在做這張【平安夜】專輯的同時，才體會到為什麼很多導演、藝術家和音樂家都會把創作的過程比喻為懷孕的過程。創作的過程的確可以很漫長、也都會歷經陣痛期，但是最後出來的結果卻也讓你感動和滿足。

因為是聖誕專輯，為了趕上各通路的舖貨時間，也因此這張專輯有了一個迫切的截止日期，而這次因為有了我的爵士樂團各位樂手老師的加入，加上預計出版雙CD特別版（將由風潮發行），也使我們的工作大概比上一張專輯複雜了好幾倍。我感覺自己像是上了好幾堂唱片製作的密集課程，有時感嘆自己真的懂得不夠多，但是也非常感恩自己能有許多有才華的朋友，幫助我一起完成這次的專輯。

本團的Hank老師說聽我寫的The Christmas Bossa就像真的可以感覺到在冬天裡在火爐旁的那種感受。或許Bossa nova曲風和聖誕節的結合有些不尋常，但是在所有樂手老師們的詮釋下，這首歌的完成品忠實傳達了我寫歌的時候想表達的那種思念與祝福。
而專輯裡的” Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 聖誕老人進城囉”則是一首可愛而趣味的歌。groovy的節奏會讓你想跟著它擺動身體（別懷疑、連我的胖媽媽都動起來了）、還有”幽默”的橋段讓你會心一笑。

新專輯就快要完成了…希望你們會喜歡。：）

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I am finally understanding why directors, artists and musicians like to compare the creation process to pregnancy: it can be painful at times and it takes a long time to complete but the final product is so sweet and satisfying that you forget about the pain right after you see it.

As we are working under a tight deadline to put out this holiday album, plus we are a little more ambitious this time by bringing in our entire band to record on two of the tracks, it makes our workload 5 times heavier than last time. But I believe all of us involved in this project are happy with the result and this album also marks the first time of our band’s studio recording after its formation a year ago. ☺

The “Silent Night” album includes one song I wrote called “The Christmas Bossa.” According to our very own Hank the saxophonist, this song reminds one of snuggling beside a fire on a winter day. Perhaps it is a little unusual for the genre of bossa nova to be associated with Christmas but I’m very happy to see that the song turned out to be very fitting for the theme and that it conveys exactly what I’d like to express: the feeling of missing someone during the holiday season.
Our version of “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” is the familiar fun classic Christmas tune with a twist. It has the rhythm that makes you wanna dance, the allure that makes you want to sing along with it and the humor that makes you smile.

The new album will be available in record stores island-wide in less than two weeks… Hope you will enjoy the songs. ☺