Artist name: Emily Hamilton & One Christmas Eve

Music style: Christmas Music & Song

Famous Similar Artist(s): Charlotte Church

Artist Description: "One Christmas Eve", a musical designed to tug your heartstrings manages to accomplish its goals. Written by Dean FH Macy, this gentle tale tells the story of a young girl (played by Emily Hamilton) who is facing her first Christmas Eve without her mother who died in an automobile accident that also took her infant sister (Bethie). The synopsis of the story has the little girl, Keri (Emily Hamilton), unable to sleep on Christmas Eve, and so she joins her father where he broods by the fire. They talk of their missing mother, and how "Mommy" would have helped them to celebrate Christmas. In this way, and through time honored Christmas hymns, anthems and carols, the two relive the Christmas story. They bring Mommy closer to their hearts as well, and both are enlivened by the feeling of oneness they share with each other, with the gentle spirit of the mother, and with God.

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Artist History: Emily Hamilton, the star of One Christmas Eve, is 10yo and is active in Summer Stock and concerts. She has released three CD Albums and has sung in the Highland Games.

Members: Emily Hamilton & Steve Roberg (soundtrack composer)

Press reviews: Dr. Macy's story is indeed a heart-tugging story. He placed all the right elements into it to guarantee a rapport with the audience. His use of scenes in a series of Christmas cards on the mantle as a way to introduce each song is ingenious. I confess that, by the time I finished listening to the PREVIEW album, I was reaching for handkerchief after handkerchief. And not all of it had to do with the sob-quality of the carefully crafted story, either. (c) 97 Nancy Ahern

Instruments: Voice, Piano

Album Names: The Story of One Christmas Eve

Artist's CD Sales Webpage: http://www.cdstreet.com/cgi-bin/artist_products.cgi?1239368&12363373&

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