Dear Friends,
Today’s Letter is full of Christmas cheer! I’m very excited to kick off the holiday season with you! At a glance:
New Christmas Song: Merry Christmas, Darling - Out Now
Sleeping At Last Christmas Albums - Now Shipping
Black Friday Deals - Early Access
12 Days of Atoms - Coming Soon
New Christmas Song: Merry Christmas, Darling
I am so excited to pull the wraps off this year’s Christmas cover song: the Carpenters’ gorgeous song, Merry Christmas, Darling.
When I was growing up, Carpenters’ music filled my home regularly. They were one of my mom’s favorites. So, it was very special to record this song this year.
As per my tradition, I invited my daughters Lily and Iris, not only to sing on this recording, but also to draw the snowflakes you see on the artwork! Recording a Christmas song each year (for over 20 years now!!) continues to be a very special experience for me. Being able to include my girls makes it so much more meaningful to me! It’s the musical equivalent of marking their height on a doorframe- I can hear them growing up in each Christmas recording.
A massive thanks to Sharon Gerber, Anya-Katarina Gerber for playing strings; to Chris Bethea for mastering; and to Tim Damitz for the cover art!
Christmas Albums
Speaking of my Christmas music, both of my Christmas albums, Christmas Collection, Vol. 1 and Christmas Collection, Vol. 2 are available on vinyl and now shipping! Plus, I’ve put all of my Christmas music (including the most recent releases) in playlists on Spotify and Apple Music.
Thanks for letting my Christmas music be part of your holidays!!
Black Friday Deals - Early Access
As a Letters subscriber, you have early access to the Sleeping At Last store Black Friday sale! Starting today, select vinyl will be $20, select 7-inch vinyl will be $10 and CDs and cassettes will be $5.
And, we just added several new holiday items to the store, including an itty-bitty-teeny-tiny vinyl of Saturn, a Turning Page crewneck and my first-ever beanie! Visit the Sleeping At Last store now for discounts on special items and to shop new holiday merch.
12 Days of Atoms - Coming Soon
Pssst… I decided to write and record 12 all new Atoms (learn more about Atoms here). As a way to celebrate the holiday season, I plan to release them one day at a time, counting down the 12 days 'till Christmas! More information coming soon, but I’m so excited to share this tiny musical “Atom” advent!
As always, it is an immense honor to get to share all of this with you! Wishing you the most wonderful holiday season!!
Huge love, Ryan
P.S. Here’s a list of things I love right now:
Christmas Lights in London (Truly magical)
Starbucks Peppermint Mocha (I love peppermint mocha season)
M&S Milk Chocolate Raisins (Obsessed)
Nat King Cole Christmas (My very favorite Christmas music)