Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Original song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love: youtube.com/watch?v=8nZ46koXX88

Grab a chair and join me by the digital candle arrangement to celebrate the holidays with a heartwarming retro remix of this @thebeachboys classic!

Game Boy Advance ROM download: dropbox.com/scl/fi/8xctpl6iuz2pxhe7qj0d1/SantasBeard.gba?rlkey=svwcvnfi5y3mv5g840irbt1qi&st=xomy16x2&dl=0

Source code: github.com/khansen/gbdev/tree/master/music/santas-beard

Equipment and tools used:
- Game Boy Advance SP (model AGS-001)
- EverDrive GBA Mini krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/everdrive-gba-mini.html
- Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen focusrite.com/scarlett
- 3.5mm headphones adapter for Game Boy Advance SP https://retrogaming.no/products/3-5mm-hodetelefonadapter-til-game-boy-advance-sp
- Custom Lynx 3.5mm Stereo Jack to 6.35mm Mono Jack, 1 Metre custom-lynx.co.uk
- Audacity audacityteam.org
- iMovie
- DALL·E (background image)

Big thanks to @robertofficial9389 for providing vocals only youtube.com/watch?v=0qGJPn_p2_g for convenient study.

All my Christmas music remixes: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbNhU24XSBCqQJiswrC4QDxzu68QowITF