Liz Kennedy has announced the release of her latest Christmas song, “Lizzy’s Christmas Sleigh.” Her reputation of creating lyrical content in her songs that are instantly memorable, she self-penned the song which is a reflection of a true story; as true as a 6-year-old can remember a pivotal event years and years later. Liz believed in Santa so much that she hallucinated a sleigh sailing across the moon from atop her father’s shoulders on Meriday Lane, two blocks from her house. Liz noted, “It may be the first time in my life that I suspected not everyone believed me, but the vision of that sleigh informs my subsequent belief that the magic of holidays exists somewhere in all of us grown children. I saw that sleigh. I did.”
“Lizzy’s Christmas Sleigh” is available on all streaming and download platforms HERE. Watch the lyric video produced and edited by Eric Peltier on her official artist YouTube channel HERE.
In addition to the new holiday music, Liz Kennedy has previously released “Snow In San Francisco” and “Snowman Moon (A Christmas Crime.” Both are available on all streaming platforms.
The song “Snow in San Francisco” was inspired by the 1977 snowfall in San Francisco. It was an extremely rare event. Liz remembers, “Inside my flat, without looking outside, the world suddenly felt different. When I did look out, it was snowing. It felt like … Christmas. It was real and nothing I’d ever felt in the city. Even though it wasn’t Christmas time, it had a lasting effect on me. I’ve never forgotten it and have written a Christmas Carol to celebrate that magical day.”
About “Snowman Moon (A Christmas Crime,” Liz said, “I thought I would never write a Christmas song, but the thought of writing one percolated after someone suggested it. Then, while writing a song about meeting someone at a party, I thought, aha, a Christmas party! Why not? Winter. Snow. (I’ve never had a white Christmas, so I went for it in the song)! My first husband was generally known to be a curmudgeon. However, when it came to Christmas, he was impossibly positive. What interested me was that he always said he believed in Christmas. He really did. Long after our kids were resistant teenagers, that was a big influence in the song. Magical belief. However, the guy in the song is, in my head as I was writing, my second husband, who always wore Christmas bowties, was 6’4” and someone you could always see coming towards you through a crowd. And he was quite ebullient. Another ingredient I sprinkled in is my own history of sensing that something important is about to happen. Lastly, I liked playing with the words “taken by you” which is actually the ‘crime’ referred to in the song.”
In her inimitable storytelling style singer-songwriter Liz Kennedy’s Snowman Moon (A Christmas Crime) takes us through an evening of events from a stolen look to a kidnapped heart and an early sense that something is about to happen to the affirmation that the magic of the holidays is not just for kids.
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About Liz Kennedy:
After going through a whirlwind of life changes, the San Francisco based singer-songwriter, Liz Kennedy, has come to see songwriting not as a choice but something she has to do. She says music sustains her and offers a way forward. Her decade plus as a critically acclaimed recording artist has brought her confidence in her ever-unfolding identity as a quirky, often humorous and ever insightful storyteller committed to honesty and finding something unique to say.
Kennedy describes herself as honest and observant and adds, “I sure hope I can easily laugh at myself.” Her songcraft – where the lyrics always follow the music – perfectly reflects that thoughtful self-assessment. The fascinating part of the process is not knowing just where the inspiration will come from. “It’s strange how emotional pain and joy can equally send you racing to the piano to capture something … whether it's a butterfly or a heavy brick.
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