Lexie, that could not make me any happier - thank you!!!  Merry Christmas, my very kind friend.     Toffs wants me to wish Smiles a wonderful Christmas and she hopes he gets all that he desires.  Between us, she is getting what she really, really wants - special cookies from Petco.  Toys too but the food matters to her a lot more!  Lol!    

Thank you Monica!  

Very nice Chris!!

Thank you Benjamin!  And I know what you mean...I think I do too.     A very Merry Christmas to you, Ben!  

Beautifully played and one of the prettiest Christmas songs out there (Oh, I probably say that to a whole bunch of them).  A merry Christmas to you.

Thanks so much, Helen!  I wish you and yours a marvelous Holiday!  

Thank you for telling me that, Lexie.  I am very glad to hear that Christmas brings happy memories for you!     It cheers me that you enjoyed the song.  Hey, I hope the dog tags didn't disturb Smiley.  Toffee always reacts to that sound and starts looking for the dog.  Even on the playback of that vid!  Lol!  
 

Hello there Tumbleweed!!!  That is so nice of you - thank you!  I wish a very Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.    

Wow C.S. You play so beautiful.

Merry Christmas

TW

I really appreciate that, Steven...thank you!  

Thank you, Dusty!  And boy oh boy, I sure do understand that!  I thought I was ready but yesterday's performance proved otherwise.  So back to some serious woodshedding for me!!!  

Very nice playing, Christine.  I've been working on that tune as well, but I've only got the first half ready for prime time. (Everyone else counts shopping days until Christmas; I count days to learn my Christmas songs.)

Beautifully played, Christine!

Steven

Christine

I beg to differ.  Your dulcimer sounds different because you're a far superior musician.  I can only dream.☺

'Tis the season - I understand, Lexie.  There are moments...

It couldn't have been easy for you to listen to that.  I am sorry.  :-( Thank you for your holiday wishes.  They are returned to you and your family tenfold, with a special wish just for Smiley!  (I have not forgotten about his project at ALL.  It's just been delayed for a bit due to my Christmas music learning curve.  I should have started that a lot sooner!   )

That is very nice of you Diana, thank you!  I am happy that you are enjoying your dulcimer journey.  The journey is even  more delightful this time of the year, in my opinion.  Sooo many wonderfully emotive songs!  I wish there were more time to learn them all!   

To me there's not a happier sound than the tinkling of dog tags, Mary!  (Hmm...from friendly dogs, I mean.  Otherwise it can be quite terrifying, can't it?!)  Thank you for your kind compliment.     I sure enjoyed your video "I Will Arise And Go Now".  It was gorgeous all the way around.  Very well done, Mary!    

I appreciate that Terry!  I may know why my dulcimer sounds a little different than yours.  I believe mine has evolved into the Willie Nelson model.  It is battered, bruised, and getting close to another hole where one shouldn't be!   

Thank you Patty!  I'm pretty lucky in the dog department.  She's not a casual barker so when she does, I pay close attention as I know there's a valid reason.   My gear is brand new and I was testing it out with that video - which told me that my audio problem with my vids lay in the iPad, both internal and external mics.  *sigh*  Anyway, it is Fishman's new PA system, the SA330x.  It was supposed to come out last summer but they had several glitches.  I normally play through a Fishman Loudbox Artist amp, which I love, but some of the rooms I play need more power than the amp can deliver.   This system is different than their previous (discontinued) model 220.  They've added a separate sub, much like the Bose, and an expander - which is basically just a mixer that allows for more inputs (mic or line for a total of 6).  The speaker has two channels plus some reverb presets.  When I did "Oh Holy Night" I did not do much shaping.  Treble and Mid were at center and Bass just ever so slightly beyond, with reverb 1 a smidgen past noon.  (With my amp I generally cut the treb and mid and boost the bass.)  It sounded pretty darned good yesterday...in my living room.  Lol!  The real test will be when I take it out to some larger venues.  That will happen soon (too soon!  NOT ready yet!).  I will have a better handle on how it does after next week's performances.  Wish me luck!     

Thank you, Benjamin.  I believe this song is well suited to Mtn. Dulcimer too.