We have a Yuletide Designer Desire post this week and it’s slightly different to the norm in another way – the ‘designer’ is a musician… David Ian.
The first thing that drew me to his music was the album artwork; the vintage-feel, mid-century modern type illustrations. I initially thought that they were from the period. In fact, David Ian (real name, Dave Chazarian) is a Toronto-born pianist of Armenian parentage. From what I’ve gathered, he has produced 5 or 6 ‘Vintage Christmas’ albums and another for Valentine’s Day.
We’ve been listening to his back-catalogue on Spotify; however, you can buy or stream a couple of his albums from Amazon.
I love this little Christmas video which gives you a taste of what David Ian’s music is like; a little bit Vince Guaraldi… a little bit Michael Bublé. Close your eyes and you’re sipping eggnogs in a bustling piano bar in a snowy Manhattan!
