We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Oct 22nd, 2007 by skanson.com
We Wish You A Merry Christmas Song History - In the days of Olde England (16th century ), groups of traveling singers would entertain for food or pay. These groups were called “waits” and were extremely popular at Christmastime. 
We Wish You A Merry Christmas is one of those tunes that was sung by the “waits” who would afterwards demand a nice drink and some fig pudding! We Wish You A Merry Christmas had its origins as a popular secular carol from West Country of England. It is one of the few traditional holiday carols that makes mention of the New Year’s celebration, “We Wish You A Merry 
Christmas and a Happy New Year!”
“Two “E-Bowed” Electric Guitars! Again, the E-Bow makes an appearance here for We Wish You A Merry Christmas. I ended the CD Angels, Guitar, and Joy with this short little arrangement of We Wish You A Merry Christmas just for the fun of it. I guess I was trying to remind myself to not take myself too seriously. I also used an E-Bow on my arrangement of Away In A Manger for the CD.” - Darren Curtis Skanson
The Energy Bow is a totally unique guitar accessory. It’s not just an effect like the many plug-in devices on the market. The EBow does its work on the string itself by producing an energy field that vibrates and sustains your guitar string… Direct String Synthesis™. Infinite Sustain is just the beginning. Powered by a 9-volt battery, the EBow is held in place of your pick, giving you instant access to violin, cello, flute and horn sounds as well as unique sounds of its own. The EBow lets you play as fast as your left hand can scurry through a lick. Fade a string in from a motionless state for
a reverse-tape effect. Run the EBow across the strings for gorgeous arpeggios. Add distortion for a screaming guitar sound. Playing the EBow directly over the pickup will increase your volume many fold and give you the crisp sound of super hot pickups. Moving away from the pickup gives you the mellow sound of a hollow body electric. The sounds you discover by experimenting with the EBow will amaze you. And like the best tools of the trade, the EBow will sound different for each musician.