Review Fix Exclusive: Sarah McGuinness Talks ‘Christmas Everyday’

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Sarah McGuinness who discusses her new track, “Christmas Everyday,” as well as what the new year has in store for her.

Review Fix: How was this song written?

Sarah McGuinness: I was feeling a bit down in early December one year and passed a stall selling fir trees – that smell brought me straight back to how excited and free I used to feel at this time of year…and all those powerful memories came flooding back.

Review Fix: What do you think inspired it the most?

McGuinness: A feeling of nostalgia for Christmases of childhood when the most one had to worry about was who would make it to the top of the charts for ‘the Christmas No. 1’ which was a huge thing in the UK years ago. Compared to the worries we’ve got in the world right at this moment it’s a little light relief and a moment of hope.

Review Fix: What is your idea of a perfect Christmas?

McGuinness: Being with the people you love, and feeling grown up enough to accept everyone for exactly who they are, that is, not chucking the turkey at them when they annoy you.

Review Fix: How do you want this song to resonate with people?

McGuinness: I want people to remember that we all feel ambivalent at Christmas, that none of us are alone, that the person next to you is probably feeling as sentimental and mixed up as you are.

Review Fix: What are your goals for this song?

McGuinness: I’d love to see it go viral, and to hear it played at Christmas parties with people shouting out the chorus of ‘No More Sad Songs!’ at the end in a drunken and merry state before staggering home and feeling a bit more at peace with the world.

Review Fix: What’s next for Sarah McGuinness?

McGuinness: In March next year I’m putting out the album I’ve been working on for a long time now – watch this space! That is a huge thrill for me and I can’t wait.

I’ve also just completed the soundtrack for the documentary  “Noma – Forgiving Apartheid’ which has just been long-listed for the BAFTA’s.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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