Day 19 - 12 Days of Christmas

Day 18 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru.

Today is super late, busy day in work, then a terrifying drive back to West Wales in torrential rain!

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Day 18 - Away in a manger

Day 18 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru.

Today is super late, busy day in work, then a terrifying drive back to West Wales in torrential rain!

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Day 17 - Ave Maria

Day 17 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru.

Today is a whole orchestra (well, all me) doing Ave Maria.

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Day 16 - Oer yw'r gŵr

Day 16 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru.

Today is a really old Welsh folk dance tune, that you might recognise as a carol. Oer yw'r gŵr sy'n methu caru.

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Day 15 - Sleigh Ride

Day 15 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru.

Why not donate a fiver, then join me for a sleigh ride!

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Day 14 - Fairytale of Cardiff

Day 14 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru. Today's tune is also to celebrate Andrea's birthday, Happy Birthday Andz! And was also sponsored by loads of people - it's a very famous song, after all.

Cath and I changed the words and Cardiffised it right up!

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Day 13 - Mele Kalikimaka

Day 13 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru. Today's tune is also to celebrate my sister's birthday, Happy Birthday Beverley Williams! And was also sponsored by Becca Bowen, diolch cariad. It was made by my gorgeous friends the Pickle Belly Newts - Matt Cook, Sam Evans, Catherine Kerry, Shauna Guinn, Alex Nute, and wouldn't have been at all possible without the lovely Chris Walker. So after all this hard work, lovely music, silly singing, why not donate a fiver?

Mele Kalikimaka! x

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Day 12 - Y Darlun

Day 12 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru. Today is a really old Welsh song, I've loved it since I was little. Nowhere near as good as Cerys Matthews' gorgeous version, but there's no doubting my enthusiasm!

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Fröbelstern wreath

I made a beautiful wreath from Fröbelstern (froebel stars, or German stars). I'm so pleased with how it turned out, I plan to make more as gifts for friends this Christmas. They're not too difficult to make, but they are a bit fiddly! I followed this excellent tutorial.

I wonder if it would work with fabric? Hmm, well I'm super busy this December, so that's something to think of for next year.

Day 11 - Rudy

Day 11 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru. Today is yet another 8-bit electro instrumental, but this one includes live Casio keyboard. Old school!

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Day 10 - Merry Gents

Day 10 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru. Today is another 8-bit electro instrumental (there may be a few more of them before the 25th, as they are easier to do that organise singing etc. and I've already chucked the song order out the window!)

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Teimlo'n Nadoligaidd

Had a lovely weekend. Spent some time with family, had a few beers, then Chris came down and we watched lots of old films. Finally got round to trimming up, and I'm very happy with how the tree looks.

My queer nativity has a new visitor this year - Father Christmas! I know Father Christmas doesn't normally visit baby Jesus, but it's my nativity so it's totally allowed. Father Christmas visits children who are nice, not naughty - so he's here in my nativity to show that queer kids can be just as nice or naughty as straight ones. I was nice all year, obviously! 

Day 9 - In the bleak midwinter

Day 9 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru. Today is more dodgy singing, but like I said yesterday, it's all for charity!

In the bleak midwinter, specially for my faraway friend Audrey.

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Day 8 - Un flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle

Day 8 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru. Today is a beautiful old French carol, I've tried my best, but neither my singing nor French is really good enough - but it's all for charity, so I don't mind if you laugh! I'm having loads of fun while raising money for a brilliant charity!

Don't worry, there's better singing on the way!

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Day 7 - Dance of the sugar plum faiy

Day 7 of my ‪#‎MusicalAdventCalendar‬ to raise money for Shelter Cymru. A silly 8-bit version of Dance of the sugar plum fairy! 

TV advertising in the UK this year seems to be stealing my ideas!

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