{"id":43492,"date":"2018-12-07T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=43492"},"modified":"2018-12-07T17:43:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T17:43:12","slug":"the-essential-advent-calendar-december-6-a-simple-christmas-by-john-galea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-6-a-simple-christmas-by-john-galea\/","title":{"rendered":"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 6 &#8211; &#8216;A Simple Christmas&#8217; By John Galea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>We recently wrote about John Galea&#8217;s new EP, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/11\/john-galeas-new-ep-christmas-round-the-piano-is-a-bit-of-a-festive-bop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas Round The Piano<\/a>&#8216;. Now the London-based singer songwriter and pianist has released his first festive track from the record, &#8216;A Simple Christmas&#8217;, complete with a music video set to rival that for &#8216;Last Christmas&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42994\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/11\/john-galeas-new-ep-christmas-round-the-piano-is-a-bit-of-a-festive-bop\/lmd_single-cover-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LMD_SINGLE-COVER-2.jpg?fit=2432%2C2432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2432,2432\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1538319567&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;LMD&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LMD_SINGLE COVER 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LMD_SINGLE-COVER-2.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42994\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/LMD_SINGLE-COVER-2.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A super upbeat track with a 50s\/60s vibe, &#8216;A Simple Christmas&#8217; will be echoing in your head long after the track is finished.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can watch the video here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_80094\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hRFTivfSVWU?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=\"John Galea - A Simple Christmas\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hRFTivfSVWU\/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<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018A Simple Christmas\u2019, and \u2018Christmas Round The Piano\u2019 are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/christmas-round-the-piano-ep\/1441680765?fbclid=IwAR0gHRUf9hLS-shNjDbajZOJGdaBkgkM583DXyvKFtLY5FpmTncFTI1b_ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2S074vO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and will be available to stream on all digital sites. You can find out more about John Galea online on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johngaleamusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johngalea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jgalea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/johngalea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JohnGaleaVEVO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently wrote about John Galea&#8217;s new EP, &#8216;Christmas Round The Piano&#8217;. 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