With the release of her Winter & Christmas CD, Amy was selected to be the featured cover story for the October/November 2008 issue of Coulee Region Women's Magazine. Read the article in PDF format here.
Songs from this CD were also featured on the Dr. Christmas Radio Program on WRST-FM 90.3 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in December 2008. Read an excerpt from that below, or click here for the full article in PDF format.
Neenah’s Gerry Grzyb, chairman of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh sociology department, begins to morph into Dr. Christmas in early October as the first of hundreds of new Christmas CDs arrive. With thousands in his collection, his “nice” list is tough to get on, but here are some of the best of ’08 that made the cut.
"...You’ll find that unaccompanied piano sound down the Mississippi a bit, on Amy Lauren’s “Winter & Christmas.” Half of the 16 tracks are Amy’s own compositions. As I write this, a foot of snow is expected to begin eight hours hence, and Amy’s music will be perfect for gazing out the window while I put off my next encounter with the Red Bull (AKA “Toro”) in my garage. Her takes on eight sacred and secular Christmas standards are worthy of your ears as well..."