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Don Murdock

chriStMaS tO Me

the session in Nashville. USA and Europe. Each year the song grows in
Christmas To Me – The Release & Controversy popularity here in Canada and around the world
“Christmas To Me”, by Don Murdock, flew in under the bringing Don Murdock new fans to his brand of honest
musical radar and landed at #3 on the Canada Country country music.
Aircheck Top 10 list of favourite Canadian Country
Christmas songs. The song was co-written by Don Don Murdock – Mini Bio
Murdock and Brian Dolph, who also produced the
track. Born and raised in Oshawa, Don Murdock is a former
firefighter who was awarded Canada’s Medal of Bravery
Released for the 2013 holiday season, “Christmas To by Governor General Jeanne Sauvé. He also established
Me” had an immediate and controversial impact. News the firefighting training program at Durham College
organizations from across the country, including The where he was a professor. Music has always been part of
National Post and CBC Radio One, featured the song in Don’s life. He has been playing guitar and
news stories and radio programs. Don also performed performing from the time he was a teenager. It is only
the song live on the prime time SUN News TV program in the past few years, however that Don began writing
The Source. Each time an online story featuring the his own songs, eventually recording an 8 song EP. He
song appeared the comment section filled with debate has released a number of songs to radio and his music
about the “War on Christmas” and the song. has appeared on thousands of radio playlists around the
world.
“Christmas To Me” has now become a regular part of https://www.reverbnation.com/donm
the syndicated holiday program, A Country Christmas,
heard annually for over 30 years across Canada, the https://www.facebook.com/don.murdock.319

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