{"id":554,"date":"2009-12-24T16:23:51","date_gmt":"2009-12-24T14:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=554"},"modified":"2017-12-02T16:01:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T14:01:44","slug":"christmas-music-from-canada-noel-noel-the-spirit-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=554","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Music from Canada &#8211; Noel! Noel! The Spirit of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am just preparing some presents for Christmas and I am listening to some nice music from Canada:<\/p>\n<h4>Noel! Noel! &#8211; The Spirit Of The Season<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Throughout the show four unique and dynamic performers share music that expresses their vision of Christmas. Using both personal anecdotes and songs each artist will share their experience of this magical season.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The concert included more than 20 songs and instrumentals that have some connection with christmas. (link not valid any more)<\/p>\n<h4>Paul Tobin<\/h4>\n<p>I have already heard a nice song by <strong>Paul Tobin<\/strong> about his leaving home.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Known mainly as a blues man in the Saskatoon community, <strong>Paul Tobin&#8217;s <\/strong>latest CD \u2018All Nigh Blue&#8217; draws on the genre while showcasing Paul as a singer-songwriter in his own right. Paul&#8217;s very personal songs reflect on the past and make observations about our contemporary world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Karrnnel<\/h4>\n<p>I liked very much the fiddle tunes by <strong>Karrnnel<\/strong> that are influenced by Ukrainian music &#8211; here is a promotional video with some examples of the music by Karrnnel:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Karrnnel <\/strong>may only be 27 years old, but he is the most decorated competitive fiddler in Saskatchewan&#8217;s history<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Karrnnel LIVE Promotional Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8C9BZUMOelM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Claire Pelletier<\/h4>\n<p>Several songs are sung by <strong>Claire Pelletier<\/strong> in French, especially I liked the song: <strong>D&#8217;ou\u0300 viens-tu berge\u0300re<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Gifted and award-winning Quebecois songstress <strong>Claire Pelletier <\/strong>carries on the tradition of\u00a0 her native Kamouraska.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is a video that I have found with music by Claire Pelkletier and pictures from a &#8220;Village de Noel&#8221;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Le village de No\u00ebl_0002.wmv\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SVC5PGO1rZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Alexis Normand<\/h4>\n<p>The fourth artist in this concert is Alexis Normand whose Jingle Bells version in French &#8220;Vive le Vent&#8221; is very nice.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Alexis Normand <\/strong>is a young Saskatoon singer songwriter, graduate of the National Songwriting Academy (L&#8217;\u00c9cole nationale de la chanson) and winner of Radio-Canada&#8217;s Muziklip contest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Alex6normand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube Channel Alexis Normand<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The concert ends with a special Christmas &#8220;Orange Blossom Special&#8221;!<\/p>\n<p>Check my page about Christmas music to find more!<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?page_id=3896\">\u266c \u2605 The Best Music for Christmas \u266c \u2605<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am just preparing some presents for Christmas and I am listening to some nice music from Canada: Noel! Noel! &#8211; The Spirit Of The Season Throughout the show four unique and dynamic performers share music that expresses their vision of Christmas. Using both personal anecdotes and songs each artist will share their experience of 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