hope", with the majority of proceeds going to aid suffering children in Haiti. Haven't seen the album yet, but the 2012 version of "Christmas Time" is available through Noisetrade. You can grab the song free for your email address or make a donation. It still makes me smile. And music that makes you smile that often and that much is truly priceless.
That song was "Christmas Time" by Root Road. With all the Christmas music being made, it's rare that an original song carries all of the elements necessary to earn the designation of "instant classic" (by the way, in the Christmas music world, an "instant classic" may take a dozen years or more to be accepted as such). Root Road's"Christmas Time", I believe, is just such a song. Any song that can make me smile as much on the 100th listen as on the first deserves to take its place alongside the songs we all think of, today, as Christmas standards. It's like an old time toboggan ride down that hill in your neighborhood--just joy unbridled.
For 2012, the brothers Gilkes returned to the studio with award winning producer Roger Ryan, re-recording"Christmas Time" for inclusion in a charity album "A Time For Hope", with the majority of proceeds going to aid suffering children in Haiti. Haven't seen the album yet, but the 2012 version of "Christmas Time" is available through Noisetrade. You can grab the song free for your email address or make a donation. It still makes me smile. And music that makes you smile that often and that much is truly priceless.
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