Seasons Greetings everyone! I’m tempted to tease all you foreigners out there by mentioning that I’m currently in warm Trinidad, munching my first official piece of black cake (fruit cake for the non-Trinis) and sipping on a cool glass of sorrel… but that would be cruel, right?

Nah – the truth is, I’m really just writing this to send out a special Christmas wish to all of you out there, as my special little Yuletide gift for everyone.

As much as we ALL love the fun stuff (exchanging gifts, enjoying our favourite holiday dishes, liming with family and friends, partying, etc), I feel honour-bound to remind you all to HAVE LOTS OF FUN – ENJOY YOURSELF TO THE FULLEST by all means, BUT do so RESPONSIBLY. Let’s have a SAFE, happy and holy Christmas.. or Hannukkah, or Kwanzaa… or whatever you happen to be celebrating this Holiday Season.

All my love, appreciation and best wishes go out to you at this joyous time. Make the most of it – savour every moment – because life is short.

Me? I’ll be listening to the sweet strains of my family’s new favourite Christmas album, “Ma$tamind Productions presents: A Caribbean Soul Christmas” (featuring MY rendition of “Little Drummer Boy”), while munching on my black cake (thanks Cousin Aileen!), sipping on my sorrel and enjoying the heavenly smell of my Mom’s homemade bread wafting through the house, while … Ahhhhhhh – now DAT is a real Trini Christmas (for me anyway)!

Anyway, on behalf of myself and the whole MistaVybeWorld.com Team, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Mista Vybe… outttttttttttttttttt!!!

In October of this year (2009), Mista Vybe released his soulful rendition of the classic Christmas Carol, “Little Drummer Boy”, as part of the Ma$tamind Productions compilation “A Caribbean Soul Christmas”. Since then, fans and music critics alike have consistently expressed nothing less than awe at the artist’s amazing, world-class vocal performance on the track, alongside timeless production by Shawn “Da Ma$tamind” Noel.

If you have not yet heard Mista Vybe hit higher vocal heights on “Little Drummer Boy”, stay locked onto The New FLOW 93.5 FM or visit www.flow935.com.

To Request and Dedicate “Little Drummer Boy” on The New FLOW 93.5FM:

• Request Line: 416-935-1935
• Text: 935935
• Email: requests@flow935.com

Fans who have been requesting information about getting their hands on a copy of the album can purchase the compilation on CD in Toronto for only $15 (Cdn.) by contacting Mista Vybe’s manager, Joanne Marcano at 416-579-7927 or email Jo@MistaVybeWorld.com for further info.

Note: “A Caribbean Soul Christmas” is also available on CD at various locations in Canada, including the following:

· TORONTO: Play De Record, 357A Yonge St., Toronto, ON., Tele: 416-586-0380 sales@playderecord.com

· BRAMPTON: Knowledge Bookstore, 177 Queen St. East, Brampton,ON., Tel: 905-459-9875., E-mail: sales@knowledgebookstore.com

· HAMILTON: Frontline Barbershop (Both locations) 555 Upper Wentworth and 53 Young St., Hamilton, ON., Tel: 905-574-0845

In addition, the entire “Caribbean Soul Christmas” album is available for download worldwide on TrinidadTunes.com, as well as on iTunes and Amazon.com.

“Getting put into rotation on one of Canada’s biggest stations is truly a blessing. This is a great moment for myself as an artist, and for Trinidadian music on the whole,” Mista Vybe exclaims enthusiastically, explaining: “I couldn’t have asked for a better Christmas gift than this wonderful news. My undying thanks and appreciation goes out to Natasha and Shawn at Ma$tamind for reaching out to me and allowing me to be part of their amazing project, as well as to my manager Joanne from The Marcano Management Group and my whole MistaVybeWorld.com Team. This is a major step for us all, but trust me – this is only the beginning.”

As the singer’s website constantly reiterates through its mantra, when it comes to making world-class strides in the music industry – for Mista Vybe, “It’s NOT Just Soca”!

Mista Vybe’s version of the classic Christmas Carol, “The Little Drummer Boy“ reveals his veiled, yet true vocal dynamics and exposes a soulful side to your favourite SuperModelRockStar.

Click here to view the original post of Mista Vybe’s interview with The Entertainment Macco.

Listen to the song by visiting the Music section of the MistaVybeWorld.com, or by clicking here for the original blog post about “Little Drummer Boy” and “A Caribbean Soul Christmas”.

With music produced and played entirely by the uber-talented Shawn Noel and all vocals (lead and background) performed by Yours Truly (Mista Vybe inna yuh Dancehall again), this new release is the perfect thing to get you into the Christmas spirit and keep you company throughout the Yuletide Season. (Big shout out to Giandre Diaz AKA The Phoenix of Burning Bush Studios for recording my vocals too.)

For those of you that SOMEHOW didn’t already know that Mista Vybe can SANNNNNG (as opposed to JUST “sing”), I’m happy to report that everyone who has heard it already agrees that it’s hands down one of my best vocal performances EVER.

Take a listen for yourself and be the judge!

Merry Christmas everyone and Happy New Year too! Here’s my gift to you: “The Little Drummer Boy” performed by Mista Vybe off the album “A Caribbean Soul Christmas” by Ma$tamind Productions.

Check the video below to take a listen. Mista Vybe outtttttt!!!!

First things first – EXTRA special shout out to my growing Facebook Army…we’re up to 900 Mista Vybe Facebook Fans and counting!

It’s hard to believe that just a couple weeks ago Fans on that page barely numbered 200! Wow! I can’t explain how grateful and thankful I am to you guys for showing your support on FB. If you haven’t signed up yet, go to the Mista Vybe Fan Page and sign up NOW! And feel free to holla at your boy with a comment over there too.

I say we go for 1000 members – who’s with me? What do you guys think I should do to celebrate reaching a thousand? Leave a comment and let me know!

I also have to thank everyone for all the great feedback on my Reality show “2 D World!”. Since launching Blogisode 2 on Wednesday we got alot of great feedback from all corners (Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, etc.) and we’re happy you’re enjoying sharing my German Carnival experience as much as we enjoyed capturing it on film. Look out for Blogisode 3 – coming soon.

I have to say even MORE thanks to you all for the amazing positive responses I keep getting about my new track “False Pretender” On the Picture Frame Riddim (produced by Madmen Productions and Julian “Julio” Nelson), which was released on Wednesday as well. I’m glad you guys are feeling me already for 2010. Trust me this is ONLY the beginning.

Speaking of Madmen Productions, I hit the studio with my longtime friend Madman Johann (big up the rest of the Madmen Productions team) to work on more new material this week too…

Believe me when I tell you – Johann and I started a MONSTER that night! We wound up working all night until it was almost sunrise – crazy right? Oh – did I mention that I STARTED BACK PRODUCING NOW, beginning in that session with the Madman where I put down some drums for my Carnival 2010 Power Soca tune? You guys will hear what I’m talkin about soon lol! Hmmm… anyone have a good name for my production company? Holla at me with a comment and let me know ;-)

Big shout out to the Ma$tamind Productions family out in New York. I had a chance to vibe musically and catch up on a personal level with producer/musician/artist Shawn Noel (yeah the guy that sings “Rum & Roti” lol) and his manager/wife Natasha from the Ma$tamind camp, which is always a pleasure. I’m happy to announce that after years of talking about working together we finally got the ball rolling this week. You can look out for a couple new collaborations between Ma$tamind Productions and myself… one of which I know is bound to shock a lot of folks (wink at Shawn and Tasha). More on that soon too (evil grin).

What else? Let’s see… I just finished up doing a great interview with D’ Iceman Garnet and my homey DJ Ultimate Sting on TSWRadio.com (audio of that interview is coming to the Media Page soon) where I talked about my new tune and the new blogisde as well as MistaVybeWorld.com. I have to say a heartfelt thanks to the whole TriniSocaWarriors crew out in Toronto – Garnet and Sting always support fully and hold me down. Keep flying the flag guys – I’ll keep putting out great music to help you do your thing!

Well that’s about it for now… still have tons of writing to do for various projects. Tons of music still have to be put out and that takes HARD WORK! So back to the grind for me…

Stay blessed and take my foolish advice – just GO AFTER YOUR DREAMS!!! I know I am, and even though it’s some of the hardest work you can imagine at times, I wouldn’t have any other way. Thanks for the blessings, Lord.

Talk to you guys again soon. For now, Mista Vybe is OUTTTTTTTT!!!