Weekend Edition: Will’s Post Holiday Weekend Wrap-up

Merry Christmas, movie house! Merry Christmas, Emporium! Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan! Merry Christmas, NoiseTraders! Short and sweet this week… Hope you all had an absolutely wonderful Christmas and that these songs help you ease off that holiday hangover in style. See you next year! – WILL HODGE, NoiseTrade Music Editor Amy Stroup You Make the Cold Disappear While listening through Amy Stroup's You Make the Cold Disappear, it's perfectly normal to have thoughts of "Isn't this song from that commercial… ?" or "Wasn't this song in that episode of… ?" because "YES!" to both. The five tracks of holiday songs on You Make the Cold Disappear float along on Stroup's warmly unassuming voice that is packed with crystal clear tones and delivered in gentle waves of audible molasses. In fact, she possibly might have recorded my favorite version of "Mele Kalikimaka" (just don't tell Courtney Jaye). If you can't get enough of Stroup's take on Christmas, you can also check out 2012's Snow Angel from Sugar & the Hi-Lows, her side project with Trent Dabbs. Whitewater Worship Band "Go Tell It On the Mountain" (single) Man, Whitewater Worship Band's digital single for "Go Tell It On the Mountain" has quickly become one of my absolute favorite Christmas releases that we've ever had on NoiseTrade. Their version of "Go Tell It On the Mountain" struts along with a slick bluesy-folk sway and I guarantee you'll be joining the choir in no time. As a bonus, the other track on the release is "Christmas Story," an incredibly cool Bible story reading that sounds like one of those old plastic kid's records that would be included with your "My First Record Player." With multiple character voices, moments of overly drenched reverb, and warbley instrument splashes, this thing is a piece of pure sonic gold. Tyler Larson The 8-Bit Hymnal 2 (Christmas) The 8-Bit Hymnal 2 (Christmas) combines two of my favorite things that I don't often find sharing the same sonic space: hymns and chiptune. Imagine a candlelight Christmas Eve service officiated by Mario and Luigi and you'll be in the right headspace for this unique mix of sacred nostalgia. Some songs sound like title screens, some like water world free plays, and others even take on a little minor-key fight-the-boss feel, but all of them will take you back to church and your first Nintendo. Donald Miller How To Tell A Story (eBook)  If you've ever read anything that Donald Miller's written, you know the guy can tell a story, again and again and again. How To Tell A Story details Miller's "secret," the 7-part story structure he developed from analyzing hundreds of films and books. This book is the equivalent of a Houdini-written How To Do A Magic Trick or a Rockwell-penned How To Paint A Masterpiece, it's that informative and that important. Whether you're a writer or just interested in being able to tell your own story, don't miss this gem! When writer Will Hodge isn't wondering what are you doing New Year's Eve, you can find him running off at the keyboard about music, concerts, and vinyl at My So-Called Soundtrack . Whether you're a budding independent writer, an ambitious blogger, a blue collar novelist, or a published author, NoiseTrade Books wants to hear from you. Winning selections will have an audience with NoiseTrade's massive (and growing) tribe of readers.

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