For the last few years, the folks at the Belgian beer company, Stella Artois, have celebrated the music of the season as a means of promoting their product. Last year, they went all out with an entire free album download, "Under The Holiday Star". This year's holiday truffle is "La Chanson D'Eve" from Soundtree London. Soundtree London is a company of musicians and singers that create original music for advertising and special events. I believe they even created some music for this year's Summer Olympics.
For Stella Artois' seasonal campaign this year, Soundtree London has provided a sweet, if far too short, Jazz number featuring a statuesque blonde, known only as Holiday Carole. Anybody can join the fun in a personal way via Stella Artois' Facebook page (you may have to "like" them, but...what's not to like?). Insert your name (or the name of a friend) along with an address and message, as prompted, and Holiday Carole will appear at your virtual home (or your friend's) to serenade you (and offer you a beer, of course). To download the track, free, you'll have to go the the main Stella Artois web site, enter your birthday (it is alcohol, after all) and join La Societe Stella Artois.
By the way, if you missed out on "Under The Holiday Star" last year, it's been (mostly) re-issued this year by the group that provided the music, Human. "Le Jazz Holiday with Human" isn't free, but it is there for you to be had if you have a thirst for some stellar Christmas Jazz. Human did drop one track--which wasn't a Christmas song anyway--replacing it with the 2010 Stella Artois track, "The Twelve Days Of Christmas".
For Stella Artois' seasonal campaign this year, Soundtree London has provided a sweet, if far too short, Jazz number featuring a statuesque blonde, known only as Holiday Carole. Anybody can join the fun in a personal way via Stella Artois' Facebook page (you may have to "like" them, but...what's not to like?). Insert your name (or the name of a friend) along with an address and message, as prompted, and Holiday Carole will appear at your virtual home (or your friend's) to serenade you (and offer you a beer, of course). To download the track, free, you'll have to go the the main Stella Artois web site, enter your birthday (it is alcohol, after all) and join La Societe Stella Artois.
By the way, if you missed out on "Under The Holiday Star" last year, it's been (mostly) re-issued this year by the group that provided the music, Human. "Le Jazz Holiday with Human" isn't free, but it is there for you to be had if you have a thirst for some stellar Christmas Jazz. Human did drop one track--which wasn't a Christmas song anyway--replacing it with the 2010 Stella Artois track, "The Twelve Days Of Christmas".
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