<p> &nbsp;<br />
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="http://www.garypowell.com/blogs/wp-content/wp-photos//merry_little_xmas.gif" width="225" height="206" alt="Merry Little Christmas CD Art" align="right"  />Jesmax Music, BMI, is pleased to have placed a Gary Powell song,  <i>&#8220;My Gift is You&#8221;</i>, on the album <i>&#8220;Disney&#8217;s Merry Little Christmas&#8221;</i> on <a href="http://disney.go.com/DisneyRecords/" target="blank">Walt Disney Records</a>.  </p>
<p>The song is performed by singers <a href="http://www.conspirare.org/craig.htm" target="blank">Craig Hella Johnson</a>, director of vocal ensemble <a href="http://conspirare.org/" target="blank">Conspirare</a> in Austin, and Leslie Whiteley, a Killeen, Texas school music teacher.</p>
<blockquote><p>Album Producers: Gary Powell, <a href="http://www.theworkshops.org/images/ros.html" target="blank">Ted Kryczko</a>, <a href="http://www.eddymitch.com/" target="blank">Ed Mitchell</a><br />
Song Producer: Gary Powell<br />
Piano: Gary Powell<br />
Guitars:  <a href="http://www.larryseyer.com" target="blank">Larry Seyer</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.sckans.edu/campus/n_and_e/press%20releases/2001/pr02_15_02.html" target="blank">The Austin String Quartet</a><br />
Violin 1: Richard Kilmer<br />
Violin 2: Elise Winters<br />
Viola: Bruce Williams<br />
Cello: Douglas Harvey</p></blockquote>
<p><center><i>Please note that I sell no Disney products on my site. <br />This CD can be purchased exclusively at Target stores across the country.</i></center></p>
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<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content -->{"id":95,"date":"2006-12-20T14:30:57","date_gmt":"2006-12-20T20:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.garypowell.com\/blogs\/?p=95"},"modified":"2008-07-26T02:22:45","modified_gmt":"2008-07-26T08:22:45","slug":"my-gift-is-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.garypowell.com\/blogs\/publishing\/jesmax-music\/my-gift-is-you\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;My Gift is You&#8221; Jesmax Music, BMI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> &nbsp;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.garypowell.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/wp-photos\/\/merry_little_xmas.gif\" width=\"225\" height=\"206\" alt=\"Merry Little Christmas CD Art\" align=\"right\"  \/>Jesmax Music, BMI, is pleased to have placed a Gary Powell song,  <i>&#8220;My Gift is You&#8221;<\/i>, on the album <i>&#8220;Disney&#8217;s Merry Little Christmas&#8221;<\/i> on <a href=\"http:\/\/disney.go.com\/DisneyRecords\/\" target=\"blank\">Walt Disney Records<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>The song is performed by singers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.conspirare.org\/craig.htm\" target=\"blank\">Craig Hella Johnson<\/a>, director of vocal ensemble <a href=\"http:\/\/conspirare.org\/\" target=\"blank\">Conspirare<\/a> in Austin, and Leslie Whiteley, a Killeen, Texas school music teacher.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Album Producers: Gary Powell, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theworkshops.org\/images\/ros.html\" target=\"blank\">Ted Kryczko<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eddymitch.com\/\" target=\"blank\">Ed Mitchell<\/a><br \/>\nSong Producer: Gary Powell<br \/>\nPiano: Gary Powell<br \/>\nGuitars:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.larryseyer.com\" target=\"blank\">Larry Seyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sckans.edu\/campus\/n_and_e\/press%20releases\/2001\/pr02_15_02.html\" target=\"blank\">The Austin String Quartet<\/a><br \/>\nViolin 1: Richard Kilmer<br \/>\nViolin 2: Elise Winters<br \/>\nViola: Bruce Williams<br \/>\nCello: Douglas Harvey<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><i>Please note that I sell no Disney products on my site. <br \/>This CD can be purchased exclusively at Target stores across the country.<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>My Gift is You<\/h2>\n<p><i>Words and Music by Gary Powell<\/i><\/p>\n<p><u>Woman-Verse 1<\/u><br \/>\nI love a gift wrapped in red, a gift under the tree<br \/>\nWhen the lights blink only for you and for me<br \/>\nBut what I like most and what most rings true<br \/>\nIs the way I feel knowing that my gift is you.<\/p>\n<p><u>Man<\/u><br \/>\nWe sip the hot chocolate and we sing \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Noel\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nWhether first or the second Noel, we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell<br \/>\nI know that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m tardy and long overdue<br \/>\nIn telling my true love that my gift is you<\/p>\n<p><u>Both-Chorus 1<\/u><br \/>\nAll that we hold in each other\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heart<br \/>\nIs the hope that each Christmas we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be apart<br \/>\nSo, our stockings are hung and from my point of view<br \/>\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re here with each other, and my gift is you<\/p>\n<p><u>Man-Verse 2<\/u><br \/>\nWe hold in our hands what we love the most<\/p>\n<p><u>Woman<\/u><br \/>\nWe hold in our hearts where others just boast<\/p>\n<p><u>Both<\/u><br \/>\nBut what I like most and what most rings true<br \/>\nIs the way I feel knowing that my gift is you.<\/p>\n<p><u>Both-Chorus 2<\/u><br \/>\nAll that we hold in each other\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heart<br \/>\nIs the hope that each Christmas we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be apart<br \/>\nSo, our stockings are hung and from my point of view<br \/>\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re here with each other, and my gift is you<\/p>\n<p><u>Woman-Verse 3<\/u><br \/>\nI love a gift wrapped by you, a gift under the tree<br \/>\nWhen the snow falls lightly for you and for me<br \/>\nBut what I like most and what most rings true<br \/>\nIs the way I feel knowing that my gift is you.<\/p>\n<p><u>Man<\/u><br \/>\nWe sip apple cider, we sing \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Deck the Halls\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve trimmed the tree now and even some of the walls<br \/>\nBut you know I am here now and though overdue<br \/>\nI will tell you my true love that my gift is &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><u>Both-Chorus 3<\/u><br \/>\nAll that we hold in each other\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heart<br \/>\nis the hope that each Christmas we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be apart<br \/>\nBut what I like most and what most rings true<br \/>\nIs the way I feel knowing &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><u>Tag<\/u><br \/>\nThis is the way&#8230;<br \/>\nThe way I feel knowing that my gift<br \/>\nMy gift, my gift is you<\/p>\n<p><i>(Copyright Jesmax Music, BMI 2006)<\/i><\/center><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content 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