Broadjam Artist: Signal 30
Song: Christmas , The 25th (Country Version)
Reviewer: Peter Boynton
Positive Comments: -there’s a sweet quality to the back and forth with the kids-holiday songs are always sought after if they have a unique angle
Constructive Comments: -This isn’t a country song. It’s a children’s holiday song -The band-in-a-box type of production is very robotic. I’d rather hear this accompanied simply with an organic instrument. Solo acoustic piano and/or guitar would be more interesting. -The melody and lyrics always start on ‘1’ of the measure. Varying where the vocals come in and adding some syncopation to the melody/lyric delivery would help a lot to bring it to life and lose the sameness throughout.-the lyrics are cliche and don’t say anything new that we haven’t heard about a Christmas experience. What can you bring to the story that’s unique to the experience of the singer and the kids? And what is the relationship between them? It’s not specifically addressed here.-I’m not a children’s songwriter, so I may be way off on all this. It may be perfect for that genre. I bet you’ve had a funny, weird, crazy, unique, makes-a-good-story experience at Christmas that you could tell instead of this!-Sorry that this was not very positive, but I’ve tried to give actionable, constructive thoughts I think would help move the song forward. It’s hard to get feedback that isn’t positive! I know – been there! Best of luck to you.