Category: Music

Jesus Refulsit Omnium is the oldest Christmas Carol historians have knowledge of, it is a 4th century motet or Epiphany: ‘Jesus Refulsit Omnium’ – Jesus, Light of All the Nations – The exact translation would be ‘Jesus, the brilliance of all.’ It depicts the sudden realization that enlightened the Magi, the Wise Men, when they […]

Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band, consisting of husband and wife Win Bulter and Regine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara. The band’s current touring line-up also includes former core member Sarah Neufeld and multi-instrumentalists Paul Beaubrun, Dan Boeckner and Eric Heigle. Each of the band’s studio albums features […]

Happy Xmas is the first Christmas album by Eric Clapton as well as his twenty-first solo studio album which was released in October 2018. It includes 13 covers of Christmas-themed songs (15 on the European re-release), both well-known and relatively obscure ones, arranged in a predominantly blues style, and one new composition by Clapton and […]

Saint Etienne are an English band from London, formed in 1990. The band consists of Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They became associated with the UK’s indie dance scene in the 1990s, beginning with the release of their debut album Foxbase Alpha in 1991. Their work has been described as uniting 1990s club […]

We Three Kings: Christmas Favorites is a Christmas album by The Reverend Horton Heat. It was released by Yep Roc Records in October 2005. The album features renditions of twelve popular Christmas songs. It also features one original track. A limited edition Christmas ornament was included with copies of the album that were pre-ordered through […]

William Shatner has released “Shatner Claus: The Christmas Album.” There are some real highlights on an album that includes such a strange potpourri of guests including: Henry Rollins, Brad Paisley, Jethro Tull flutist Ian Anderson, Cars’ guitarist Elliot Easton, studio whiz Todd Rundgren and Artimus Pyle (from Skynyrd), ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Rick Wakeman of […]

We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year is a compilation album of Christmas songs played by an all-star collection of hard rock and heavy metal artists released in October 2008. Each track puts together a unique supergroup playing a traditional Christmas selection. The mighty, metal blast of holiday cheer, We Wish […]

CHRISTMAS is an album of Holiday and Winter themed songs by the Mona Lisa Twins. It includes an original Christmas song as well as fresh interpretations of Christmas classics well known and loved. MonaLisa Twins are a pop rock band, fronted by twin-sister singer-songwriters Mona Wagner (vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, harmonica, flute) and Lisa Wagner […]