{"id":31998,"date":"2017-12-20T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=31998"},"modified":"2017-12-18T12:54:03","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T12:54:03","slug":"essential-advent-calendar-circuit3-i-believe-in-father-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-circuit3-i-believe-in-father-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Advent Calendar: Circuit3 &#8211; &#8216;I Believe In Father Christmas&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-adrian-david-christmas\/advent-calendar-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-20.png?fit=1480%2C1182&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1480,1182\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"advent calendar 20\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-20.png?fit=640%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15956\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/advent-calendar-20.png?resize=640%2C511&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"511\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Irish synth artist Circuit3 (aka Peter Fitzpatrick) has released his take on the classic, &#8216;I Believe In Father Christmas&#8217;. Originally released in 1975 by Greg Lake (Emerson Lake &amp; Palmer) with lyrics by Peter Sinfield, the instrumental riff between the verses on &#8216;I Believe In Father Christmas&#8217; comes from the &#8216;Troika&#8217; portion of Sergei Prokofiev&#8217;s &#8216;Lieutenant Kij\u00e9&#8217; Suite. Circuit3&#8217;s synthy version was recorded in Dublin using classic retro analogue synthesisers, giving the song a charmingly warm vibe.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32000\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-circuit3-i-believe-in-father-christmas\/circuit3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Circuit3.png?fit=1200%2C894&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,894\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Circuit3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Circuit3.png?fit=640%2C477&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Circuit3.png?resize=640%2C477&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Circuit3 said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;I was reminded of this song a few days ago and was struck by the humanist approach to celebrating this holiday.\u00a0 I was that little boy one Christmas morning with eyes full of tinsel and fire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When pushed on whether this is a protest song he says, &#8220;You&#8217;ll have to ask the songwriters!\u00a0 If you want it to be a protest song then it could be. Maybe it&#8217;s simply a fine song that evokes the spirit of Christmas with bittersweet images.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;I Believe In Father Christmas&#8217; is available now on all major digital stores and streaming services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find more information about Circuit3 online on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.circuit3.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Circuit3Music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/circuit03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/circuit3music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCmo6IkKRlL718vAg6GpXsdQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_20152\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iMzlhlJ2kf4?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"I Believe in Father Christmas [Circuit3]\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iMzlhlJ2kf4\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irish synth artist Circuit3 (aka Peter Fitzpatrick) has released his take on the classic, &#8216;I Believe In Father Christmas&#8217;. Originally released in 1975 by Greg Lake (Emerson Lake &#038; Palmer) with lyrics by Peter Sinfield, the instrumental riff between the verses on &#8216;I Believe In Father Christmas&#8217; comes from the &#8216;Troika&#8217; portion of Sergei Prokofiev&#8217;s &#8216;Lieutenant Kij\u00e9&#8217; Suite. Circuit3&#8217;s synthy version was recorded in Dublin using classic retro analogue synthesisers, giving the song a charmingly warm vibe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3768,9,640],"tags":[10994,251,12218,3938,2411,12213,126,369,12215,12212,12217,12216,1674,837,3787,12214],"class_list":["post-31998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-circuit3","tag-dublin","tag-emerson-lake-palmer","tag-essential-advent-calendar","tag-greg-lake","tag-i-believe-in-father-christmas","tag-ireland","tag-irish","tag-lieutenant-kije","tag-peter-fitzpatrick","tag-peter-sinfield","tag-sergei-prokofiev","tag-synth","tag-synthesiser","tag-the-essential-advent-calendar","tag-troika"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-8k6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44056,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-21-i-believe-in-father-christmas-by-circuit3\/","url_meta":{"origin":31998,"position":0},"title":"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 21 &#8211; &#8216;I Believe In Father Christmas&#8217; By Circuit3","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"21\/12\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Circuit3 has produced his synthy take on the Greg Lake classic 'I Believe In Father Christmas'.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christmas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christmas","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/archived-categories\/christmas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/advent-calendar-21.png?fit=660%2C526&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/advent-calendar-21.png?fit=660%2C526&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/advent-calendar-21.png?fit=660%2C526&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":66309,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/12\/essential-advent-calendar-december-16-greg-lake-i-believe-in-father-christmas-4k-restored-version-of-the-original-promo-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":31998,"position":1},"title":"Essential Advent Calendar: December 16 &#8211; Greg Lake  \u2018I Believe In Father Christmas\u2019  4K Restored Version Of The Original Promo Video","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"16\/12\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"It's December 16 and behind today's door is the classic, \u2018I Believe in Father Christmas\u2019 by Greg Lake, which was re-released for Christmas 2020 thanks to the restoration of the original video to 4K. The featured audio in the video is the 2015 master of the original 1975 single version.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christmas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christmas","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/archived-categories\/christmas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 17","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/F075B092-310F-4244-BE7B-87ADA22070BC.png?fit=623%2C497&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/F075B092-310F-4244-BE7B-87ADA22070BC.png?fit=623%2C497&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/F075B092-310F-4244-BE7B-87ADA22070BC.png?fit=623%2C497&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":60724,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/03\/circuit3-set-to-release-new-electro-pop-single-the-rain-april-3rd-with-launch-at-whelans\/","url_meta":{"origin":31998,"position":2},"title":"Circuit3 Set To Release New Electro Pop Single THE RAIN April 3rd With Launch At Whelan&#8217;s","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"11\/03\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Irish electro-pop artist Circuit3 returns on April 3 with latest single, 'THE RAIN'. The track will be available in all digital stores, streaming platforms, and on limited edition 10-track remix CD, which will be available from Bandcamp.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Concerts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Concerts","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/concerts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Circuit3-The-Rain-single-cover.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Circuit3-The-Rain-single-cover.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Circuit3-The-Rain-single-cover.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Circuit3-The-Rain-single-cover.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Circuit3-The-Rain-single-cover.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29484,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/08\/essentially-pop-meets-circuit3\/","url_meta":{"origin":31998,"position":3},"title":"Essentially Pop Meets: Circuit3","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"16\/08\/2017","format":false,"excerpt":"During Essentially Pop's recent Irish Roadshow, Lisa talked to Peter Fitzpatrick, who performs as Circuit3. Check out our interview as well as our competition to win Circuit3's album.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Competitions&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Competitions","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/competitions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/siliconchipsuperstar.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/siliconchipsuperstar.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/siliconchipsuperstar.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/siliconchipsuperstar.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/siliconchipsuperstar.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44058,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/12\/its-for-your-own-good-irish-synthpop-circuit3-artist-releases-new-single-ahead-of-sophomore-album\/","url_meta":{"origin":31998,"position":4},"title":"It&#8217;s &#8216;For Your Own Good&#8217; &#8211; Irish Synthpop Circuit3 Artist Releases New Single Ahead Of Sophomore Album","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"21\/12\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Irish synthpop artist CIRCUIT3 released his new single 'FOR YOUR OWN GOOD' on December 10th, along with a wild remix.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Releases&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Releases","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/circuit3.png?fit=1200%2C635&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/circuit3.png?fit=1200%2C635&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/circuit3.png?fit=1200%2C635&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/circuit3.png?fit=1200%2C635&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/circuit3.png?fit=1200%2C635&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51869,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/08\/new-circuit3-synthpop-electropop-single-safe-to-sleep\/","url_meta":{"origin":31998,"position":5},"title":"New Circuit3 Synthpop Electropop Single &#8211; &#8216;Safe To Sleep&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"07\/08\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"'SAFE TO SLEEP' by Irish artist CIRCUIT3 is set for release on August 24th in all digital stores, streaming platforms and limited edition CD.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/circuit3.jpg?fit=960%2C960&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/circuit3.jpg?fit=960%2C960&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/circuit3.jpg?fit=960%2C960&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/circuit3.jpg?fit=960%2C960&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Circuit3.png?fit=1200%2C894&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}