Regarding Tom & Kat’s Excellent Christmas Adventure. All the GM acolytes among you know in 2013, I released Christmas 30 Years In The Making, which was a collection of my Christmas songs to that point (minus the “Christmas Wrapper” which mightily “sampled” Run DMC). Since then I have been doing 1 to 3 Christmas songs a year. I don’t know why but I do them. I realized I had enough this year for another album and then decided to add Kat’s songs to the pile – it’s a family affair. TKECA has 4 songs that are brand new this year – the two True Olympians songs, a new solo Tom and a new solo Kat tune. Plus a new mix of “A Saucy Holiday!” Consumer warning: all these songs are available on the last five years Xmas comps. The only thing exclusive to this is the “Saucy” mix. Oh, and the secret thing. But if you want to que up, a nice collection that is all mastered to sound sweet together you are set. Plus a pretty cover by Rosie. When I came up with the album title, Kat said “Bill and Ted” so of course we had to go there. We found the last deserted phone booth on a country road in Olympia and off we went. Now you can enjoy the whole thing while you sit next to the holiday fire.
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released December 1, 2018
Produced by Tom Dyer Recorded at Tom Dyer Sound (TDS) Productions 2014-2018 except where noted.
“Christmas Is Love”, “(I’m A) Lonely Little Christmas Tree” “Christmas In Olympia” and “Christmas Train” feature The True Olympians – Tom Dyer – Vocals, Guitar; Joe Cason – Keyboards, Vocals: Gene Tveden – Bass, Vocals; Tom Shoblum – Drums.
(All I Want For Christmas Is A) Big Black Eye performed by The Tom & Jim Yuletide Contraption
Produced by Jim of Seattle. Tom – Vocals, Bass Guitar; Jim - Other Stuff except backing vocal by Kat.
I Heard the Bells
Kat – Vocal, bass, melodica. Tom – Guitar, fake bells.
Wild Christmas performed by The Dyer Spawn
Kat – Vocals, Tambourine; Ben Dyer – Guitar, Vocals; Roger Royset – melodica; Vicki Dyer – spoken vocal.
Joy To The World
Tom - Vocals and Instruments; Gene Tveden - Guitar Solo; Kat - Vocals.
Little Blair’s Unpleasant Christmas: Tom Dyer – Guitar, Vox, Keys; Scott Vanderpool – Drums; Joe Ross – Bass; Scott Muhlbeier – Lead Guitar; Kat Dyer – Backing Vocals, Sheila Powers as “Mummy”.
Basic tracks recorded at Casa Vanderpool, overdubs and mixing at TDS.
Fruitcake performed by The Krampus Quartet.
Scott Vanderpool – Lead Vocal, Percussion, Claps; Laura Weller – Organ, Lap Steel Guitar, Vocals, Claps; Tom Dyer – Guitar, Bass Clarinet, Clapping; Vicki Dyer – Hand Claps.
What Child Is This?
Tom – Bass clarinet, Melodica, Drum, Vocals, Fake Accordion; Kat – Alto Sax, Tambourine.
A Saucy Holiday!
Tom Dyer – Vocals; Sheila Powers – Vocals; Jeff Kelly – Harpsichord; Phil Herschi – Cello.
O Come, O Come Emanuel
Kat -Vocals, Organ. Tom – Other stuff.
All songs by Tom Dyer ℗ Half the World Publishing except + (traditional) and Wild Christmas by Kate Dyer/ Ben Dyer/Vicki Dyer
Tom & Kat are generational relatives. Kat is known to help her pop out on a tune here and there. Several of those have landed here. No immidiate plans for a follow up. A lot of trouble went into finding the phone booth.
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