Well deck my halls!
To pre-empt tomorrow’s festive flue delivery – and because you’ve been delightfully naughty this year – Santa Simon and his merry elf, Marcus (in that order – I’m the one writing this after all), have put together a jolly selection of alternative Christmas choons.
There’s the odd flirt with tradition – how could we not include the chocolate tones of Nat King Cole? – and a particularly nostalgic orchestral number from John Williams (“Keviiin!!”), but if you delve deeper into the stocking past the orange ball-gag and selection of hard nuts there’s a couple of cracking reggae numbers, and a well-wishing from a characteristically smug James Brown.
Merry Yuletide salutations Glitterboys-and-girls! See you in 2012! xx
Tracklist
1. Run DMC – Christmas in Hollis
2. The Jackson 5 – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
3. Al Green – It Feels like Christmas
4. The Kinks – Father Christmas
5. Greg Lake – I Believe In Father Christmas
6. Nina – Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown
7. Patsy Raye & The Beatniks – Beatnik’s Wish
8. Eek A Mouse – Christmas A Come
9. John Williams – Somewhere in my Memory
10. Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song
11. James Brown – Soulful Christmas
12. Jacob Miller – Wish You A Merry Christmas
