My first Christmas song! This was originally intended to be just a series of improvisations on Prokofiev's Troika ( Sleigh Ride ) but then I got the idea of bringing in a space theme. So I started thinking about the Apollo 11 moon landing and worked this in. I’m not quite sure how, but Neil Armstrong has ended up providing the main vocal hook - hence the extra title in brackets! There’s a hint of Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss about the brass section. I added the actual Strauss motif in the fade out just because….well, it’s meant to be a jolly festive song so why not?It was a whole heap of fun adding all the effects and touches to create that spacey and festive vibe. I hope you enjoy it and, obviously, have a wonderful Christmas! 

Additional space effects - Pixabay
Original image - betidraws on Pixabay


Christmas Sleigh Ride to the Moon (One Small Step)

Sad Verse is the fifth entry in the six-album Verse Series under Volant Records, following Anxious Verse, Thankful Verse, Angry Verse, and Lonely Verse.

Where earlier volumes wrestled with fear, gratitude, righteous anger, and loneliness, Sad Verse enters sorrow with gentleness — and guides the listener out of it.
This is not an album about staying sad.
It is an album about being carried from sadness into joy.

Through fifteen devotional songs, each anchored in Scripture, the album traces a healing arc:

Sadness named →
Sadness comforted →
Sadness lifted →
Sadness transformed →
Sadness replaced by joy.

Each track uses the exact Biblical verse as its chorus, allowing the listener to repeatedly encounter God’s promises: He draws near to the brokenhearted, He binds wounds, He gives beauty for ashes, He turns mourning into joy, He wipes every tear, He gives joy no one can take away

Musically, the album begins with soft, introspective textures and gradually brightens into warm piano, radiant pads, and gentle ambient lift.
By the end, the listener stands in full spiritual sunlight — renewed, uplifted, and restored.

Together with the other entries — Anxious, Thankful, Angry, Lonely, and the coming Happy Verse — this album forms part of a complete emotional and devotional journey through Scripture.

You Are Near to My Broken Heart

A WORD OF COMFORT, HOPE AND TRUST

EIN WORT DES TROSTES, DER HOFFNUNG UND DES VERTRAUENS

A WWII South Pacific Christmas album framed like a classic film run of scenes. Silvio Nicastro sings to lift spirits and shift the mind toward home: radio hours, USO spotlights, love held close through letters, faith carried in simple words, and a steady promise of return. Every track aims for warm morale and clear-hearted hope, built for soldiers, nurses, and anyone counting days until the door opens to loved ones.

Island Whistle

HE IS WITH US STILL (Version I)

HE IS WITH US STILL (Version II)

Mistletoe Under Canvas

I Am the Only One for You, Love Me

Volant Records is a story-driven label and shared universe: cinematic concept albums, stutter-house, western sagas, haunted pop, and hymn-like instrumentals. Home to Jupiter Morrow, Avaline Ingels, Shadow Face, Buck Ramble, Choralith and more. All Worlds Reserved®.