I recorded this song at ThunderCrow Studio in Portland OR in January 2009. My ancient buddy Jeff Woodcock played bass and the “little tin soldier” snare drum. I did all the rest of the tracks – guitar, mandolins, recorders, glockenspeil, and vocals. I overdubbed my voice as a trio which, for better or worse, sounds a bit like one of those folk groups from the early 1960’s I used to listen to as a kid. The instrumental portion of the program, which by the way is 100% acoustic, sounds a little like an or from the Italian Renaissance with a jazzy flavor, or maybe one of those good old mandolin orchestras popular in America long before even I was born. After getting about 1000 requests from people who raved about how this was the best Christmas song ever, I am finally releasing it to the public. I tried pitching it along with other recordings long ago in the pre-digital era but it didn’t fly with the recording executives of the 1900’s. Now! We have the internet. We are in charge! Here it is world - Let’s Decorate A Tree - HAPPY LISTENING! Let’s Decorate A Tree let’s decorate a tree hang it full of pretty things light it up and then we’ll sing old time memories reappear we’ll make it christmas in here let’s call up all our friends and sing some christmas hymns we’ll help all the tiny tims we’ll have a drink of christmas cheer we’ll make it christmas in here january turns to may may you remember christmas day never let your giving cease fill every day with peace let’s forget the winter cold let’s forget we’re growing old may we remember as the story’s told the child of long ago let’s decorate our lives light ‘em up and let ‘em shine give of ourselves all the time this way hope will reappear we’ll make it christmas all year this way hope will reappear we’ll make it christmas all year