Not quite Christmas

Here's a new post dedicated to what my family spent the last hour working on: Christmas carols.

Throughout our years here in Clovis, California, the Biberston family has been known to many close friends as a caroling bunch. Every December we get in the car and drive around singing on the door steps of ward members, family friends, etc. The inspiration comes from a passion my father and I share. Most artists write their own music; we transform the music of others to meet Christmas-based lyrical guidelines. This is still an art.

For a little taste, here are a few titles and their accompanying Christmas lyrical concepts:

Copa Cabana (At the Copa, Copa CaSanta, the coldest point north of Havana)

Smooth Criminal (You've been hit by a Smooth Santa Claus...As he came in through the chimney, was the sound of lots of sleigh bells)

Air Supply's classic I'm All Out of Love(Gifts) (Santa crying about a shortage of Christmas gifts)

A personal favorite that my sister helped me with: Don't You Wish Your Santa Had Gifts Like Me

I think you get the idea.

It's not as easy as it seems. Final drafts take a good deal of time to work up and we're already behind. Hopefully everything comes out fine and the families of the Fresno/Clovis area can once again enjoy the holiday stylings of the Biberston family Christmas quartet.