#1 resource for Cigar Box Guitars, Free Plans, How-To, Parts & More!

2013 Cigar Box Nation Christmas Album Submissions Page

Christmas 2013 will be here before you know it!

Shane Speal and Dan Sleep have organized the Christmas album in previous years, Dan asked me if I would like to help co-ordinate it for this year!

For any of the new folks here on the Nation, we have compiled a yearly album of songs played, composed and sung by our members.

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!, we really don't have a limit on the number of songs we can include.

There has been a tremendous response to CB Nation collab projects this year, let's top the year off with with a

CRACKER CHRISTMAS ALBUM!

You can submit a cover of a traditional ("non copyrighted") song, or you can do something you wrote/composed yourself.

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!

Members' names and songs will be published here on this header, completed MP3 files can be emailed to me at....

steventrowbridge@btinternet.com

Final submission date is

18th December

Submission pledges received will be posted here.....

FINAL SONG LIST

(actual order of songs on the album)

1. Slidin' in the Snow - Mark "Fatt Max" Hill

2. I Wish Every Day Was Christmas - Gary Davies

3. Santa won't cha make me a CBG - Johnny Stompbox and the Cigar Box Stompers

4. Snuggles and Kisses - Lina, Ali, Bailey, Suki and Katfish

5. Greensleeves - RTZGUITARS

6. Feliz Navidad - Justin Johnson

7. Home Made Christmas - Slowpaw Steve T

8. Christmastime in Tokyo - Vinylhead

9. The Yule Wolf - Clock and his Wolf

10. Waiting for Christmas Eve - Thorsten/SUGIMUGI

11. Les Rockers en Rouge - Phil Hill Billy

12. Lonesome Christmas Blues - Simon Field

13. Jingle Bells - 407bug

14. Christmas Again - Sheldon Gava

15. Santa Claus & Big Steve - C#Merle

16. Aeternum Iter (Ever, the Way) - Henry Stratovarius Lowman

17. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Gregg Allen

18. A Cold Winter Morning - RtL Guitars

19. Kissmas Christmas - Jamie MacBlues

20. Dernier Manche avant Noel - Phil Hill Billy

21. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Kenneth Wilson Hale

22. My Song - Leon O'R.E.

23. A Logical Christmas Story - Piht Bull

24. Soap on a Rope - Smilingdog

25. Joy To The World - Kenneth Wilson Hale

26. Silent Night - Heatmisergeorge

27. Christmas Love - Andries D.Eker

28. Not So Merry Christmas - Ice Bob

29. Jing jing jing jingle Bells - Noisemaker

30. Cookies and Milk - Ron Oily Sprague

31. Good King Wenceslas - Professor Waldo

32. Fum Fum Boogie - Skeesix

33. The First Noel - Henry Stratovarius Lowman

34. I Saw Three Ships - W.M. Peterson

35. The Guiding Light - James O Lunsford

36. Christmas Rooster - Jim Woods

37. Evening Star - Henry Stratovarius Lowman

38. Ave Maria - Patrick Curley

39. Silent Night - Professor Waldo

Dan Sleep will set up a download page near Christmas of all submissions

6 members like this

▶ Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Leon O'R.E on November 16, 2013 at 7:20am

Does it need to be a 'singing' song, or can it be an instrumental??? (If permissions are sought and received, is it possible to do copyrighted covers?)

I SHOULD have my first proper CBG finished before the deadline... hopefully it'll sound OK.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 16, 2013 at 9:14am

Sorry no copyrighted covers on this one, it's too public! (-:

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Leon O'R.E on November 16, 2013 at 8:53am

If I can get permission, I would like to do a cover of Crosby's White Christmas... instrumental.... unless I think of another song...

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 16, 2013 at 9:14am

why not write your own song..? (-:

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Leon O'R.E on November 16, 2013 at 10:56am

I could try, it's just one of my favourite Christmas songs. I'll take a swing at writing my own though... It would only be an instrumental though.....what happened in the case of the guy who asked about a copyrighted song.. To which you replied that you'd have to check with Dan?....

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on November 16, 2013 at 4:12pm

In the interest of staying "legal" and avoiding an unnecessary cease and desist letter (or worse) we have been trying to avoid any copyrighted songs. If we got caught, and the album was hosted on this site, Gitty could get sued, which I think we would all like to avoid.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Piht Bull (Delta Dawg Guitars) on November 16, 2013 at 4:40pm

i went searching for what x-mass songs and ive learned most of them are owned . i was wanting to cover ''Santa Clause is coming to town" but it wont be in public domain until 2065 .

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Piht Bull (Delta Dawg Guitars) on November 16, 2013 at 4:46pm

just to help out an idea of whats in public domain and whats not this is what i found

These are in The public domain

Angels We Have Heard On High
Auld Lang Syne
Away In A Manger
Coventry Carol
Deck The Halls
For Unto Us
Go Tell It On The Mountain
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Good King Wenceslas
Hallelujah Chorus
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Here We Come A-Caroling (Wassail Song)
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
I Saw Three Ships
In The Bleak Midwinter
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Jesus, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Joy To The World
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Come O Come Emmanuel
O Holy Night
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Once In Royal David’s City
Silent Night
The First Noel
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Up On The Housetop
We Three Kings
We Wish You A Merry Christma
What Child Is This

NOT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN - All below are under Copyright meaning covers require permission from the copyright holder.

A Holly Jolly Christmas
All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
Carol Of The Bells
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Feliz Navidad
Frosty The Snowman
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Jingle Bell Rock
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Little Drummer Boy
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Silver Bells
Sleigh Ride
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
White Christmas
Winter Wonderland

Hope this helps guys

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 16, 2013 at 10:09pm

An instrumental version of any of the non-copyrighted songs will be fine! (-:

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by W.M. Peterson on November 16, 2013 at 9:25pm

COUNT ME IN : "I SAW THREE SHIPS" - W.M. Peterson

Chrz.W.M.P.

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 16, 2013 at 10:05pm

noted! (-:

▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Old Fingers Green on November 17, 2013 at 3:14am

Can I do a copyrighted cover if I get permission? I'd love to do "all I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague away kit" by Half Man Half Biscuit, they're signed to a tiny label that is only round the corner from me so I'm fairly sure I can get permission as it's just run by one bloke!