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Download the notation/tab: http://www.craigdobbins.com/downloads-christmas.html

Beautiful arrangement, Craig. For the past few years I've played for our Christmas Eve service at my church which always concludes with Silent Night as the lighting of the candles takes place throughout the congregation. When the lights are turned down and there is only the light of the candles as the congregation sings, it creates such a beautiful, serene atmosphere which makes it that much more enjoyable to play. It's amazing what can be done to embellish such a simple little tune. This year I have worked up an arrangement in "G" as I think it makes it just a little easier for the people to sing it but, this key seems to work well also for spicing it up just a little. Silent Night just seems to cry out for those diminished chords, doesn't it? lol. Thanks, again. Tom W.

I really loved it. Thanks for posting it. For some unknown reason I wasn't able to get the link you sent in your email to work so I came here to the good old Chet Atkins site.

Rich Irvine

Really nice Craig,,,I enjoyed it ! (did I detect a little Clyde Kendrick in there?)

Gayle

Thanks everyone. Gayle- I may have recycled a CK idea or two there.

Several folks have asked about the sound. My son Bennett shot the video on the fly with a little Kodak flip-style camera. I went through my standard recording rig (Sand guitar> Demeter Stereo Tube Direct> Lexicon PCM 60 reverb>) through my monitors. The mic in the camera picked it up from there.

Craig