It’s Christmas Eve, and you’re about seven or eight. Your family has this tradition of opening gifts on the night before Christmas. You’re pretty sure the reason is to convince your young brain that there’s no Santa Claus. How could there be? It’s 9 PM. He hasn’t even hooked up his sleigh yet. Furthermore, your […]
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For Gavin and Holly For those of us in the U.S., it’s Memorial Day weekend. Every year at this time, I’m reminded of the musician I respect the most. It’s not the guitar player. It’s not the drummer or the bassist. It’s not even the first-chair violinist in a philharmonic orchestra. These musicians are fine
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My wife Heidi alternates between these two recipes. One is more traditional with brandy. The other is more fruity with apple cider. Here’s a printable PDF of each: traditional with brandy – by Rosie Schaap fruity with apple cider – by Ina Garten Cheers! Love, Aaron
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We all have our Christmas traditions and for some reason one my family’s is to watch The Sound of Music. As you can see in the photos below, my son August really gets into it. The movie is why I recorded this version of Edelweiss on my 2017 Christmas album This Time of the Year. <a href=”https://aaronespe.bandcamp.com/album/this-time-of-the-year”>This
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Do you need some nice background music for your holiday festivities? Don’t forget I have two Christmas albums and they enjoy being played softly (or loudly) while friends and family celebrate the season. Just tell your smart speaker to “Play Christmas Songs by Aaron Espe” or you can listen below. Love, Aaron Christmas Songs by Aaron Espe This Time
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My dad’s birthday falls around Thanksgiving. It lands square on it every few years. This is one of those years (Happy Birthday, Pops!). I don’t think he minds sharing the day with Thanksgiving because my dad likes to eat. In fact, that picture above represents my father at one of his happiest moments: four bites
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