Recent content by tonys

Hi folks, just to let you know that we have released a second festive song "Baby It's Christmas". This is more upbeat than our other song "The Lights of Christmas" and also has a structure/beat that really lends itself to sync. I believe both songs are available as pre-made sequences at Xtreme...

The Lights of Christmas sung by Kerrie Ironside is an all Australian effort. It is available as a pre-made sequence from xTreme Sequences, or you are welcome to do it yourself as many others have done. Hope that helps.

Hi folks. Just a quick update about the competition. Unfortunately we only received a handful of entries, but they were all of a very high standard. Because of that uniformity, I decided to split the prize pool evenly among those few people as they were all deserving of acknowledgement. I will...

Bandcamp is also a good option for downloads. More of the fee goes directly to the writers and artists. Ripping songs from YouTube is not only legally questionable, it deprives songwriters, performing artists and musicians of their income. Creating and producing a Christmas song can involve...

Just a quick question for those Canadians out there. Raising awareness of the competition with Aussies/Kiwis, Americans and Brits has been pretty straightforward because of the highly organised and dedicated local groups and forums in those jurisdictions. However, the situation in Canada seems...

Thanks guys, that is indeed the facebook page and lyrics. I have had an enquiry about whether Aust and NZ winners would have the choice between a Boscoyo gift certificate and a Extreme Lighting Displays certificate. The answer is yes. If you have a really good reason for wanting a Myer or David...

Announcing our great new competition for lighting fanatics … It is FREE to enter and open to residential festive display owners around the world. All you need to do is create a sequence of The Lights of Christmas sung by Kerrie Ironside for your display this year, then send through a video...

For those who prefer to go down the pre-made route - Ron from Xtreme Sequences has now added a really nice generic xLights sequence of the song to his online store. https://www.xtremesequences.com/store/product/318-the-lights-of-christmas/ I would love to advise that there is also a generic LOR...

I might be able to contribute to this debate from a slightly different angle. When I created the official video for The Lights Of Christmas, I deliberately tried to make the visual elements match the lyrics (and also the melody to some extent). It uses a kitten to help tell the story, and where...

https://www.amazon.com/Lights-Christmas-Kerrie-Ironside/dp/B07Z59SGVS/ref=sr_1_1 or View: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/id1482795573 or https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bnre5sfmybkvllmauxz4rrkchnm&tid=song-T3fhji2xwbp4hxfwy6svbooczyu&hl=en_US Pre-made sequence will be...

Winner of the 2019 Best Christmas Lights in Britain - display's lead song written by Tony Stephens from Perth WA

Thanks for that. I just found out today that The Mangum Family in North Carolina took a different tack and recently used the song for a ribbon tree effect. Apparently it proved very popular with visitors. View: https://www.facebook.com/MangumLights/videos/2531503550295962/

I think I may be able to report a little win for Aussie songwriting. My song "The Lights of Christmas" by Kerrie Ironside, was the lead track used by the 2019 winner of Best Christmas Lights in Britain. The Shepherd family in Buckinghamshire synced 15 songs using a LOR setup. They appear to have...

Here it is: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnxB2AXItho

I might be biased because I am the writer, but I think The Lights of Christmas is the song that best captures the emotional impact of festive illuminations on individuals, families and communities. It is featured on the playlists of many synched displays in North America and the UK, including a...