A love song and a song about technology and Christmas, along with some riffing in answer to a great question.  Thanks to C.S. Hurst on the cello again!  Happy birthday Simeon!

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--Lucas--

Videos for the two songs from this episode: https://youtu.be/o3b4T8h5XBc and https://youtu.be/7XWeUrsRcmo

Here's a silly song and a serious one to boot.

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--Lucas--

Check Out: https://ourcommunityplace.org/

and: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James%201&version=NIV

Welcome to another episode of the Holiday Season!

To discuss commissioning a song, email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

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--Lucas--

Things from this episode:

The COVID Thanksgiving video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNVgKlw7yW4

Keith Hershberger on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1WrGfoi37Rfa4NgzVAHtmY

or Keith Hershberger on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4GBbUGMSa1fWyrGBmhRrRA

Welcome to season 3, the Holiday Season! 

To discuss commissioning a song, email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas (no commitment involved in clicking that link).

I love to hear from you!  To be the next person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote ... click '+Message' and follow the directions.  You can also simply email me a question and I will read it aloud.  

Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

Things from this episode:

Christmas Narwhals video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM0F-guleDM

Keith Hershberger https://open.spotify.com/artist/1WrGfoi37Rfa4NgzVAHtmY

The Lion Sleeps Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQlByoPdG6c

Shaving Cream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ffkDf0ol4

The other Narwhal song (mine is better, right)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykwqXuMPsoc

Thanks to my #1 fan for submitting a question... don't you think her boss should create a podcast with their sermons!?

Let's end season 2 on a strong note.  (But be sure to come back next week and bring some friends).

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Have a wonderful listening week,

--Lucas--

The music of my mentor John McCutcheon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2RG0V_nvqw

The music of my friends Ears to the Ground Family: https://earsto.bandcamp.com/

And the music of my other friends Illiterate Light: https://www.illiteratelight.com/

The inner dialogue of my mind at different times...

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--Lucas--

Here's the link to Bill Grogan's Goat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnM2vFq4b-U

And the link to the Make Good Art song video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN2ZxzLfunE

Happy 50th anniversary to my great aunt and great uncle!

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Here's the link to Frankie Avalon's "Venus": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mA1k-b9UNw

And to Jack Johnson's "Love Song #16": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shqz2Z66tio

And to Billy Gilman's "What's Forever For": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D14_V7Jxmo

Have a wonderful listening week, and please tell a few friends about this podcast if you've been enjoying it...

--Lucas--

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas no commitment involved in clicking that link.

I love to hear from you!  To be the second person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote and click '+Message'

To discuss commissioning a song, email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

Have a wonderful listening week, and please tell a few friends about this podcast if you've been enjoying it...

--Lucas--

Check out the EP of funny songs which was the first thing I ever released on Bandcamp (back in 2014): https://lightninglucas.bandcamp.com/album/narwhals-are-real

Here is some Native American wisdom. 

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas no commitment involved in clicking that link.

I love to hear from you!  To be the second person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote and click '+Message'

To discuss commissioning a song, email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

Have a wonderful listening week, and please tell a few friends about this podcast if you've been enjoying it...

--Lucas--

Some things I talk about in the episode which you can google or look up on wikipedia:

Which wolf wins

Charles Duhigg's book The Power of Habit and James Clear's book Atomic Habits

The YouTube Channel Better Than Yesterday

The Akimbo Podcast

Here is the visualizer video for today's first song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHFDZnZBQws

Check out my new album if you've yet to do so.  It is now available at http://lightninglucas.com It is called 'seek a path.'  Feel free to peruse some of the old albums while you're there, including the two albums I mentioned recently on the show (It Ain't Me Babe --rough cut-- and A Taste Of Lightning Lucas)

To see if you'd like to become a Patron, check out https://www.patreon.com/lightninglucas no commitment involved in clicking that link.

I love to hear from you!  To be the second person to leave me a message (which may well appear on the show) visit https://anchor.fm/holdthatnote and click '+Message'

To discuss commissioning a song, email me at [email protected] (You can also email me names and birthdays for the Better Birthday Song!)

Have a wonderful listening week, and please tell a few friends about this podcast if you've been enjoying it...

--Lucas--