Secret Christmas

The Military Veterans Creative Arts 2021 Christmas Release

Featuring Kirknewton Primary School, LL, Jane Taylor and Peter Cleff

About The Song Titled Secret Christmas

This year the Military Veterans Creative Arts Christmas Song features children singers from Kirknewton Primary School in West Lothian, Scotland. Tommy Davidson from ASA Scotland Charity who kindly recorded the children. We think the children and Tommy did a fantastic job. The Military Veterans Creative Arts would also like to thank ASA Scotland Forces Charity for their support with this project. It is hoped this project will support Veterans with Mental Health and support their wellbeing through our creative arts Projects. 

We would also like to thank LL, Jane and Peter for their performance and all the Armed Forces Service Men and Women that sent us their images to use for the Christmas video.  

Thank you to SiGGy for the many hours on zoom creating together the arrangement, editing and mixing and the beautiful video, and thank you to Jane Taylor my songwriting coach. 

Secret Christmas Full Length Video

‘Secret Christmas’ song only is available to download for just 99p

What Inspired The Song

Not everyone likes Christmas; all kinds of memories can flood us for what can seem like weeks; for some people, Christmas preparations start as early as October, which can make some of us sad for what seems like a very long time. Some memories are painful, and as we age, more sad memories of loved ones we have lost seem to overwhelm us with sadness. Some of us just cannot get beyond the loss. We miss those magic moments WE ONCE SHARED.
There will be people that find themselves alone at Christmas; maybe they have no family left to celebrate the day, perhaps they cannot bring themselves to embrace the festive spirit. It can be a time of great sadness. Check on your neighbours, and those you know maybe alone.
This song was written to remind us that we CAN look beyond the loss and pain of losing our loved ones or the painful experiences that the Christmas period seems to surround us. Instead, focus on the BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES made together that can never be taken from us. By allowing ourselves to reach PAST the loss that surrounds us and remember the precious moments, and by embracing those and letting those fill our hearts, we will begin to ignite the spark of that excitement we may have chosen to hideaway. I genuinely believe our loved ones are always there….goodbye doesn't have to mean we are saying goodbye to our memories.

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