The Eddies, “Under the Mistletoe” (2013): One Track Mind
There are some Christmas tunes that can be enjoyed anytime of the year, and that includes “Under the Mistletoe” by the Eddies.
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WTF?! Wednesdays: Jandek, “Bring It In A Manger” (1990)
It is Christmas day and what better way to celebrate than to give a listen to the only Christmas song ever recorded with the word “genitals” in it. You May Also Like: How Dave Matthews Got His Groove Back on ‘Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King’ Dan Markell, “Carnival Game”Read More
Sinatra, Martin and Davis – Christmas with the Rat Pack (2002)
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. seemed to always being playing on the house stereo when I was a kid. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Richard X. Heyman, “I Can’t Wait” (2013): One Track Mind
Richard X. Heyman’s “I Can’t Wait” brings together the joy of Christmas and power pop panache in a most marvelous method.
David Ian – Vintage Christmas Wonderland (2013)
David Ian believes in Christmas. The pianist and arranger proves it all over again with Vintage Christmas Wonderland, the follow-up to his 2011 debut Vintage Christmas. You May Also Like: Chris Carver – Wonderland (2018)
Karrin Allyson – Yuletide Hideaway (2013)
Some Christmas songs, you don’t mess with. It’s perfectly fine to take “Winter Wonderland” at an unusually contemplative pace, and to update “Let It Snow” with a B-3. But Karrin Allyson plays it straight — as she must — with Charlie Brown. You May Also Like: Brian Landrus – ‘ForRead More
Something Else! sneak peek: Boston, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” (2013)
Boston has issued a churning new take on a Christmas classic, lathered with a typically tornadic riff from Tom Scholz — though, alas, it still misses the stratospheric presence of the late Brad Delp. Stream it here! You May Also Like: How Boston Said Goodbye to Brad Delp on ‘LifeRead More
One Track Mind: Iggy Pop, “White Christmas” from Psych-Out Christmas (2013)
Appropriately subtitled “Guitar Stooge Version,” this meth-freak version “White Christmas” is enough to have Bing Crosby spinning at coffin-melting speeds. You May Also Like: No related posts.
On Second Thought: Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata (BRO) – The Hills Are Alive (2011)
Hollywood has the unfortunate habit of taking an success and grinding it into the ground but remaking it until the essence of what made it successful dissolves. You May Also Like: Micky Dolenz Might Have Finally Figured Out What the Monkees’ ‘Head’ Was About Roger McGuinn, John Kay + OthersRead More
New York Voices – Let It Snow (2013)
Jazz and holiday music naturally fit each other; some of our most beloved Christmas albums have been recorded by jazz artists such as Nat King Cole and Vince Guaraldi. You May Also Like: Daniel Bennett Group – ‘New York Nerve’ (2020)
