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Because of the death of Boney M -dancer Bobby Farrell, it's appropriate to post Boney's version of Auld Lang Syne . Though he doesn't sing the song (the male voice is Frank Farian's). Boney M - Auld Lang Syne OK, it's a terrible version. For compensation, this brilliant version by Salsa Celtica : Salsa Celtica - Auld Lang Syne If you're into funky Korean or Zambian rocksongs about the new year, we urge you to go [...]
Hope y'all simply had a wonderful christmastime. Thanks for stopping by. From all contributors to Christmasagogo: all the best for 2011, see you in November!
The sexiest Christmas song, you ask? Santa Baby by Eartha or Kylie ,you suggest? Anything from Kay Martin ? Patsy Rye ? No, I say. Holly Cole. Holly Cole - 'Zat you, Santa Claus
Want to know who this girl is, and what gorgeous Christmas song she recorded? Then head HERE .
For the sixth year in a row The Blues Are Still Blue presents: Christmas Compilation 2010 (download here) 1. Allo, Darlin' – Baby, It's Cold Outside 2. David Bazan – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Christmas) 3. Lou Reed – Xmas in February 4. Hannah Peel & Tunng – Hey Santa! 5. Little & Ashley – Winter Night 6. Belle& Sebastian – The Fox In The Snow 7. The Mountains & The Trees – My Favourite Sweater (Happy Holidays) 8. Guster – Tiny Tree Christmas 9. Eux Autres [...]
Exclusive! Dutch jazzgiants New Cool Collective Big Band did a mash-up of their own song Little Black Dress and Slade's immortal Merry Christmas Everybody, for the tv-show VPRO's Nederpopshow (host Frank Lammers is singing). This is the only site you'll find the mp3. New Cool Collective Big Band + Frank Lammers - Little Black Dress/Merry Christmas Everybody
Rosi Golan is an Israeli singer who made a pretty album in 2008, in a Zooey Deschanel/Ingrid Michaelson-style. Sweet 'n sunny songs with a 60s influence, very easy on the ears. One song had a few French lines. For this commercial for Stella Artois, she sang a French version of Twelve Days of Christmas. You can download it for free (no catch) HERE .
Silver Swans from San Francisco made a seasonal track that's perfect for walking through winter wonderlands. Love that glacial, Cocteau Twins-y atmosphere. Silver Swans - Holidays
A great tradition from Daptone Records (home of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Lee Fields, Budos Band, etc): a yearly Christmas single. Charles Bradley & the Menahan Street Band are the third (after Binky Griptite and SJ&DK) to record a seasonal track, and it's brilliant. Charles Bradley - Every day is Christmas (when I'm loving you)
Go HERE to download via Soundcloud a beautiful Christmas track by Ponoka. This is Rick de Gier's band, writer of the upcoming novel Nineve, about a young man, of very religious upbringing, who gets lost in the Dutch rockscene.
Go HERE and download (via Soundcloud) two superfunky Christmas tracks. A cover of Let it snow by Diplomats of Solid Sound, and a James Brown cover (Soulful Christmas) by Ray Harris.
No, Perfect Black Christmas doesn't compile black metal-versions of carols, but soul, funk, jazz and other music of black origin with a festive spirit. Go HERE to download.
We all know Clarence Carters 'Back Door Santa' (1968) and if it wasn't for his original, than we know it because of the samples Run DMC used from it for their classic 'Christmas in Hollis'. To me the Back Door versions of the Black Crowes (2005, a studio recording with horn section!) and Australian rockers Jet (2004, only on a Japanese rare tracks release) were new. If you know versions other and better than these, worth to post: lemme know. Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis [...]
Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen from Oklahoma, was pretty successful with hits in the US in the early 1960's. But she was also known as a very conservative and religious person with a strong view against homosexuality (check out the video from 1977 where gay rights activists throw a pie in Bryant's sick homophobic face). As a 'good' Christian she recorded Christmas records too, which I would not recommend (but okay, here's one awful track ). At the same time there was a singer in The Netherlands called Zangeres Zonder Naam (Singer Without A Name) who [...]
Sometimes you wish you didn't have that preoccupation with bizarre and rare tracks from Dutch artists. Why being curious after a xmas-track sung in a very bad English accent from Father Abraham (real name Pierre Kartner) and The Smurfs when reading about it? Don't know the answer, but found the track (unfortunately) and I hereby apologize on behalf of all the Dutch: Father Abraham & the Smurfs - Christmas in Smurfland (7", 1978)
Here is a repost of the mix I made for the blog back in 2006. It's now consolidated to one file and is compiled from the best songs offered that Christmas season. A dusty mix of Christmas Wax from the island of misfit songs. I hope to get to another Christmas mix someday, but for now, this will have to do. 1 :: CHECK THE COOL WAX :: KING AD-ROCK [...]
Lilian Hak is a gorgeous Dutch singer/sample-genius who made a wonderful album using the atmosphere and the music of classic 40's and 50's movies (see here) . Wouter Hamel is Holland's answer to Jamie Cullum, only cooler. Together they made a fantastic Christmas song, that you can download for free HERE
Christmas A Go Go!
Sleigh Bells - Demons (Official Music Video)
The Rains of Castamere by The National
A-Trak & Dillon Francis - "Money Makin'" (Official Video)
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Nas - Daughters
Monday Music – 28 May 2012
Bison - Quill
