Tom Baptist AKA Tunemaker Tom
AKA" Tampa Bay's Smoothest Vocalist" I am a song stylist and keyboardist transplanted from Massachusetts to Tampa in the late '80s. since then I have been performing as a solo artist as well as the leader of a trio and a quartet from time to time. I have done some light touring throughout New England and parts of Canada in the past headlining events as well as opening for Kool & The Gang, Vanilla Fudge, Etta James, The Drifters, and others but since the late 90's I have been doing mostly restaurant gigs where I perform mostly these days. That allows me to continue writing and recording more original music.
For my live gigs, I primarily play my interpretation of cover tunes with a mix of original music. I have an extensive catalog now of original music that I like to showcase as often as possible. I have some of my original music recorded and listed with online merchants and sites and lots more yet to be recorded for commercial sale.
As a musician, I am self-taught on vocals, keyboards, and drums. I have done small tours with various size ensembles as a frontman, organist, keyboardist, and drummer. I do not read music, although I am quite familiar with chords and music structure. I have always had an innate sense of music flow. So much so that I was able to solo better than I could find chords. Even now I can hear a foreign or new piece of music and be able to improvise a verbal riff or solo to accompany it.
My vocal style and tone are often compared to Lou Rawls, Nat Cole Billy Eckstine, and other smooth crooners when singing some ballads. I do not try to emulate those legends but I do derive lots of influences from all the masters as I project my unique personal style.
My live performance repertoire has a mix of Jazz, Blues, Pop, Standards, Adult Contemporary, Vocals and Instrumentals, Covers, and originals. The audience I face and gig parameters direct the content (set) mix for the gig.
We All Love Christmas is a fun, uplifting sing along song for Christmas. Gather around with family and friends and join in , joyously singing along. Title Photo Credits : Chris Benson Unsplah.com
Here are the complete lyrics.
We All Love Christmas -by Tom Baptist (ASCAP) Publisher Joe’s Boy Music (ASCAP)
We all , we all we all love Christmas We all , we all we all love Christmas
It’s Christmas, it’s Christmas yes that time of year For much happy thoughts and family cheer
Bright blinking lights and sweet memories We all love Christmas
We all , we all we all love Christmas We all , we all we all love Christmas
The trees and the tinsel are hung with great care We share thoughts of loved ones no longer here
We smile with their memories that we hold so dear ‘Cause that’s what we do at this time of year
We all , we all we all love Christmas We all , we all we all love Christmas
And though it all happens but once a year We’re giddy with joy and tremble with fear
About who’ll be miffed, If we get the wrong gift But we all love Christmas
We all , we all we all love Christmas We all , we all we all love Christmas
Shoppers all chasing that last minute get Children are dreaming what they don’t have yet
The sounds of the season are filling the air ‘Cause we all love Christmas
We all , we all we all love Christmas We all , we all we all love Christmas
The past year is fading , the New Year is nigh We pass out the presents and happily sigh
It’s goodness and music we cherish so much ’Cause we all love Christmas
We all , we all we all love Christmas We all , we all we all love Christmas
We all , we all we all love Christmas
Merry Christmas Everybody
