C. Christopher Carder's Musical Journey

C. Christopher Carder's Musical Journey

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NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM COMING         
             NOVEMBER 24, 2026  

23 DAYS UNTIL BELLS SNOW AND MISTLETOE IS RELEASED

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"Bells Snow and Mistletoe"

Christmas 2026 Album Cover

Christmas 2026 Album Cover

Well, I have been working on my new Christmas album for 2026. It contains 6 never heard before holiday tracks alongside some traditional tracks. The title track; "Bells Snow and Mistletoe" was written in December 2025 for our 15th annual Christmas Eve party "Desserts In The Desert" where I performed it as well as other holiday favorites. By early January 2026 I still had the holiday spirit and began writing another song and then another and yet another. By March I decided I was going to record another Christmas album. I spent the first 3 months of the year focused on writing songs and then the rest of the year recording, mixing and mastering those songs.

     I came in with a different attitude with this album than previous projects. It's no secret that I am not a fan of AI manipulated or created music. So to keep some of my authenticity and make it clear this was my effort and not an AI directed or influenced project, I kept some of my miniscule mistakes. I was not looking for perfection with these songs as I have with my previous albums. And like Barry Manilow once said, "I write the songs" so there was no reliance on artificial intelligence whatsoever. Doing so made this album a different experience and it made it much more fun to create going in with this mentality. It has been 31 years since my first Christmas album "Twas The Ninty-Four Christmas" so I was absolutely ready to write some new holiday tracks.

     Presently there are no plans to release this project for streaming. It will only be available for CD release. So if you are interested in some new holiday tracks dig out your old CD player, use your DVD player, use your computer or pickup a CD player on Amazon. Have Yourself Another Merry Little Christmas in 2026.

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