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Christmas Music That Won’t Kill You – Part 3: Christmas Future

Here are some albums you would see on the shelves if I ran the zoo.

Beatles – The Beatles Christmas Album
Let’s get a legitimate issue of the annual Christmas recordings the Beatles made for their fan club.  You should hear these.  They are so much fun.  Bonus track would be the Christmas record Paul made for the other three.

John Coltrane and Jimi Hendrix – Winter Spirituality
Neither Coltrane nor Hendrix seemed all that “Christian” but it’s clear […]

By |December 22nd, 2008|News|17 Comments
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Christmas Music That Won’t Kill You – Part II: Christmas Past

The other day I told you about some of the new Christmas CDs this year.  Now we are going to revisit some recommended holiday albums you may have missed in the past.

Ray Charles – Spirit of Christmas
Sounds awesome, right?  Nope, it’s merely very good.  It was recorded in the 80s, so it doesn’t have the immediacy of Ray’s recordings for Atlantic.  Pick this up if you’re looking for a big band romp through Christmas classics.  […]

By |December 17th, 2008|News, Reviews|13 Comments
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Holiday Music That Won’t Kill You – Part 1: Christmas Present

Holiday music sucks!  No, actually it’s only sappy overplayed Christmas music that gets annoying.  The listening environment counts too.  Anything played at Christmas Tree Shops while you are waiting for your mom to decide what size glass beads to buy will torture you.  Jimi Hendrix and John Coltrane could be jamming right in front of you but the stink of scented candles and the puddle of sweat inside your jacket will ruin everything.

Relax.  The truth […]

By |December 12th, 2008|News, Releases, Reviews|354 Comments
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