The birth of Jesus is such a small event in the darkness of a Bethlehem stable and yet this was to be the moment when the world changed forever. This is the great mystery of Christmas and so today our choice of listening is O Magnum Mysterium (O great mystery) a motet for choir a […]
One More Drifter in the Snow
One More Drifter in the Snow is the sixth album and first Christmas album by Aimee Mann, released by SuperEgo Records in the US in October 2006. It was produced by Paul Bryan and comprises covers of “standard great Christmas classics” and two original compositions: “Christmastime”, written by Mann’s husband Michael Penn, and “Calling on […]
And Winter Came
And Winter Came… is the seventh studio album by Irish singer, songwriter, and musician Enya, released in November 2008 by Warner Music. After recording new Christmas songs for her fourth EP Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection (2006). It was recorded with her longtime collaborators, arranger and producer Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist […]
The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
The Jethro Tull Christmas Album is the 21st studio album released by Jethro Tull, in September 2003. This is the band’s last studio album as of 2021 (although a new studio album, The Zealot Gene, has been announced for early 2022), as well as the last album to feature the lineup of Ian Anderson, guitarist […]
Holiday Jubilee
“Holiday Jubilee” is a self released 2018 album by Puddles Pity Party, containing his version of a number of Christmas favourites. Michael Geier is a singer, entertainer, whose most critically acclaimed act is his alter ego: a Pagliacci-type clown named Puddles Pity Party. As Puddles, Geier has appeared in YouTube videos since 2013. Geier now […]
A Very She & Him Christmas
A Very She & Him Christmas is the first Christmas album and the third studio album by the folk/indie rock band She & Him consisting of actress and musician Zooey Deschanel (vocals, piano, ukulele) and M. Ward (guitar, production).[The album was released in October 2011, and features several covers of classic holiday songs. The twelve-track […]
A Twisted Christmas
A Twisted Christmas is the sixth and final studio album by American heavy metal group Twisted Sister, with the band releasing it in October 2006. The album features classic Christmas songs performed in metal versions, often featuring lyrical changes. Holiday carol “O Come All Ye Faithful”, which heavily inspired the band’s popular song “We’re Not […]
A Pirate Stole My Christmas
This is the latest release from Ye Banished Privateers who are are a pirate band from Umea, Sweden. Their songs are inspired by traditional Irish and Scandinavian folk music and their lyrics are mostly based on events that happened in the 17th and 18th century. During their shows they portray a crew of pirates, wearing […]
Christmas In The Heart
As promised, today we begin a new theme – Unusual Chrismas Albums. Not I realise that it is quite common for an artiste to produce a collection of well worn Christmas songs at this time of year, just to separate their fans from their hard earned cash. However, occasionally something unusual emerges from the studio. […]
Dreaming 8 – White Christmas
I am finally putting a stop to the series on Dreams and Dreaming by bringing together the best versions of “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas’. This will serve as a marker for the start of a new series on Christmas Albums. So, let’s dream together for the last time. “White Christmas” is an Irving […]