The Violet Archers Release “I Like Christmas”

Two New Holiday Songs out Today 

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The Violet Archers invoke the spirit of Vince Guaraldi’s delicate piano pageantry with “I Like Christmas,” a new holiday song. This offering adds to the seasonal songbook with cozy nostalgia, joyful melody and genuine wonderment for the season. With cello, violin and trumpet lifting Vesely’s warmhearted list of humble holiday joys, “I Like Christmas” is true to its title: simple and sentimental. “I Like Christmas” will ring true for fans of holiday indie offerings in the vein of Ben Folds, Sufjan Stevens and more. 

A second new song, “I Don’t Know Why,” is also out today.         

The Violet Archers is the solo project of Tim Vesely, a “master pop craftsman,” founding Rheostatics band member and producer/composer based in Toronto.

The Violet Archers play Ferrier House in Toronto on November 30, 2024. Tickets and details here. 

ABOUT THE VIOLET ARCHERS

In search of an alternate environment in which to express his songwriting vision, Tim Vesely formed The Violet Archers in 2005, joined by Ida Nilsen, Yawd Sylvester, Cam Giroux and Scott Remila, to release The End Of Part One (2005) and Sunshine At Night (2008).

Over the next decade, Vesely applied his songcraft expertise to recording and producing other artists in his role as in-house engineer/producer at Blue Rodeo’s Woodshed studio in Toronto. Since the release of Rheostatics’ Whale Music soundtrack, Vesely has also continued to compose music for film and television.

The unexpected Rheostatics reunion for Here Come The Wolves in 2017 brought about Vesely’s return to songwriting. Holed up in the Woodshed while the pandemic slowed momentum on further Rheos recordings, Vesely moved forward on his own. Releasing new songs as they come, The Violet Archers endure, making music for fans of graceful melodies and timeless songcraft.