{"id":26467,"date":"2018-12-04T06:08:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T13:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/?p=26467"},"modified":"2018-12-04T06:56:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T13:56:36","slug":"fly-possum-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/fly-possum-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"Best New Christmas Music from Grant Maloy Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> music is unique in that it can uplift, inspire and entertain in a variety of ways. Stories within the music give us teachable moments for all ages. In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/celebrating-20-years-of-the-merry-forums\/\">Christmas<\/a> carols were intended to do just that &#8212; to teach children.<\/p>\n<p>Great music makers today do the same thing. Here is a new release from Grant Maloy Smith featuring EmiSunshine with a tale about Santa&#8217;s, um, possum:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wTraj_2dMFA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is not just a song, it&#8217;s also a new children&#8217;s book, also by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grant-maloy-smith.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Grant Maloy Smith<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fly-Possum-Grant-Maloy-Smith\/dp\/1946664340\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FlyPossumFly_song_cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fly Possum Fly\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-26469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FlyPossumFly_song_cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FlyPossumFly_song_cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FlyPossumFly_song_cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FlyPossumFly_song_cover-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FlyPossumFly_song_cover-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mmc-220a5.kxcdn.com\/x\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FlyPossumFly_song_cover-365x365.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fly-Possum-Grant-Maloy-Smith\/dp\/1946664340\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fly Possum Fly<\/strong><\/a>\u201d is Smith\u2019s debut book. His 2017 album \u201cDust Bowl \u2013 American Stories\u201d was critically acclaimed and rose to the top 10 on Billboard\u2019s Folk\/Americana and Country album sales charts. The album was inspired by the history of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Smith\u2019s credits include the nationally syndicated public television concert programs \u201cSong of the Mountains\u201d and \u201cWoodSongs Old-Time <a href=\"https:\/\/mymerrychristmas.com\/x\/a-glimpse-of-christmas-100-years-ago\/\">Radio<\/a> Hour,\u201d both of which were taped recently and will air at later dates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theemisunshine.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EmiSunshine<\/strong><\/a> has been attracting national attention since she was about nine years old, appearing at music festivals throughout the world, as well as on NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Today Show,\u201d \u201cLittle Big Shots,\u201d the Grand Ole Opry and elsewhere. Recently, several of her songs were used in the Elvis Presley documentary \u201cThe King.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we were in the studio, I felt like I had gone back in time and was singing with a 14-year-old Dolly Parton,\u201d Smith said. \u201cEmi has that kind of voice, that caliber of talent, and such a sparkling personality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is a fun story and a great song.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas music is unique in that it can uplift, inspire and entertain in a variety of ways. Stories within the music give us teachable moments for all ages. In fact, Christmas carols were intended to do just that &#8212; to teach children. Great music makers today do the same thing. 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