‘Fairy Lights’ - an original song for Coca-Cola Christmas In The Park
In 2011, the year of the Christchurch Earthquake, the Coca-Cola Christmas In The Park team put a call out for original Christmas songs.
After the earthquake, the Christchurch Central Business District and red zones were plunged into darkness. In writing this song, I wanted to subtly acknowledge the city’s desire to see the ‘fairy lights’ of the city once again. I also wanted to acknowledge the many loved ones who had been lost in the quake, the fairy lights of candles lit at Christmas to remember them.
Original Performance - Coca-Cola Christmas In The Park 2011
Performed with Anna Whitaker, arranged by Penny Dodd for Coca-Cola Christmas In The Park.
2012 - Performance with Christchurch Symphony Orchestra - ‘Leighs Construction CSO Presents: Christmas’
Performed with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Chisnallwood Intermediate & Halswell School Children’s Choir and Anna Whitaker for the CSO’s Christmas concert at CBS Arena. Arranged by Michael Bell.
Recording (Folk arrangement) 2011
Big sounding songs, unfortunately… can take impossibly massive budgets to record! I self-produced & released (with the generous help of those who contributed to my crowdfunding campaign - thank you! ) a low-budget, understated folk-style arrangement of the song. Bass - Richie Pickard, Drums - Tim Sellars. Produced/Engineered by Kevin Allison at Angelsgate Studios.