UPDATE NOVEMBER 2014 — BRAND NEW VERSION! Available on Spotify HERE, iTunes HERE // In the spirt of Christmahanakwanzakuh (but mostly Christmas), I've just completed a brand new remix of my song "Mary." If you aren't familiar with this song, it's a story I wrote for Dom & Jane's Warm and Fuzzy Christmas Show for Mix 100.3 FM in Denver. W&F is a special radio morning show D&J do every year where they bring in local Denver artists to sing holiday music live on the air. It's always a lot of fun, and a great event. In 2004, my friend Dom asked me to write an original Christmas song for the event, and I wanted to do something from a different angle. I racked my brain for weeks, and finally came up with something I thought was unique. Most people know the nativity story, with Mary and Joseph (and Jesus, of course), and I know there have been a few really great songs written from Mary's perspective, but not any that I knew of from Joseph's. No matter what day or time you live in, marrying a girl who's gotten pregnant by someone other than you is a pretty noble thing to do. I like to think that 'ol Joe must have been pretty smitten with Mary. "Mary" by Josh Allan

Here in the cold Hardly alone Beautiful girl, dead to the world And I'm next to her Rise and you fall Watching it all Baby inside, always reminds Never was mine I don't suppose That anyone knows Why someone like you Would care about me, Mary Star through the clouds With white falling out Snow on the ground It's Christmastime now If just in this town Light of the world At least to this boy and girl We laughed and we cried This barnyard beside Our beautiful boy Don't look down, Mary I need you now, Mary I know even by now It's all tired out Gotta let go, I'm the luckiest Joe I know

It's been a few years since I released this song, so I wanted to do a remix. You can download it here, if you like (right click, Save Linked File, etc.). Artwork here. Happy holidays! //