We Like the Way it Sounds.

It all started last Christmas, which was our fifth Christmas in Colorado. I had some of my not-at-work and not-asleep time returned to my life after five years of arduous scheduling and meeting with the local Cub Scouts. Jackson and I had a great time with Cub Scouts, and might even say we miss the annual end of October camping without fire at 7,000 feet. It was fun to see all the boys grow and fun to spend time with them. I am happy for the time with my son. I also continue to coach soccer with him and two other great coaches. Needless to say, I was feeling a little guilty about not having the same type of leadership and goal oriented connection with my daughter. Her thing is dance–I don’t dance.

Which brings us back to last Christmas when I asked her what she and I could do. She wanted to sing and record, thank you Disney Channel. So we started on this project, to record and release a Christmas album to our friends and family. Neither of us had any idea how much time would be involved. Santa brought a microphone, cables, stand and an audio interface for the computer–no karaoke stuff–we are going to record track by track until we like the way it sounds.

Our next goal is to start recording original material, and both of us have a better understanding of how to do that. This has truly been one of the best father-daughter projects.

And here it is. We like the way it sounds.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town