Perfect from beginning to end, and he didn’t compromise his sound. The first great Christmas album that comes to mind is James Brown’s A Soulful Christmas. I know Bowie is a sensitive subject, but you have to admire the effort.īut I’m going on about singles, the topic is albums. And it could’ve been that way for the duet between Bowie and Bing when they did “Little Drummer Boy.” There was sincerity there between the two singers. Is the artist playing it for laughs, or do they mean it? That’s why The Damned’s "There Ain't No Sanity Clause" has always seemed like a novelty song to me.
When it comes down to it, that’s what sells a great Christmas song - sincerity. I was there when he approached you after that set and complimented the band, but I digress. John Easdale of Dramarama was in the audience the first night you performed the song. Before it became en vogue to cover songs from children’s programming for nostalgia’s sake. I remember Ron & Nancy used to perform a sincere rendition of “You're a Mean One Mr. There are a few out there, though - 20 to be exact.Īlarcon and Ancient Champ go back and forth, as they do, and settle the scores on the 20 best Christmas albums ever recorded.Īlarcon: Champ, I know Christmas means a lot to you, you being a musician and all, you always say you love the giving and god knows what to make of that. Now if you’re in a great band, you roll up your sleeves and create an entire album’s worth of Christmas songs - easier said than done, right? If making the perfect LP is difficult, making a perfect Christmas LP is nearly impossible.
The Waitresses have “Christmas Wrapping.” You get it. The Pogues have “Fairytale of New York.” Run-D.M.C. If you’re in a good band, you have at least one perfect Christmas song in your arsenal.
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