World War I - December 1914, German, French and British troops disobeyed superior officers, crossed enemy lines and celebrated Christmas together, the Christmas Truce of 1914.
It was a silent night, holy night.
Peace at Christmastime, an original single by Tina Micula, will be availabe at itunes and other sites soon, but is available now for purchase at:
http://www.thesixtyone.com/csongwrtr/song/PeaceatChristmastimebyTinaMicula/t1WHam4YBrt/
Once at the website, the song should start playing. You can share, but to purchase and download though, you must sign up as a listener at the site.
You can also buy her first CD right now, "Tina Micula" (more below on this) at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tinamicula
You can read more about the Christmas Truce at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce
About Tina Micula:
Tina Micula was born in New York City. The first six years of her life were spent traveling the world due to her father's career with the United Nations. She graduated from Lehman College, City University of New York with a B.A. in Psychology and a M.S. in Special Education. She has lived in Norfolk for the past twenty years where she has taught and tutored at Old Dominion University, produced her self-titled CD and taught songwriting in Norfolk and Virginia Beach Public Schools.
She says, "Music has always been important in my life. I remember singing songs as a little girl. Since my family traveled a lot, we were constantly singing songs on long road trips. I loved to sing. I got a guitar from my sister when I was about fifteen and started plunking out tunes. Early musical influences include Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Bob Dylan is my favorite songwriter. I think his lyrics are brilliant. I think those early influences molded me as a songwriter."
As of late, Tina has lent her songwriting talents to help the homeless, writing and performing "God's Hands and Feet" for the Norfolk Homeless Vigil held annually. She performs at retirement and nursing homes and co-writes songs with children and adults.
She wrote the song "New Road" which captured the inspirational story of the New Road Community, a struggling African American community on the Eastern shore of Virginia. and performed it with the incomparable St. Mary's choir.
"I see music as a vehicle that can heal, inspire and change people for the better. One thing I love doing is performing at nursing homes and watching the miracle of music at work. I love to make my live performances as interactive as possible. It makes it more fun for me and the audience."
Most recently Tina has started a program called Melodyville, which focuses on songwriting with children. Her first self-titled CD is available at
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tinamicula . She is now working on her second CD.
Her newest undertaking is this song and video Peace at Christmastime
