Where has Jillian been since her last post, you ask?  Like a mad scientist, I disappeared into the laboratory for a while to work on my masterful new creation!  It's true.  I locked myself away from the world - shunning food and almost all forms of human contact (with the obvious exception of our one-and-only zircon) - in order to bring you....

Through Sand and Snow - Christmas album preorders!

    The holiday season is filled with a special kind of magic:
    trees glisten with freshly fallen snow, families are reunited
    for the traditions of gift-giving and mealtime stories, and
    age-old carols imbue the air.  But how often do we have
    the chance to steep our thoughts in solitude?

    Through Sand and Snow brings the listener on a nighttime
    journey through the aura of mystery and awe that
    Christmas so quietly inspires in our hearts.  A vast nature
    surrounds us in these colder months, longing to be
explored...  Sometimes, it is only after we have that our own homes feel even warmer.

Release Date: November 25th, 2008
Preorders Available: TODAY, at JillianGoldin.com!
Price: $9.99
Songs Included:

    * Prelude
    * I Wonder As I Wander
    * What Child Is This?  (a.k.a. Greensleeves)
    * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
    * Walking In the Air  (from the classic animated film "The Snowman")
    * Silent Night

...Woo hoo!  So what are you waiting for?  Go preorder a copy, and ensure that you are among the first to receive the new album!  :D

Now for some more good news: in anticipation of the holiday season, I have set up  all sorts of discounts and specials offers for both CD releases.  With every copy of Through Sand and Snow that you preorder, you'll also receive a complimentary gift card featuring the winter song "Walking In the Air."  You can pass it on to a loved one... or even send it out with your holiday cards this year, for that extra special touch.  It's a beautiful winter song (non-demoninational), so anyone can enjoy it!

This gift card offer also applies if you preorder Through Sand and Snow with a copy of Origins, in the 2-CD Combo Pack deal.  :>

And finally, both CDs are now set up to offer discounts in bulk - so you will automatically get 2-4 dollars off each additional CD that you buy!

I know how hectic the holiday season can be, and that is largely why I was inspired to start this project in the first place.  For Andrew and I, it has been a whirlwind of music-making, track-mixing, and hair-splitting... But the result?  A breath of fresh (albeit cold) air.  :>