WHAT IS THIS?
This is the first annual Newgrounds Christmas in July collaboration album!
We will be making instrumental covers (that means no lyrics) of public domain Christmas songs to release as a royalty free album for free streaming and free download on my Newgrounds, Bandcamp, and YouTube pages. Did I mention free?
HOW DO I JOIN?
Linked here is a spreadsheet of the songs that are still available to cover. Make a reply here, or DM me on Newgrounds or Discord, or contact me in any other way to claim a song!
Songs are on a first come, first serve basis, so if you don’t get the song you want, I apologize!!
If there is a public domain Christmas song not on the list that you’d like to cover, let me know and I will see if we can add your song! Remember, songs must be in the public domain to be eligible. Think “Jingle Bells,” not “All I Want for Christmas is You.”
Additionally, you can join the NG Audio Portal Collab Center server and claim a song in the dedicated thread!
The spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-2huu2EiACu_52yq8AIQcPwW-iTqsTY_jZG2gtRzkpc/edit?usp=sharing
The NGAP Collab Center Discord: https://discord.gg/tmjF3ukHP2
WHAT ARE THE GUIDELINES?
- Keep your song instrumental! Vocal samples are okay, but no actual lyrics!
- Keep your songs rated E! Not sure how you’d make an explicit song without lyrics, but don’t attempt to do that for this!
- Follow all existing Newgrounds Audio Portal guidelines!
- You can work alone or as a group - be sure to let me know the Newgrounds usernames of everyone involved in the project! There is no limit to how many people can work on one song as long as everyone is properly credited, so go crazy!
- With that being said, if you are working as a group, the person who claimed the song is responsible for organizing that group.
- Songs must be submitted to me via DMs on Newgrounds or Discord in .wav file format.
- Submissions must be shared with a dedicated file sharing system, such as NG’s dumping groups or Google Drive. Do not send me your song directly!! (Keep in mind that audio files can only be uploaded to NG dump in .zip files!)
- Songs must be at least 1:00 [one minute] long, with a maximum runtime of 2:30 [two minutes and thirty seconds].
- There are no guidelines for style regarding the song itself — as long as it even vaguely resembles the song you’re covering, you’re good! Want to convert “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” into a punk anthem, or do you think “O Christmas Tree” would be better as a breakcore brain melter? Go absolutely crazy with these songs!
WHAT’S THE DEADLINE?
The deadline to join is July 11th (or when slots run out), and the deadline to submit your song is July 18th, 2023! The album will be posted to all three aforementioned platforms on July 25th, 2023. No late submissions will be accepted.
WAIT, THESE ARE BEING POSTED ON YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNTS?
I’d rather not make an entirely separate account(s) just for this collab. Rest assured, I will not monetize this collab in any way, shape, or form on any platform. All users will be properly linked and credited both in visual and text form where applicable.
This collab is meant to harness the season of giving outside of the season of giving! As such, by submitting your song to this collab, you agree that your song can be downloaded and reused without royalty both commercially and privately. With that being said, once the full album has been posted, feel free to reupload your own submissions to your personal accounts and monetize them!
I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION!
Let me know any questions you have on Newgrounds or Discord, and I’ll be more than happy to answer them! I’m hoping to make this an annual project, so any kinks that can be ironed out now would help us out in the long run. Please speak up if you spot an issue!
Thanks everyone, and Merry Christmas!
(Thank you to @AhWham for the banner artwork!)
Howdy and hello, folks :)
