0:00:21.836,0:00:23.422 In December 0:00:23.573,0:00:25.122 We give our gifts 0:00:25.176,0:00:28.100 Wishing well to our world 0:00:28.679,0:00:31.089 Peace on earth to 0:00:31.648,0:00:33.255 Everyone 0:00:33.578,0:00:35.792 A time to be joyful 0:00:35.792,0:00:38.256 When all is calm 0:00:38.514,0:00:40.854 And all is bright 0:00:40.854,0:00:42.893 But why 0:00:42.893,0:00:45.834 Does it change with the seasons? 0:00:45.834,0:00:50.282 And why can't we just hold on? 0:00:50.798,0:00:53.472 To silent nights 0:00:53.698,0:00:55.841 Holy nights 0:00:55.841,0:00:58.605 And angels singing 0:00:58.605,0:01:01.937 Lullabies and heaven 0:01:01.937,0:01:03.495 And nature 0:01:03.570,0:01:05.608 Singing good will 0:01:05.608,0:01:07.616 To all 0:01:07.897,0:01:13.177 To all 0:01:21.450,0:01:23.396 There are times 0:01:23.701,0:01:25.648 I can remember 0:01:25.663,0:01:28.254 With family and friends 0:01:28.430,0:01:31.131 The light of Christmas 0:01:31.514,0:01:33.501 Radiates 0:01:33.534,0:01:35.640 It lights up my memories 0:01:35.704,0:01:38.340 The magic of love 0:01:38.626,0:01:40.525 We made time 0:01:40.525,0:01:42.810 But why 0:01:42.810,0:01:45.724 Does it change with the seasons? 0:01:45.724,0:01:50.735 And why can't we just hold on? 0:01:50.735,0:01:53.339 To silent nights 0:01:53.657,0:01:55.483 Holy nights 0:01:55.714,0:01:58.660 And angels singing 0:01:58.660,0:02:01.817 Lullabies and heaven 0:02:01.817,0:02:03.281 And nature 0:02:03.446,0:02:05.460 Singing good will 0:02:05.474,0:02:07.433 To all 0:02:08.157,0:02:10.704 To all 0:02:10.704,0:02:19.817 O come let us adore him 0:02:20.182,0:02:29.577 O come let us adore him 0:02:29.947,0:02:42.395 O come let us adore him 0:02:42.395,0:02:50.780 Oh night divine 0:02:50.780,0:02:53.185 And those silent nights 0:02:53.505,0:02:55.471 Holy nights 0:02:55.723,0:02:58.344 And angels singing 0:02:58.595,0:03:01.807 Lullabies and heaven 0:03:01.807,0:03:03.414 And nature 0:03:03.473,0:03:05.535 Singing good will 0:03:05.535,0:03:06.948 To all 0:03:07.245,0:03:10.326 To all 0:03:10.326,0:03:13.280 And those silent nights 0:03:13.595,0:03:15.493 Holy nights 0:03:15.581,0:03:18.128 And angels singing 0:03:18.377,0:03:21.709 Lullabies and heaven 0:03:21.709,0:03:23.162 And nature 0:03:23.304,0:03:25.297 Singing good will 0:03:25.338,0:03:27.502 To all 0:03:27.963,0:03:32.411 To all 0:03:54.939,0:03:55.792 Hey Hollensfamily! 0:03:55.792,0:04:00.976 I am so excited to be showing you my first [br]music video from "A Hollens Family Christmas" 0:04:01.579,0:04:04.580 I wrote this song with my friend Anna Gilbert 0:04:04.774,0:04:08.088 It's finally becoming, like, clear to me [br]that I need to start writing for you guys 0:04:08.088,0:04:11.258 And I hope this is a great step [br]in the right direction 0:04:11.469,0:04:14.599 And that this song resonates with you 0:04:14.721,0:04:19.360 And, if you don't know yet, [br]I have a Christmas album now out 0:04:19.599,0:04:23.590 It has 11 songs, [br]this is one of the songs on the album 0:04:23.590,0:04:27.168 We officially have a world record now for [br]having the most people ever supporting an album 0:04:27.340,0:04:30.792 Having their names on the album with almost 4,300 people 0:04:30.897,0:04:38.118 We're also in, currently, as I'm saying this right now,[br]number 14 in the entire world right now on Google play 0:04:38.118,0:04:41.629 So, who knew people bought albums on Google play? 0:04:42.474,0:04:45.445 If you do, let's buy it, [br]because let's get it into the top 10 0:04:45.445,0:04:48.022 Because dorky a cappella dad in the top 10 0:04:48.022,0:04:49.807 What is that all about?! 0:04:49.807,0:04:52.588 We have so many great tracks on this,[br]we got Carol of the Bells, we got Believe 0:04:52.588,0:04:53.842 We have this original that I wrote 0:04:53.842,0:04:56.334 We also have an instrumental version[br]that I'm so excited about 0:04:57.449,0:05:00.550 Drummer Boy, Mary Did you Know?, gosh 0:05:00.677,0:05:03.730 And I have so many amazing collaborators on this 0:05:03.751,0:05:05.373 These are all the tracks that are on it 0:05:05.498,0:05:07.392 These songs were all picked by you 0:05:07.528,0:05:10.061 You can pick up this album everywhere 0:05:10.061,0:05:14.784 You can pick it up on Google play, [br]you can stream it on Spotify, buy it on iTunes 0:05:14.985,0:05:19.265 You can buy these physical albums [br]from myself, on my website 0:05:19.265,0:05:20.939 You can also get them from cdbaby 0:05:21.041,0:05:22.251 But most importantly 0:05:22.426,0:05:26.492 This video is to tell you about [br]that we're doing an enormous competition 0:05:26.736,0:05:31.051 So I am putting on a cover competition [br]with my original "December Song" 0:05:31.267,0:05:36.983 I am putting out a bunch of arrangements, [br]written and MIDI for you to use or not use 0:05:36.983,0:05:39.551 You can orchestrate the song [br]in any way you want 0:05:39.551,0:05:43.032 You just have to use the melody [br]and the lyrics from this song 0:05:43.082,0:05:45.774 December 9th is the due date [br]for your music video 0:05:45.907,0:05:48.775 You're gonna find out if you won[br]by December 16th 0:05:48.942,0:05:52.768 This is the website to go to[br]to sign up for the competition 0:05:52.768,0:05:56.547 And download all the arrangements, [br]and get the lyrics, and everything you might need 0:05:56.736,0:06:00.905 This competition is being judged by [br]some of the best of the best on YouTube 0:06:00.993,0:06:04.151 We have The Piano Guys judging this, [br]we have Madilyn Bailey judging this 0:06:04.151,0:06:06.549 We have Tyler Ward judging this, [br]we have Nick Pitera judging this 0:06:06.600,0:06:08.576 I will be judging it, my wife will be judging 0:06:08.576,0:06:10.162 We're gonna get a bunch of other youtubers 0:06:10.831,0:06:14.041 Basically I want to provide a platform for you 0:06:14.041,0:06:17.764 If you've always wanted to do [br]what I do for a living 0:06:17.900,0:06:19.503 Or if you've ever wanted to collaborate with me 0:06:19.503,0:06:21.364 Because I get emails all the time 0:06:21.437,0:06:22.283 This is your chance 0:06:22.283,0:06:26.404 Because if you win, I am flying you to my studio, [br]we're gonna do a song together 0:06:26.507,0:06:29.120 My video team is going to shoot a video with you 0:06:29.120,0:06:31.097 And I'm gonna tell the world about you 0:06:31.138,0:06:34.723 I'm gonna basically promote you [br]and showcase you to the world 0:06:34.723,0:06:36.620 Because that's what life is all about 0:06:36.706,0:06:39.874 It's about sharing what we have, [br]and you guys have given me this platform 0:06:39.874,0:06:41.026 And I want to share it with you 0:06:41.036,0:06:42.149 So many different rewards! 0:06:42.149,0:06:44.989 For one of the rewards, [br]I'm gonna be producing a song for you 0:06:44.989,0:06:47.754 Like one of your own songs,[br]like my entire production team and myself 0:06:47.754,0:06:51.204 Another one would be my arranger [br]is gonna arrange a song for you 0:06:51.204,0:06:53.545 In any orchestration, any song that you want 0:06:53.655,0:06:54.848 Free professional studio 0:06:54.995,0:07:00.437 Skype sessions where I can offer you [br]professional advice about things 0:07:00.624,0:07:01.902 There's tons of rewards 0:07:02.287,0:07:07.018 The top 10 will all be shown and showcased [br]in a video on my channel 0:07:07.294,0:07:11.114 And I wasn't even talking about the grand prize [br]where we're gonna actually just do a normal collab 0:07:11.245,0:07:15.275 If you haven't seen the lyric video [br]that I released last week 0:07:15.424,0:07:18.987 Of the instrumental version, make sure [br]to click through and watch that 0:07:19.881,0:07:23.370 And this song, and this album, [br]wouldn't have been possible without my Patrons! 0:07:23.635,0:07:26.004 Thank you guys all so so so much! 0:07:26.491,0:07:27.534 Oh my goodness! 0:07:28.389,0:07:29.590 It's because of you that we did this 0:07:29.590,0:07:30.605 We broke a world record! 0:07:30.605,0:07:34.250 I mean what? Are you serious? [br]Guys! This is astounding! 0:07:34.424,0:07:35.367 I love you! 0:07:35.542,0:07:37.976 Again, for the contest, this is the link 0:07:38.751,0:07:41.958 If you haven't purchased this album yet,[br]or if you haven't streamed it yet 0:07:42.113,0:07:44.579 All the links for those will be down below 0:07:44.711,0:07:49.095 But it's available on Spotify, Google play, [br]iTunes, Amazon, my website 0:07:49.855,0:07:51.156 I'm signing CDs 0:07:51.562,0:07:55.734 If you want a signed CD I might even [br]show up at your house and give it to you 0:07:56.268,0:07:57.166 Like this 0:08:30.147,0:08:30.950 I'm serious 0:08:31.065,0:08:33.186 I am so all in on this guys 0:08:33.609,0:08:34.633 I'm so excited 0:08:34.633,0:08:38.394 I have never made something that I've been[br]more proud of in my entire life 0:08:38.809,0:08:43.223 I really believe this album is something [br]that you're going to love to listen to 0:08:43.223,0:08:46.578 It's gonna help you, just feel [br]everything about the holiday season 0:08:47.053,0:08:48.260 New video every Friday 0:08:48.410,0:08:50.020 New video every single Friday 0:08:50.372,0:08:53.887 For this entire album you're gonna [br]have a music video before New Year's 0:08:54.231,0:08:55.204 I love you guys 0:08:55.455,0:08:57.177 Please share this song with people 0:08:57.370,0:08:58.723 Please share it with your friends and family 0:08:58.939,0:09:01.131 Click through to the website, [br]check out the competition 0:09:01.387,0:09:02.113 Let's do this 0:09:02.113,0:09:04.137 I don't care if it's you solo [br]or you in a group 0:09:04.137,0:09:11.106 Or you playing a piccolo or a ukelele or[br]a guitar or a piano or a trombone or whatever 0:09:11.230,0:09:13.845 I have string arrangements, I have piano arrangements,[br]I have vocal arrangements 0:09:13.845,0:09:15.793 I have choral arrangements you can use for your choir 0:09:15.793,0:09:20.019 Guys, if you want to learn how to do this video [br]I have all of the parts for that right here 0:09:20.019,0:09:23.642 So check that out, you can click through, [br]all the links for that will be down below as well 0:09:24.632,0:09:27.240 Let's do this! Let's have fun![br]Tell the world! Let's make music! 0:09:28.675,0:09:29.528 Peace!