Good Holiday Omens Day 23

Artist Credit: Makoyana on X

That certain night, the night we met...

There was magic abroad in the air...

There were angels dining at the Ritz...

And a nightingale sang

In Berkeley Square.

This one is especially dedicated to Sir Terry.

Raising a glass to the original ineffable duo, Neil and Terry, and the beautiful story they made 🥂

😈🖤🤍😇

Todays rip: 02/12/2023

snow halation but it shreds

Season 4 Episode 2 Featured on: Halation Celebration ~ 10th Anniversary Tribute to Snow halation

Ripped by Joshua Taipale, Nolithium ft. Charles Ritz

December 2020. Near the end of Season 4 Episode 2, closing out SiIvaGunner's fifth year straight of running, a new project is suddenly unveiled to us as part of the SiIvaGunner All-Star Winter Festival. To commemorate the tenth anniversary of Love Live's Snow Halation, a song closely tied to the channel's history, the SiIvaGunner team unveiled "Halation Celebration" - a full-on arrangement album featuring two dozen contributions both from within the team and from external submissions. You can sort of trace a journey here, from the original King for a Day Tournament, to the King for Another Day Tournament, to Halation Celebration, and to Season 5 and beyond - the journey that would eventually form "SiIvaGunner Fusion Records", the branding used to denote these sorts of full-scale arrangement projects in the future.

I've talked about a few of these in the past - hell, the blog's first-ever post was on Running Through Cookie Country from SGFR's "Super Star Symphony" project, and later on I'd cover *** EVERYTHING IS FINE *** from the first SGFR release of Season 7 - "Shovelware from Beyond the Deep!". Yet for as great as all these projects are, it all truly began with a Christmas celebration - it all began with Snow Halation, and for my money snow halation but it shreds was one of the utmost best parts of that celebration.

And that's not to disparage or dismiss any of the other contributions - like every SGFR release, Halation Celebration is filled with tons of different interpretations, different styles and creators all outputting at an utmost high level of quality, to where it almost does feel a little bad to pick just one favorite. Yet I am at the end of the day merely a Sonic fan, a total sucker for punk-rock and wailing electric guitars - and snow halation but it shreds is quite literally exactly what it promises on the tin. And its a fantastic performance - though I adored hearing the arrangements from SiIva's mainstay rippers, its just as fascinating to hear contributions from people like Joshua Taipale and Nolithium, who contribute despite otherwise not being associated with the channel! And the two are EXCELLENT musicians in their own right - something that I only discovered through this arrangement.

Holiday cheer can be a lot of things, and there's going to be a variety of different rips featured on the blog during the month to truly encompass that (and some more silly stuff too, don't worry!). Yet its in large part about appreciation and celebration, of shared and spread love and joy. And that feeling transcends any sort of conventions of music genres - that joy can be felt, even through the shredding riffs of snow halation but it shreds. Every part of Halation Celebration is an absolute gift, and I'm eternally going to be grateful for it playing part in kickstarting SGFR, and introducing me to so many talented musicians both inside the team and out.

#Discover the @ritzparis carousel on place Vendome. @raphaelmetivet #christmascity #paris #christmastime

Jesus fucking christ I hate the US south

What a pile of Ritz!

Yum

Life November 17th 1947

Ritz // Paris

Ritzneer as Jack and Sally

Just wanted to draw KidRitz as Jack Skellington and Veneer as Sally

...there is a certain magic during the holiday season...you can see sparkle and beauty everywhere...on a cold Christmas eve it can warm your heart...

Christmas has arrived at Ritz London

Good Holiday Omens

Artist Credit: @wisesnail

On the final day of our Good Holiday Omens advent calendar, I want to thank all the artists who allowed me to share their works and extend my gratitude to them all for continuing to inspire and provide the fandom with their talents.

And to you all... the ones who have made life wonderful and not just bearable... I only have one thing left to say.

To the world! 🥂

A little bit of glam of Ritz hotel in London.

Source: @ritzhotel on Facebook

#ritz hotel #london #holidays #christmas time

Shopping in Paris with the McMillan-Lehnhoffs

Fitz Vacker's Christmas Performance:

Ritz Carlton, Montreal