Christmas Jukebox: Spotlight on Christmas
Rufus Wainwright has one of the great voices in modern music and he can certainly write a song too. This one generally gets a few spins in my household each Christmas.
Wait until next year
Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today
Category: music
December 17, 2014
Christmas Jukebox: Maybe This Christmas
For those of you already feeling a little frazzled by the festive period, I think this song might help a little. I think it is lovely. A nice simple video for it too.
December 16, 2014
Christmas Jukebox: Last Christmas
This week I’ve been listening to probably the least festive album ever, Manic Street Preachers’ The Holy Bible. The new remaster is excellent, for what it is worth. Anyway, that led me to think about this cover version of a song that is perhaps one of the sadder Christmas songs. Read the rest of this entry »
December 14, 2014
Christmas Jukebox: Underneath The Tree
It seems to be accepted knowledge that nobody releases good Christmas songs these days. While binge-watching Christmas music video programmes I heard this song, from last year, which I think is as good as any popular Christmas song, and thus disproves that particular theory. Or maybe it is the eggnog talking. Although I don’t actually drink eggnog because I think an egg-based liqueur cocktail just isn’t right.
December 11, 2014
Christmas Jukebox: Blue Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW3DnN2zLKQ
Elvis is in the building…and this version, from his ’68 comeback special, is just brilliant.
Wait until next year 