Please Come Home For Christmas

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Hey Folks,

Glad to be here. This is an awesome platform. Not sure which YT video got me to register but I’m really surprised how good it is - complete package for any level to get better.

This is my first performance for AVOYP. 3 months of preparation, close to 20 takes over the course of 2 days. It is not easy!

I learned the song from various YT lessons and wanted to finally get it on here before Christmas. The kids talking and yelling in the background is part of the training - keep locked in while performing :grin: This is Charles Brown’s “Please Come Home for Christmas.”

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@NickDelRey Video not available, you’ve left it as Private, needs changing to public.

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Welcome to the Community, Nick

Enjoyed your rendition of the song, some good work up and down the neck, chords and lead work, plus singing.

I had to jump to watch the video in YT, rather than as an embedded video. You may have to tweak a setting to get that right, here’s a Post about that.

And I suggest you post up a Topic here to introduce yourself to the Community

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Hi and welcome to Community. Sounded really nice to me, I feel for you trying to perform near kids who have their own mayhem going in the background. Considering you did really well :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: iron out few bits that were perhaps only a bit less smooth and you are all set for Christmas :slight_smile: all the best.

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Enjoyed that Nick. Well done mate.

Nice cruisy groove, moreso with your kids in the background. Bit like playin’ in traffic :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

Lookin forward to some more.

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Welcome to the Community. Video didn’t work but I got it via direct YouTube link.

Super stuff, lovely up and down the neck chords. Some of these old Christmas songs have a great jazzy vibe to them.

Well done. A great first AVoYP and I’m sure the in house audience enjoyed it too!

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Hi Nick … Christmas music and children … bravo.
Great first AVOYP post.
:slight_smile:

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Hi Nick and welcome!

Pretty good play on that end. Not sure how you could stay with it due to all the distractions. Enjoyed this a bunch!

A great Christmas to you as you rock!
LB

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I really like that song, and especially considering the ‘distractions’ you’ve done a great cover. You could get the girls involved by playing shaker eggs - that might be tough in the timing though!

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Welcome to the community, Nick.

I loved your performance. You did well, especially considering the distractions. :slight_smile: I found the “accompaniment” from your daughters charming, though!

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Superb entry to AVOYP :smiley:
Your kids provided wonderful accompaniment and learning to play with recording and distractions will stand you no end in the long run.
Give us a bit of background when you get the time, although judging by the ages that might be in a couple of years :laughing:

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Nicely done Nick. Perhaps the most impressive thing is how well behaved your daughter is! I know from experience when my grandchildren are near when I’m playing I can’t stop them swarming over me and grabbing the guitar. Not that I mind. I hope they retain that enthusiasm.
I like the B B King version of this song and didn’t Elvis do it? Sounds like he could have. Your version is a good take.

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Thanks for all the encouraging and constructive comments. I’ll be back with another one in a few weeks. Hopefully cleaner playing and better audio quality.

@DarrellW @DavidP And thanks also for following the link. “Allow embed” I feel allows the video to be placed in anyone’s website etc.?

@Willsie Lot of covers out there. The Eagles version is what got me hooked on this song. The electric guitar is doing some tricky stuff, couldn’t do it justice.

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That was really good stuff Nick and congratulations on your first AVOYP post.

I noticed your daughter rocking along to your track and well done on not getting distracted whilst the kids were being kids.

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