Somehow we’re already at the end of another holiday season, and with that the end of another round of Christmas Present. So let’s celebrate with a compilation of all of the tracks through three seasons on the blog. Continue reading
Category Archives: Christmas Present
Christmas Present: Darlene Love’s last Letterman appearance
It’s a holiday tradition, the most recent edition which aired this past week. But no, it’s not “A Charlie Brown Christmas” or anything like that. It’s the annual performance by Darlene Love of “Christmas (Please Come Home)” on David Letterman’s show. Continue reading
Christmas Present: The Superions’ ‘Fruitcake’
Earlier this month I featured a new solo song by Kate Pierson; today Christmas Present looks to a recent track led by another B-52s member, Fred Schneider, and his side project The Superions. Continue reading
Christmas Present: NLT’s ‘Silent Night’
This Christmas Present entry again reaches back a few years, with a release from the late oughts by NLT, a boy band that failed to make much of a splash and ultimately had their album cancelled, but is notable for being an early stop for Glee star Kevin McHale. Continue reading
Christmas Present: Rob Thomas’ ‘A New York Christmas’
This one dates back a bit farther than most Christmas Present selections, but is by a popular artist of the past 15 years, and I actually don’t recall hearing it before this year, so it’s new to me: Rob Thomas’ “A New York Christmas.” Continue reading
Christmas Present: Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Grown-Up Christmas List’
While it’s been out for awhile now, she’s a current artist, so that fits the definition of “Present” – Kelly Clarkson’s “Grown-Up Christmas LIst.” Continue reading
Christmas Present: ‘A Very Postmodern Christmas’
Here’s another incredibly fresh release for the Christmas Present pile this year, from a group I’ve been digging heavily throughout this year: Postmodern Jukebox. Continue reading
Christmas Present: The Alternate Routes’ ‘It’s That Time’
My friends and former college classmates The Alternate Routes, who have come off a banner year of success, have released their first ever holiday track this year, “It’s That Time.” Continue reading
Christmas Present: The Living Sisters’ ‘Kadoka, South Dakota’
I’ve previously shared my love of The Bird and the Bee, and while their next album is said to finally be coming next year, in the meantime, another project she’s involved with, The Living Sisters, has released a Christmas disc, “Harmony is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday,” that continues in the tradition of lush harmonies that throw back to an earlier era. Continue reading
Christmas Present: Enya’s ‘And Winter Came’
Today’s Christmas Present entry takes us to an artist with a more than 25 year history of consistent musical output: Enya. The artist’s music has remained remarkably consistent in sound across multiple albums, but her popularity has remained consistent as well. Continue reading