December 20th 2011

Dear All,

Here’s wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.

Thanks  to everyone who came to our concerts during 2011, it was a fantastic year for me and the band with great shows and great audiences. My thanks as always, to Mads, Frank, Gunnar and Zsolt. I also really enjoyed the SAS Christmas shows with Jamie Moses in fantastic form.

I’m looking forward to the “Rock Meets Classic” shows in January with Steve Lukather, Ian Gillan and Jimmy Jamison, they should be great fun, it’s always a thrill to play with an orchestra.

Have a great holiday and be sure to download my new Christmas song “That’s What Santa Said” (my Christmas present to you all) it’s quite a departure for me!

Looking forward to seeing you next year, be safe and keep on Rockin’

Best wishes

Chris Thompson

Hi All,

We finally have the Live CD from Berlin, the 7 useable  tracks from the Collo-Saal plus a 4 song Fancam shoot available in a 2  CD / DVD double jewel box package, called, funnily enough, “Chris Thompson:  Berlin Live and the Aschaffenberg Remains”

Although it was like sailing through a sea of Mars bars to get it finished, I think it’s a good representation of the live show, thanks in no small part to Joe Cassella and Inge.

As you know our live show keeps evolving and we have added Thunder Child, from War of the Worlds and Good to be Alive, (by request) from my English version of a Tabaluga project I worked on. Please feel free to let me know if you think there is something we definitely should add to the live show, I’m always interested in what you want to hear.

We had a really successful 10-date tour in October, which ended in Weert, Holland. Thanks to all of you who made the trip from Belgium and Germany. We look forward to more shows in Holland and Belgium next year.  Once again my heartfelt thanks to Mads, Gunnar, Zsolt and Frank for being such a fantastic band. And great friends. I’m a lucky man!

I’m really happy I will be able to do the SAS Christmas shows this year (The Brook and Guildford) and look forward to catching up with Spike and the Boys (well men really).  Two tributes to Freddy are also in my book before Xmas, the 19^th November in Dresden and the 25^th Nov in London and the Clapham Grand Theatre (for The Phoenix Trust ). It’s amazing to think it will be 20 years since he died. There will never be anyone to replace him!

Keep those messages coming on Facebook.

Comments, video or pics from the gigs are great too.  Keep Rockin’!

Chris T.