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Christmas 2015

will be here before we know it !

For any of the new folks here on the Nation, we have compiled an annual album of songs played, composed and sung by our members for the last several years with some great songs!

The primary requirement is that the recording be of good quality, for example, If you are singing, we want to be able to hear your voice!

The 2009 Christmas album contained 23 songs, 2010 Christmas contained 40 songs, 2011 contained 18 songs. More songs is not necessarily better, we had less in 2012 but all the submissions were amazing!, 2013 we had 39 songs, last year in 2014 35 songs for the album came in though we really don't have a limit on the number of songs we can include.

There has been a tremendous response to CB Nation Christmas album submissions in previous years, let's top this year off with with a

CRACKER CHRISTMAS ALBUM!

You can submit a cover of a traditional non copyrighted song, or ideally you can do something you composed yourself played on your cigar box guitar.

Traditional Christmas carols over 100 years old are ok but due to copyright infringment newer songs like White Christmas, Lonely This Christmas and Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree are OUT i'm afraid! As the results will be openly advertised, publicised and shared we don't want mean old copyright lawyers knocking on the door on Christmas eve, do we?

Please respond in this thread if you would like to participate!

...and include the song that you would like to have included in the album. Once we have the final album compiled, it will be posted as a free download, and anyone will be able to download it so you will be able to pass the links along to your friends and family!

SUBMISSION DATE DEADLINE

FRIDAY 18th DECEMBER

CIGAR BOX NATION CHRISTMAS ALBUM 2015

Final Running order

01. It Must Be Christmas.................………………Eric Denton

02. For Whom the Carol of the Bell Tolls.............Anonymous Pick

03. Joy To the World ......................………………Shane Speal

04. Cold Frosty Morn.......................………………Jim Morris

05.. Bound For A Throne..............…Chris Dickens & D'bare Bones Band

06. Christmas Stars..........................……………..Slowpaw Steve T

07. Hey hey Santa, Whatcha doin with that coal?........Robert Killen

08. Winter Song.............................………………..Bemuzic

09. Emagine the Change..............………………...Eva & the BluesBusters

10. Joy To The World....................………………..Glenn Kaiser

11. Chris Before Nightmas..............……………….Blues Frog

12. Dance of the Lonely Elf............………………..NoiseMaker59

13. Christmas Traditional Collage.………………...Andries D.Eker

14. Christmas Story....................……………….....Uncle John / Uncle Lou

15. O Wondrous Night.............. ....………………..Henry Lowman

16. Still Waiting Under the Mistletoe.....................Cause the blue rat

17. That Blue White Red Christmas......................Phil Hill Charlie

18. Away in a Manger ...................………………..Blues Frog

19. Angels Rock.............................………………..Skeesix

20. A Three String Is Not Just For Christmas........Jamie McBlues

21. Picking Up a Riff off of Reindeer......................Richard Lewin

22. Santa Claus is Coming to Town.......................RTZ Guitars

23. I'm Gonna Kill Myself On Christmas Day.........Urban Bill

24. Christmas (what it is)....... ......………………….Chuck Otto

25. Not So Silent night...............……………….......BUG

26. At The Horizon..................………………....Robert Killen

27. You'll Shoot Your Eye Out.........Chris Dickens & D'bare Bones Band

28. We Three Strings.................…………………....Eric Denton

29. That's What Christmas is all About...................David Kennedy

30. Le train dans la neige...........……………….......Calim

31. Linus and Lucy....................………………….....Mr.C

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Permalink Reply by Jamie MacBlues on November 22, 2015 at 11:27pm

There are lots of geese now in Greece

Who are steppin up to the crease

Up goes the shout, "80 not out"

while the umpire is scratching his knees

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Permalink Reply by Jim Morris on November 23, 2015 at 6:42am

I'll have an original called "Cold Frosty Morn" ready soon.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 23, 2015 at 8:27pm

cheers Jim !

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on November 25, 2015 at 7:21pm

Is Adam Sandler's song Hanukkah a Christmas song.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 25, 2015 at 9:52pm

i don't think it is....unless Hanukka is on december 25th...?

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Permalink Reply by Urban Bill on November 26, 2015 at 6:29am

Count me in. Song: "I'm Gonna Kill Myself On Christmas Day."

Twenty years ago, I wrote this for a band I was playing in at the time. We thought it would be fun trying to come up with inappropriate ideas for Christmas songs.

Been toying with doing a CBG version of it for awhile. This will be the year.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 26, 2015 at 7:44am

this is the place! thanks Bill ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Antony Moggridge on November 27, 2015 at 8:34am

Ill have a go at somethin. :-)

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 27, 2015 at 9:05pm

http://easysonglicensing.com/Pages/Newsletter/Winter%202011%20-%20C...

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 27, 2015 at 9:09pm

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2011/12/19/5-public-domain-christma...

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on November 27, 2015 at 10:45am

Going to try my hand at an original.

'Still waiting under the mistletoe'.

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 27, 2015 at 9:02pm

here is a list of non copyright public domain christmas songs to choose from...

SongYearAngels from the Realms of Glory1867Angels We Have Heard on High1700Auld Lang Syne1711Away In a Manger1887Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella1553Coventry CarolTraditionalDeck the Halls1800The First Noel1833Gesu Bambino1917God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen1827Go Tell It on the Mountain1865Good King Wenceslaus1853Hark, the Herald Angels Sing1840Here We Come A-Caroling4600The Holly and the Ivy1871I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day1872I Saw Three Ships1833In the Bleak MidwinterTraditionalIt Came Upon the Midnight Clear1850Jingle Bells1857Jolly Old St. Nicholas1870Joy to the World1836Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming1559O Christmas Tree1800O Come All Ye Faithful1751O Come, O Come, EmanuelTraditionalO Holy Night1847O Little Town of Bethlehem1868Once in Royal David's CityTraditionalSilent Night1818Toyland1903The Twelve Days of Christmas1500Up on the Housetop1870The Wassail Song1600We Three Kings1857We Wish You a Merry Christmas1500What Child is This?1865While Shepherds Watched1728