Dr. SasT - Christmas Is Here
Christian/Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz
Ohio, United States
Overall Impression: Ohio's, Dr. Schneata Shyne-Turner, professionally known as Dr. SasT brings us a new slice of yuletide cheer, with the original uplifting and soulful holiday hit, Christmas Is Here! Kicking right off with blasts of joyful brass, jazzy piano and soaring strings, Dr. SasT passionately delivers a message of hope and goodwill, intoning that this year it's time to celebrate for a reason. What that reason is, is up to you dear listener. For some it might be celebrating for spiritual reasons, for others it may be to celebrate the end of a long and tumultuous 4 years of chaos and division. Or simply to celebrate the future and what it might hold for us as a society. Whatever you're celebrating for, this is the kind of uplifting music we all need this season. As Dr. SasT declares during the bridge, this is your moment, don't delay, the music suddenly shifts keys and takes an already uplifting song into another level of rapturous joy! Finally the music starts winding down and Dr. SasT, leaves us with a quote from the timeless carol Oh Come All Ye Faithful.
Strongest Point(s): The vocalist that Dr. SasT hired to record the song, Ms. Felita LaRock, Invoking such powerhouse soul and gospel icons as Vanessa Williams, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle & Natalie Cole. And the music produced by her husband Ray Turner, sounds really professional and high quality, with a nice laid back groove that just brings everything together. These three make a dynamic team!
Target Audience Appeal: Good original Christmas songs are pretty rare. Most singers are content with simply covering old standards. But it takes a lot of talent and passion to record original Christmas music. This song has a timeless appeal that would be right in the wheel-house of anyone who loves a good original Christmas jam. Specifically fans of Funk, Soul, R&B , Gospel and Jazz. I know, I'll be adding it to my personal Christmas Party 2020 DJ mix.
Artist target suggestions: Vanessa Williams, Luther Vandross, Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, Diana Ross, Nancy Wilson, Roberta Flack, Freddie Jackson, Dionne Warwick, etc.
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About the Reviewer:
Joshua A. Pfeiffer is a music nerd who spends countless hours researching music, and creating public playlists and DJ mixes, to spread awareness of emerging musicians and to highlight the wonderful world of music history. Josh has a deep affection for most genres and eras of music, is an active, professional, award-winning DJ (DJ FACT.50 - Best of the Bay 2019 ~ SF Weekly), twitch streamer, amateur audio engineer and working musician. As founder, lead singer, and co-songwriter of the band Vernian Process, Josh has over 15 years of experience in the music industry. And for nearly a decade, was the owner and head writer for the online community post-punk.com.