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This was recorded at my home studio using Audacity, a free, open source software for recording and editing sounds on my 160GB, 3.2 GHZ Pentium IV HP computer made back in 2004. I upgraded the memory to 2GB. Only 512 MB of memory originally came with the computer. This song was performed on basic equipment, from a first act guitar for leads, a Fender Deluxe Stratocaster for rhythm played through a Crate 120 Watt solid state amp, a small Peavey 50 watt bass amp, a Cameo bass guitar, a discovery first act drum set using Paiste Signature cymbals, and a $10 computer microphone, all while capturing the sounds as I performed them live without any pre-amps, compressor or a mixer, making it quite the challenge to balance the entire sound.

I wrote this song back in 1985 or 1986, a day when it snowed over nine inches in one day. The snowfall began in the morning and I finished it at night when it was still snowing. This is one of my mother's favorite songs that I wrote. It was also the second Christmas song that I wrote. The first one was more folk rock oriented and this was more rock oriented, which I like a bit more. I’m not big into writing holiday songs, but I thought I’d give a crack at it since it was something new to me at that time. I like the beat, and the words still have a nice meaning to it with a bit of innocence, especially coming from a 16 year old. To this day, I like the chord progression I used. It’s not a pattern I often use. I got the title idea from Yoko Ono's song, "Listen, The Snow Is Falling." This is the 70th song I wrote.

Recorded at MINE Music Studio in Auburn, WA.

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LISTEN TO THE SILENT SNOW. LISTEN TO THE HOWLING WIND BLOW.
LISTEN TO YOUR HEART, HOPE WE’LL NEVER PART. LISTEN TO THE SILENT SNOW.

LISTEN TO THE WORDS I SAY. I WANT YOU ON THIS VERY DAY.
KISS ME SOME MORE UNDER THE MISTLETOE. LISTEN TO THE SILENT SNOW.

OH MY LOVED ONES, YOU WILL SEE,
YOU’RE MY LOVED ONE. STAY WITH ME, JUST STAY WITH ME.

LISTEN TO THE SILENT SNOW. LISTEN TO IT, THEN YOU’LL KNOW.
YOU’LL SEE YOURSELF AND NO ONE ELSE. LISTEN TO THE SILENT SNOW.
(SOLO)
OH MY LOVED ONES, CAN’T YOU SEE?
YOU’RE MY LOVED ONE. STAY WITH ME, JUST STAY WITH ME.

LISTEN TO THE SILENT SNOW. LISTEN TO THE HOWLING WIND BLOW.
LISTEN TO YOUR HEART AND HOPE WE’LL NEVER PART.
LISTEN TO THE SILENT SNOW. LISTEN TO THE SILENT SNOW.
I SAID LISTEN TO THE SILENT SNOW. (REPEAT/OUT)

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from LISTEN TO THE SILENT SNOW [Digitally Remastered], released December 13, 2015
Wayde K. Brown

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I am a musician, singer, and songwriter doing this part-time but have been doing it all my life. I started singing before I could talk at the age of one, and wrote my first real song at 15 years of age. (If you count avant-garde as a song, then the age would be 7.) I currently own my own recording studio; and I write, perform, and record my own music (and other's from time to time.) I am Santairs. ... more

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