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New CD!  Christmas on Pine Mountain

The idea for this Christmas record came to me as I was going through a box of old ornaments, remembering the happy Christmas memories of my childhood. I can still see my parents working hard to give their five children a magical Christmas. My Mom and Grandma started baking early in December and my Father began singing & playing Christmas songs on Thanksgiving Day and did not stop until New Years Day. My brothers, sister and I started to feel the excitement of Christmas by the smell of cookies baking in our house, the Christmas lights strung up all over and the music playing day and night. "Angels in Trees" is for my family. Christmas music makes me think of my Dad. I will always remember the songs we sang on those long Sunday drives in Michigan. "Christmas in Killarney" is for him especially. "Pine Mountain Lullaby" is for my husband and two sons who bring me constant lessons about the importance of family strength, love and commitment. For the listener, I hope the songs I've written and recorded bring you a bit of holiday cheer and some happiness in your heart. When I think of Christmas I always remember my Grandma who put enough love in my childhood to sustain a lifetime. Please remember that ever CD purchased will help the people involved with Meals on Wheels in San Francisco. Spread the love...Merry Christmas.

Love, Michelle

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All proceeds from the sale of Christmas On Pine Mountain will go to Meals On Wheels San Francisco.
MIchelle Schmitt has been a long time supporter of Meals on Wheels in the Bay Area.

Music: Do you hear what I hear?

Remembrances of the childhood sounds and smells of the holiday season--Grandma baking cookies and Dad singing his favorite Christmas songs--inspired Bay Area singer and songwriter Michelle Schmitt to record Christmas on Pine Mountain, a heartfelt mix of originals and country-inflected classic carols.

But there's nothing sugary about these songs.

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Harrison Street Records has expanded...

HSR has just completed the construction of HSR-Alexander Valley, a new state-of-the-art recording studio in Northern California, where Michelle & her band can go for longer periods of time to record. Though San Francisco is an amazing place, there are times when they need a refuge by living together and working together. It’s a recipe for more amazing music.

Michelle and her band are working on a new record of Michelle's "Americana" songs. The record will be recorded in San Francisco, the new studio in Alexander Valley, and possibly Nashville too. Michelle says, "I have a special place in my heart for the music that inspired me to play guitar and sing when I was a young girl. Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Arlo Guthrie, Buffy St. Marie, Carole King, Jesse Colin Young, and many others."

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