"Broken Christmas Tree" is a holiday song inspired by the themes of hunger, poverty, nostalgia, survival, gratitude, and joy. A broken tree decorated with popcorn strings plays an important part in this story of a frightened little girl at Christmas time. Written by Jay Novicky, Albert Compton, and Carolyn Wood Cates, in Autumn 2022, its final release was put off until (hopefully) Christmas 2023. On this rough work tape, vocals and piano are provided by Carolyn Cates.

Broken Christmas Tree

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This short instrumental song is a tribute to the brave miners who were trapped underground for 69 days in 2010, as we who were above ground watched and prayed. It was inspired by rescue events following the Copiapó, Chile, mining accident at the San José copper–gold mine. Each segment of this song represents a specific part of the miners' journey, from being trapped deep below the surface on August 5th, 2010, to making it to the surface alive on October 13th, 2010.

Rescue Story (Los 33)

RESCUE STORY (LOS 33) - Carolyn Cates - 20230802M.WAV

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