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Christmas Video on YouTube

12/26/2020

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We are so happy to thank all of you who viewed our Christmas Music Video "On a Sacred, Still and Silent Night."  Although it was not shown on the Temple Square virtual concerts, it has had over 1890 views so far on YouTube.

Some of the viewers left wonderful comments.  I just had to share a few.

Elaine said:  "That’s beautiful! Gives me chills."

Susan said:  "
Thank you so much for sharing the beautiful song and video with us. How wonderful your family could do that together, share their talents and testimonies!"

Tracy said:  "Absolutely beautiful!!!"

Nathan said:  "
Thanks so much for sharing! It's beautiful! And the kids playing in the Nativity scene are great."

Chris said:  "This is a touching performance, from the darling children, to the family members singing with all their hearts, the fine instrumentalists, and the perfectly peaceful "baby Jesus." Thank you for sharing!  Making this video recording took a lot of effort and a lot of love."

Kathleen said:  "
I cried - it was so beautiful! Wow! Thank you Betsy, Bonnie, family and friends for this treasured gift! ___ Perhaps we all sang together at the Savior's birth!  I hope we will all sing together again when He comes again in Glory - to rule and reign upon the earth!"

Bob said:  "
What a lovely piece, Betsy! And so professionally put together--you've definitely got some talented videographers and performers. I also enjoyed seeing quite a few people I know, including you! What a year we've had. Thanks for sharing this. (So, are you starting to work on composing next year's piece? )"

----- So in answer to Bob's last question, it seems that we will have to plan another video for next year.  Perhaps Covid will be controlled by then and we won't have to do our recordings in a clandestined location breaking CDC rules!

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Christmas Musical Offering

12/1/2020

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Sometimes we find ourselves doing things that come as a complete surprise.  Just a month ago, I wouldn't have even contemplated the idea of doing a Music Video.  Just before Halloween, my sister breezed into my house saying that I needed to make a music video of one of my Christmas songs for the Church's Virtual Christmas Concerts sponsored by Temple Square Performance Events.
She had heard from friends about this opportunity and took it upon herself to talk me into making it happen.

This posed several problems that I could see. 

1. The submission was in three weeks.  (Very quick timeline)

2.  Even if we used just the part of our big our family who live nearby, where could we rehearse, record, and film in this time of restrictions due to COVID-19? 

3.  Where would we find a sound guy and a videographer on short notice who would brave the COVID-19 restrictions to help us?

Well, amazingly, we pulled it off and got it turned by November 15th, 2020. 
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"On a Sacred Still and Silent Night" - performed by the Bailey/Lee Family Singers conducted by Betsy Lee Bailey with Amy Gabbitas (piano), Bev Kellersberger (violin) and Matthew Bailey (guitar)

Thanks to the efforts of daughter Cami and niece Amy, we were able to find the videographer and sound technician.  And thanks to a large, talented family and a brother with a big living room with a Steinway grand piano, we were able to get a nice audio recording done.  

After meeting with the videographer, we came up with a filming plan that included a lot of our youngest kids in a Nativity Pageant.  We had also planned to film outside as a choir (25+) on a hillside, but decided against it due to a snowstorm.  Plan B found us madly rearranging all the furniture in my house to create a warm, Christmasy venue for our video. (Plus, we had to make room for the massive lights the camera guys brought!)  We decided that for the video, a cozy family gathering for Christmas Eve was all right, too.

Yes, we pretty much ignored the restrictions of no gatherings of more than 10 people inside.  It was wonderful to rehearse and prepare a performance in this time where hardly anyone is allowed to sing praises.  We had a glorious few moments singing our testimonies of the Savior to pass on to you this Christmas season.  Enjoy!

Christmas Nativity Pageant - short script for families

"On a Sacred, Still and Silent Night" - sheet music
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    My name is Betsy Bailey.  I have sung, written and taught music all of my life.  I enjoy writing and directing Children's Theater shows.  This blog will be directed to topics on creating the magic of Children's Theater.  I would love to hear your comments!

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