There has not been much activity ’round the ol’ CST compound lately. After our show in October with Buddy Mondlock we sort of went into hibernation, and we’ve pretty much stayed there since.

Considering the early onset of winter, I’d say hibernation has been appropriate. I was not prepared for temperatures so low so early on, and I hadn’t yet dragged out the snow shovel and ice melt when that first big snowstorm hit. But they’re out now, and looking at the forecast for next week, it’s a good thing. Christmas travel might be interesting this year…

About this time every year Charlie and I start to talk about whether or not we should record a CST Christmas CD. It seems like a good idea (though one we’d need to consider much earlier in the year in order to have it ready when it’s seasonally appropriate), but we just can’t ever seem to arrive at what sort of recording it might be. We’ve talked about doing all instrumental versions of Christmas songs. We’ve talked about vocals. We’ve talked about a combination of instrumentals and vocals. The one thing we seem to have decided for sure is that if we ever do record a Christmas CD, it will be a collection of traditional Christmas hymns and carols. I’ll be surprised if we ever do a CST version of “The Happiest Christmas Tree” or “Santa Baby” or “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.”

We still have other projects in mind and/or in the works, too. A re-recording of Lord, Look Down will still happen sometime; in fact, we’ve started on it a couple different times. We’ve both written a few new songs, so we’ll be looking at possibly recording an all-new CST CD sometime in the not-too-distant future.

For now, though, we’re looking at filling some dates in late winter and spring, so keep an eye on the calendar for a show near you (or one at a location to which you’re willing to travel).

We hope you have a blessed Christmas season.