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The Cast => Alex Sharpe => Topic started by: CWazyTom on June 02, 2025, 09:15:33 AM
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Alex has a new Christmas album, "The Secret of Christmas," set for release in November 2025.
From Alex:
THE MUSIC
Produced and arranged by the amazing Jay Nygarrd, this album is a celebration of the music and memories that make the holidays magical.
Inspired by the holiday greats I grew up listening to — Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Andy Williams.
Their timeless songs and musical styles filled our home every December and still bring back the magic of my childhood Christmases.
You can expect lush orchestral arrangements, jazzy big band energy, and a whole lot of heart.
This is the music I love to sing — vibrant, nostalgic, and full of joy.
AN EARLY CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!
Here’s where it gets magical…
A generous supporter of the arts has stepped forward and fully funded the production of this album. Their support has been an absolute Christmas miracle, and I’m deeply grateful for their belief in this project.
THE MESSAGE
Beyond the music, this album carries a deeper message. A few years ago, I discovered a beautiful, lesser-known song called “The Secret of Christmas”, originally sung by Bing Crosby and written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn. One line in particular struck me:
“The secret of Christmas is not the things you do at Christmas time, but the Christmas things you do all year through.”
That lyric stayed with me and ultimately became the emotional core of this album. It’s a reminder that the true spirit of Christmas – kindness, compassion, and goodwill – isn’t just for one season. It’s something we can carry with us all year round.
HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT AND JOIN THE JOURNEY...
Now, I’m turning to you, my incredible community, to help with the manufacturing costs – so we can bring this music to life in a physical form.
The album will be available digitally for streaming and download, but I’m also producing a limited run of CD's and, most excitingly, a special gold vinyl edition. Growing up listening to vinyl's, the idea of holding my own Christmas album on vinyl feels like a deeply personal and nostalgic milestone to sharing this album with the world — and that’s where you come in!
On July 1st, we’re launching a KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN to help bring The Secret of Christmas to life through.
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Hey Tom the email I got from Alex says My brand new Christmas album, 'THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS' is set for release in November 2026! So do you know what the real date is 2025 or 2026
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2026 is possibly a typo. It may be this year.
Not sure though. Could be either.
Here's the Kickstarter link (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexsharpe/the-secret-of-christmas?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwKqx7xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpxPYBLdb5IWEB97sm7ImpfIZ89Zx0kpN7wjeUtIOcobXR2BoBiwWQqeTo-rw_aem_SpeHMBsv-AE6k1j7VqKg_w).
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I don't know the Kickstarter has no dates in it so I sent off a Email to Alex to see hopefully she will answer
Here is Alex's answer to me
"Oh that should be 2025!!!! My BAD ugh!!! I really messed up in that"
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Alex's Kickstarter campaign went live today!
There are lots of diffrerent pledge reward levels.
All the details are on the kickstarter page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexsharpe/the-secret-of-christmas
If you want to go straight to the rewards page, here's the link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexsharpe/the-secret-of-christmas/rewards
Time to help Alex make her Christmas wish come true!
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Thanks for the links! The rewards are pretty good & reasonably priced.
I hope Alex reaches her funding goal!
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Alex's Kickstarter campaign went live today!
There are lots of diffrerent pledge reward levels.
All the details are on the kickstarter page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexsharpe/the-secret-of-christmas
If you want to go straight to the rewards page, here's the link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexsharpe/the-secret-of-christmas/rewards
Time to help Alex make her Christmas wish come true!
Hey Tom is this Alex's first and only solo CD I think it is but I am always wrong what you say??
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Be Still My Soul was her first solo album.
There's also her EP Broken By Design.
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It looks like Alex's project is 100% funded for now!
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Since Alex will have her own Christmas album, I was wondering if she would still be touring with Jenny Oaks Baker this Christmas. The answer is 'no'.
https://www.jennyoaksbaker.com/joy-to-the-world
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Only 5 days left in Alex's album kickstarter. If you haven't got your pledge in yet, now is the time! ;D
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Well Alex's kick starter has 13 mins left and she raised 12,368.00 euro's and she was asking for $4000.00 euros I think she did well. I know the Forum and friends helpped her alot. All I can say is Thanks to anyone here at the Forum or any of the girls facebook page I admin.
Thanks All
GlenS
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Alex just released her digital copy of her new Christmas CD to the Kickstarter people the CD sounds great. If you were a donor to this you should have gotten a email today with the links to go and get your download of the CD
Enjoy
Glen
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I'm listening to it now for the 1st time. It is very old-timey & jazzy so far. ;D
It is nice that she gave all the donors an early listen!
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I was hoping to receive the merch from this project by Christmas...
Well if not, that's OK. Something to look forward to in 2026.
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Well folks I got my CD today the 19th and looks like they are mailed from Ut. From Jays Nygard's place
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Well folks I got my CD today the 19th and looks like they are mailed from Ut. From Jays Nygard's place
Yay! I got mine today too. That was a nice surprise. (I posted too soon yesterday!)
The Kickstarter credit page is fun. I see some of our names in there, and other people I recognize. I didn't have to look too hard to find myself & you.
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I got my Vinyl today only one problem it wasn't signed anyone else get something that should have been signed and wasn't. The CD I got in the begining of the week was signed Kind of Sad that the vinyl isn't signed :(
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Oh :( I'm sure you could contact Alex and ask her about it!*
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I got my Vinyl today only one problem it wasn't signed anyone else get something that should have been signed and wasn't. The CD I got in the begining of the week was signed Kind of Sad that the vinyl isn't signed :(
I didn't order the vinyl album. So IDK.
I did check the Rewards section on her Kickstarter. It is supposed to be signed. Double check. Honestly, I first thought my CD wasn't signed b/c the signatures are so small. Also look on the record itself. I could see them signing the album instead of the cover.
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Ya did all that but when the srink wrap plastic was still on the album I thought something wasn't right. Ya it was still sealed in the plastic. I have emailed Alex will wait and see what she says.
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Here is the reply I got from Alex
Hi Glen!
Sincerest apologies on the vinyl not being signed.
I was just drafting an update to go out on Kickstarter as to why that
happened.
Vinyl pressing is, frankly, a slow beast. Even though we paid extra for
express shipping, the pressing process itself took much longer than
expected (which is unfortunately very common with vinyl). The records
finally arrived from Canada to St. George on December 19th.
At that exact time, I was in Salt Lake City performing, and Jay was still
out touring with Joy to the World. That meant we simply weren’t in the same
place to sign them. Because I was flying back to Ireland on December 21st,
there was no realistic window to get the vinyls signed before shipment.
At that point, we had to make a call — and we felt it was far more
important that you receive your vinyls without further delay, rather than
hold them back indefinitely waiting for signing logistics to line up.
We sincerely apologise for any disappointment this caused. To make it
right, we’d like to offer two options:
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We can ship you a signed clear sticker that you can apply to your vinyl
if you wish.
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Or, you’re more than welcome to bring your vinyl to any performance
where either of us is appearing and we’ll happily sign it in person.
I’m sad this happened, we really did our best to get all the Kickstarter
rewards signed and shipped before Christmas but our hands unfortunately
were tied and held to ransom by the vinyl pressing plant.
Sincerest apologies again. 🙏🏻
whats all your guys Ideas as to what to do I offered her a option as if they have extra record covers to sign one and send it to me but I also said I would look into kickstarter for options going to a show is out because she does her shows out in Utah and Wisconsin is 1000 miles away so thats out and not hip on the clear viynl sticker. Let me hear any ideas you guys have to fix the problem
Thanks
Glen
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It would be great if you were to order another one in the future whenever it be show her an image that your vinyl was one that wasn't signed and if she has future ones signed that you could purchase order another but it will be discounted one because you have to buy another. the cost you paid for a signed one.Signed sticker is better option than nothing but agreed on your proposal a discounted vinyl if you don't get one free ofc.
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@GlenS
Personally, I am OK with stickers. Two good examples of where they do sticker autographs are:
- Books. If you google "bookplate", basically that's a sticker authors use to sign copies of their books (e.g. on the title page).
- Trading cards (e.g. baseball cards). It was not well received at first, but now a standard. Card companies have players sign sheets of stickers instead of the actual card.
If you want to see some sticker autographs, look on my old New Members thread. The PFI CD has a sticker autograph from Susan McFadden. I sent her a sticker to sign b/c I didn't want to risk losing in the mail my CD cover signed by all the other ladies.
Your idea of sending a 2nd album cover is good. But not sure if you'd have to cover additional shipping, e.g. from Ireland.
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One issue is all the other people that bought the same option I did are also not getting what they paid for when they could have held the records for a few weeks and got them signed for the people that paid for them like me and another point is that being signed make the record worth more later on then a unsigned one. It's like buying a car and you buy a car with a rag top and when you go to pick it up they say oh we didn't have any and give you a hard top instead. Well it is over she is going to send me another cover signed but it will more then likley take a month to get because it has to be signed by Jay in Utah then shipped to Ireland for Alex to sign and then back to me here in the states