{"id":72673,"date":"2021-12-06T09:12:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T09:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=72673"},"modified":"2021-11-30T14:09:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T14:09:08","slug":"the-essential-advent-calendar-december-6-the-imaginaries-release-christmas-town-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-6-the-imaginaries-release-christmas-town-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 6 &#8211; The Imaginaries Release &#8216;Christmas Town&#8217; Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Oklahoma\u2019s favourite Americana husband\/wife duo, The Imaginaries, Shane Henry (guitar, vocals) and Maggie McClure (keys, piano, vocals), partnered with the Chickasha Economic Development Council for the release of their festive new video (directed by Reagan Elkins with Intellego Media) for their original holiday song, &#8216;Christmas Town&#8217;.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_80127\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gn9E-3ekVt8?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=\"The Imaginaries &quot;Christmas Town&quot; Official Music Video\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/gn9E-3ekVt8\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  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Sutton.\u00a0 Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=35r3zZKsL4s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a> to see a special video of last year\u2019s event which showcases the festivities and the city\u2019s famous iconic 40-foot giant leg lamp.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72676\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"72676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-6-the-imaginaries-release-christmas-town-video\/the-imaginaries-photo-credit-joseph-mcclure\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Imaginaries-photo-credit-Joseph-McClure.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"The Imaginaries photo credit Joseph McClure\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Imaginaries photo credit Joseph McClure&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Imaginaries-photo-credit-Joseph-McClure.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72676\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Imaginaries-photo-credit-Joseph-McClure.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Imaginaries photo credit Joseph McClure\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Imaginaries-photo-credit-Joseph-McClure.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/The-Imaginaries-photo-credit-Joseph-McClure.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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to offer this time of year,\u201d says Jim Cowan, Director of Chickasha Economic Development Council.\u00a0 \u201cThe Imaginaries will always be a local favourite during the holidays, but we love that their music is heard all over the world too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Christmas Town&#8217; was co-written by Maggie McClure and Shane Henry, as well as Grammy-award winning songwriter Jeff Silbar, who\u2019s worked with Kenny Rogers, Fleetwood Mac, Dolly Parton, and wrote Bette Midler\u2019s classic, &#8216;Wind Beneath My Wings&#8217;.\u00a0 It was recorded at Cardinal Song in OKC and Windjammer Studios in Norman, OK.\u00a0 The cover art and Candyland style board-game featured in the video was designed by famed Disney animator James Lopez.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma\u2019s favourite Americana husband\/wife duo, The Imaginaries, Shane Henry (guitar, vocals) and Maggie McClure (keys, piano, vocals), partnered with the 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