Aksel Rykkvin - December competition - please like & comment!

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Aksel Rykkvin - December competition - please like & comment!

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I am proud and humbled to bring this to your attention. I was chosen as one of only 2 finalists for the competition to write lyrics for the song 'December' by composer Henning Kraggerud from Norway. Renowned boy soprano Aksel Rykkvin sings the two final versions. This video below has my lyrics; you can find the other version at Aksel's Facebook page. Please like and comment if you enjoy!! :) Thanks!

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Wow, maartendas, that is great, congratulations!!! :D

I like your lyrics, very beautiful, very deeply touching! And yes, I like them better than the other version. More meaningful than the others.

(Music and singing are also very good.)
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Very nice. Out of curiosity was the melody composed first for you to fill in accompanying lyrics or was it composed to fit the lyrics.
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Thanks filiarheni and Tully!
The melody already existed and Henning decided to have a competition to write the words for it. You can find the other finalist's version on Henning's and Aksel's Facebook and Youtube.
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@TullyBascombe, if you open Maarten's video link via youtube, you will find an explanation of the process there.
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Congratulations! :D I really like your lyrics - they're very thoughtful.
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Yes. Congratulations. The song has a sort of Renaissance feel to it.
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Well done Maarten, great song.
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Thanks everyone for your positive comments! :D

I can now happily announce that both Deema and I have been declared winners of the competition :)
Henning decided that both lyrics have their own qualities and can be used for different interpretations and performances. I am very pleased with this outcome as it is the best possible one in my opinion.
Henning encourages us to promote the song widely, for all possible performances. So the story continues :) I will keep you posted and if you have any suggestions, feel free to send me a PM.

All in all this is a wonderful Christmas gift!
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Congratulations again, Maarten! This is wonderful, although ... I'm only nearly as happy as you are because I hoped for you to win (well deserved), but ok, it is Christmas time, so it is fine that each of you receives a great gift! :wink:
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