From the Web: Provo’s Lexi Linford meshes acoustic with Christmas in ‘O Holy Night’
Though it may be the first music video that local musician Lexi Linford has produced, her unique, indie take on the classic Christmas hymn “O Holy Night” is far from amateur and brings a rustic, acoustic taste to the holiday season, leaving listeners wanting more.
The song, one of 11 produced by the city of Provo as part of a unique Christmas album project, was released with a music video today on provomayor.com and YouTube.
As mentioned in a previous article, the city’s mayor, John Curtis, announced last week a collaboration between local musicians and the city with one goal in mind: producing a Christmas album of new and classic songs entirely composed or performed by local artists. The album, “Provo City Christmas Concerts,” according to Curtis, would be “our gift to the world.”
As if just the creation of Provo’s Christmas album isn’t enough reason to celebrate this holiday season, Curtis also announced that each of the 11 songs being featured on the album will be included in a series of music videos being released each day on provomayor.com. This video by Lexi Linford was filmed at downtown Provo’s Unhinged, and marks day four in the series of local videos created at local venues.
Outside of just bringing a local sound and great music to the world, an additional hope for the project is to ultimately raise $30,000 for the United Way and the Sub for Santa to help less fortunate families across the area.
For those wanting to support a wonderful cause while reaping the benefits of wonderful local music, the entire album is currently available for digital download with the CD available for pre-order by visiting provo.org/subforsanta. The physical CD also will be available for purchase at local businesses starting after Dec. 8.
To check out today’s video of “O Holy Night” by Lexi Linford, click the video above, or, for mobile users, follow this link.
We’ll be uploading each new music video as it is made available, so be sure to check back on heraldextra.com daily to make sure you don’t miss a thing!