An Aussie Night Before Christmas

Nov 18, 2019

This Christmas, I’ve decided to narrate An Aussie Night Before Christmas – which is a fun, Australianised version of the classic ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.

As a child, I was enthralled by stories and the magical storytellers who brought them to life. So each Christmas I try to give some of that back, with a little Christmas tale re-told by yours truly. Hope you enjoy it. I’d like to dedicate this to Australia’s Fire Fighters and Volunteers, as they deal with 1.5 Million hectares of fire and its aftermath – you’re an inspiration, THANK YOU!

I’ll paste some donation links to these amazing organisations in the comments of the clip.

It was actually my Aunt in Queensland who suggested I voice this version, after she saw the UK accented version of ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (see video of that below), which I voiced a couple of years ago.

Have a great and safe Christmas and festive season everyone.

😎🙌

Colin.

An Aussie Night Before Christmas was written by Yvonne Morrison and Illustrated by Kilmeny Niland.
This Video was narrated by Colin Cassidy.
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Please support our Bushfire Volunteers and Workers where you can;
DONATIONS PAGES:
BLAZE AID: https://blazeaid.com.au/donations/how-donate/
NSW RFS: https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/volunteer/support-your-local-brigade
QLD Rural Fire Brigade Association: https://rfbaq.org/donate-to-rfbaq
VIC Country Fires Assiciaion: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/about/supporting-cfa
SA Country Fire Service: https://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/about_cfs/contact_the_cfs.jsp
WA Bushfire Volunteers: https://bushfire.org.au/
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Thanks so much for reading and here’s to finding YOUR voice!

🙏

Best

Colin

Testimonials

I’ve worked with Colin for the past several months on an animated kids show and can vouch for his talent, versatility, and professionalism. His performances regularly had the room in stiches and he’s an absolute blast to direct. You’re in safe hands with Colin. I mean that. Because his hands could crush a would-be studio intruder into a smaller would-be studio intruder.

Tristan Viney

Creative Director, Eardrum

Colin Cassidy is a very talented dude.
I recently asked Colin to voice an ad that required someone to start reading in their normal voice, then gradually transition into a rampaging Scotsman storming a castle and lopping off heads of unsuspecting Englishmen with his broadsword. Not only did he nail it so amazingly well … he also threw in alternative takes where he suddenly come back to reality in his normal Australian voice at the end. It enhanced the ad and made it better that I envisaged in my head when I was writing it.
A voiceover guy with the brain of a writer is a very valuable combination for ad makers. I thoroughly recommend Colin for your next project.

Tony Byrne

Head of Creative & Pitch, SCA Brisbane

An extremely talented and versatile voice artist – who is fun to work with.

Ricky Salmon

Director, BigFish Media London - Voiceover Agency & Recording Studio

Highly versatile and capable voice artist. Colin’s enthusiasm and proactive attitude makes working with him a breeze. Any time I see we have Colin booked in for a session, I can relax knowing that his ability to deliver what is required, makes my job easy, but also fun! Highly recommended!

Tim Eldridge

Sound Engineer, King Sound Studios

Getting voice on an electronic toy to sound fun, engaging, entertaining but also clear and understandable can sometimes be quite a challenge. Working with Colin makes this very easy and also a lot of fun: I’ve found him to be highly creative, motivated and very entertaining – he’s fantastic at taking a rough idea explained by me and breathing life into it! He has a diverse range of voices, impressions and accents to offer, all of which are fantastic. On top of this and his professional and highly motivated approach to his work, he’s a thoroughly nice chap!

Toby Phillips

Creative Assistant, Fizz Creations Limited

Colin is a quality voice. The reads he has done for our clients’ radio commercials have been of a very high standard. He “gets” the script, his interpretation is spot on & his presentation is expressive & genuine.I can highly recommend Colin for any straight or character voice you may need.

Phil McNab

Creative Director, Hope 103.2

When looking for a new station voice for Vision Radio I listened to a huge number of demos, but kept coming back to Colin Cassidy. The warm tones of his voice, and his genuine delivery have helped take our station sound a big step forward in professionalism. Not to mention his fantastic versatility with character voices and accents etc, and the fact that Coin is a super nice guy and a pleasure to work with!

I would love to recommend Colin for your next voice job, but I won’t… You can’t have him… he’s all mine!

Elmo Johnstone

Program Controller, Vision Radio Network