{"product_id":"new-christmas-songs-ivar-oksendal-9781790513222","title":"New Christmas Songs: by Ivar Øksendal - The Anapta Songbook Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristmas and singing go together, and the good old songs come back year after year. Why not sing some new Christmas songs as well? In this book you'll find a rich selection. There are also songs with Christmas and New Year greetings. Christmas is a time for singing and joy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSongs: 73\u003cbr\u003ePages: 214\u003cbr\u003eSongwriter: Ivar  ksendal\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Anapta \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMain topics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Christmas \u003cbr\u003eChristmas rush \u003cbr\u003eChristmas spirit \u003cbr\u003eChristmas greatings \u003cbr\u003eChristmas Day \u003cbr\u003eSanta Claus and Father Christmas\u003cbr\u003eChristmas presents \u003cbr\u003eEating and drinking \u003cbr\u003eSing and play \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther poets beside Ivar  ksendal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Wesley \u003cbr\u003eHenry Wadsworth Longfellow \u003cbr\u003eJohn Clare \u003cbr\u003eLouisa May Alcott \u003cbr\u003ePhillips Brooks \u003cbr\u003eWalter Scott \u003cbr\u003e... and 4 unknown. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvar  ksendal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy name is Ivar  ksendal and I live in Kristiansand, Norway, but I was born and raised in Horten, Norway, 1944. Then I worked different places as a teacher and finally I became a consultant in Kristiansand at the education department in Vest-Agder county municipality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day I got this amazing gift of dreaming melodies. It just suddenly started in 2003. I can hear the melody and sometimes also see the performance while sleeping. Then I wake up, hum the melody into a voice recorder and fall asleep again. The next day I write the melodies in the computer software for writing music notes, Finale. When the melodies are made in my mind, there is no need to work with them in the traditional way, e.g. to sit with an instrument and create. There have roughly been 10,000 melodies made this way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe next thing I do is to choose a song from the night's catch and write the lyrics to it. I 'analyze' the melody to find out what kind of genre it sounds like, like love songs, protest, urbanism, children's songs, etc. I also must decide whether the text is to be written in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy son, Vidar  ksendal, born 1979, publishes the books through his own publishing company. Vidar holds a bachelor degree in media management from Gj vik University College (today called NTNU Gj vik). He is the general manager and I am deputy board member of our small joint stock company, Anapta Forlag AS. Without his enthusiasm and effort, it is possible that none of the books would have been released. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivar Oksendal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1790513227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781790513222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.46d","brand":"Ivar Oksendal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873837723903,"sku":"9781790513222","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-christmas-songs-ivar-oksendal-9781790513222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}