Blog: Stereogum

The Killers' Christmas single has become something of a fun distraction, one they've pulled off quite a few times already. Who, after all, could forget " Don't Shoot Me Santa " or " A Great Big Sled " or " Joseph, Better You Than Me "? Oh right, all of us. All of us could forget them. Well, the band has a new Christmas single called " Cowboys' Christmas Ball ," and its video, directed by Robert Schober, does an eerily perfect job recreating the look of early-days-of-color Western films. I half-expected to see Dean Martin staggering out [...]