<br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Karen Mal & I have created some wonderful ad-free holiday music for you to enjoy with family and friends.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Ancient classics & modern standards of the Holiday season paired with a few fun facts</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">and a story or two about the songs.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">This episode is about </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Blue Christmas</i></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Like the music? Here's how to get the music and support the work we do.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Get “</span><i><a href="https://stringsattached.bandcamp.com/album/austin-for-christmas" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Austin for Christmas</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">”</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> for yourself here</span><br /><a href="https://stringsattached.bandcamp.com/album/austin-for-christmas" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://stringsattached.bandcamp.com/album/austin-for-christmas</span></a></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-85654c19-7240-60f1-f7d9-5ba0d73423f2" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">You like CDs?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://budurl.me/austinforchristmascd" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">http://Budurl.me/austinforchristmascd</span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Spotify</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">: </span><a href="https://budurl.me/afcspotify" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://budurl.me/afcspotify</span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Amazon</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> is your zone: </span><a href="https://budurl.me/afcamazon" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://budurl.me/afcamazon</span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Youtube</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">: </span><a href="https://budurl.me/afcyoutube" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">https://budurl.me/afcyoutube</span></a></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Buy our companion recording </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><a href="http://amandolinchristmas.com/">A Mandolin Christmas</a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="http://www.amandolinchristmas.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">here</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">.</span></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Austin for Christmas.</span></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><img height="285" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MfJEqWZrcTWz1tNBMyEDz37vEvK2C46Si3hoDPiTXQGxjT6EyETu6H6o10utWRpeSgrJawh1zA1Q8Itszk343f3HJ5Aoo5ECUfhq7lW3RmlB-oMJ27kv2RLDbb8fOekC2Y3-OMpj" style="border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="287" /></span></div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">With </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><i>Austin for Christmas</i></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">, we decided to record a collection of half ancient and half modern songs. And by modern I refer to the mid-20th-century gems which have become almost as classic as the traditional carols. </span></div><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As it turns out, the songs in both categories go together beautifully. This owes a lot to Will's loving and masterful arrangements. His delicious jazz harmonies are delivered with a pristine subtlety worthy of a quiet firelit midwinter's eve. We went for less is more: a classical guitar, a violin, a couple of violas, and an occasional trumpet line supporting the vocals. If any music is suited to this crystalline economy, it's Christmas music. - </span><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">KAREN MAL</span><br /><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read more about us on <a href="http://facebook.com/stringsattached">FACEBOOK</a> and <a href="http://stringsattached.org/">Here</a>.</span>
