Ted Russell Kamp and Emily Zuzik proudly present their festive single, ‘The Christmas Star’
This is a great, brand-new Christmas song we wrote and recorded together. Emily had the idea to do a Christmas song. She also had the idea for the initial chord progression and verse melody. Then, we got together and wrote the rest of the music very quickly and worked up the lyrics over the next few days. This song was itself a Christmas gift to us because it came so fast and flowed so freely and naturally. We got right in the Christmas spirit and got right in the zone with this one. The biggest argument we had through the whole process was deciding if the bridge should go to C# major or C# minor (not that big a conflict).
We decided to make a fun, dancy, cheesy holiday song. It’s been a tough year for everyone on the planet. Maybe it’s time to have a little levity at this time of the year.
Ted is a talented bassist and producer who plays with a number of greats including Shooter Jennings, Tanya Tucker and Duff McKagan (Guns N Roses) and has his own recent release Down in the Den.
Emily is a singer/songwriter who has recorded with Moby, Blue Man Group and Solid Stone, as well as sung on TV and films. She has over 14 recordings to her credit and continues to work in session singing, voiceover and commercial music, as well as her artistic releases. Her latest album, Torch & Trouble, came out Aug. 28 and received much praise in the press including Americana Highways, Relix, Twangville, Girl Guitar Magazine, The Alternate Root and more.
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