The $20,000 Musical Christmas Book
How I became an author
By Accident
Hi! I'm Thann! I recently finished my musical Christmas book, and after spending over $20,000 of my own savings to produce it, I want to give you a copy for FREE!
But first, I'd like to tell you how this book came to be.
I like to tell people I wrote this book BY ACCIDENT. It all started in 2020, on the heels of the global pandemic. Do you remember how the Christmas season felt that year?
Amid all the talk of masks and vaccinations, I began to feel that what the world really needed was...
...to be innoculated with HOPE.
I began to search deep inside myself to find out if there was anything that I could do to offer some glimmer of hope, especially at Christmas time.
But what could I do?
The birth of a
Musical Christmas Book
You see, I'm actually more of a musician. I never dreamed of being an author. Then, a Christmas song that I had written years earlier came to my mind with striking clarity.
I'd never been able to figure out where the song fit. But this time, something just HIT me. A voice in my mind said:
Take that song, make it into a book, and...
...put the two TOGETHER.
So for the next 5 years, that's what I did.
Bringing it to Life
Working tirelessly with Christmas card artist Simon Treadwell and dozens of orchestral musicians from all over the world, the music and the book were finally finished!
I'm excited to share a preview with you below!
Once Upon a Christmas Morning
Pay It Forward Christmas Book
Once Upon a Christmas Morning
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Combining the Music with the Book
As I mentioned, I'm actually a musician--so I got to work with the song for the book first. The score was professionally produced and recorded with dozens of live orchestral players from around the world. All the instruments in the production are real.
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The lyrics of the song are written on every page of the book, to listen or read along with. A QR code at the front of the book links to the included song. No app required.
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Finding the True Meaning of Christmas
While looking to buy a nativity set for inspiration on my book, I could not find any at a big box retail chain. The manager said:
"We don't Carry Nativity Sets."
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I continued to look around, and something literally fell off the shelf in front of me to reveal behind it some Christmas cards of Mary holding Jesus. This became the anthem for my project:
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"We need to let some things 'fall off the shelf' so that the true meaning of Christmas can shine through!"
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Finding the Right Artist: Simon Treadwell
I was nearly scammed by a fake online "artist" who had stolen artwork from another man. After some research, I found the portfolio to be fraudulent. The true man behind the art I was seeing was Simon Treadwell, a renowned Christmas card artist.
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I connected with Simon and his agent, and confirmed that the person I had found was truly a scammer. It's amazing to me that without the aid of that scammer, I never would have found the artist I needed for this beautiful book!
