A British tradition, the Christmas cracker is a small firework that gives off a loud noise and shoots out a gift surprise when the holder pops it open. That's a fair description of what happens when you pop on this six-song EP from this often-surly, always-intriguing British singer-songwriter. Parker's trademark sneer is on queue on the blunt "Christmas Is for Mugs." As if to prove he's not 100 percent Scrooge, Parker also rips through some positively uplifting vibes in "Soul Christmas." Note: There are only three different songs on the EP (the third being "New Year's Revolution"). Demo versions of all three round out the set. --David Sprague
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01 Christmas is For Mugs 02 New Year's Revolution 03 Soul Christmas 04 Christmas is For Mugs demo 05 New Year's Revolution demo 06 Soul Christmas demo
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GRAHAM PARKER "Christmas Cracker"
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BONUS:
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS feat. Mark Lindsay - A Christmas Present... and Past ’67
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A Christmas Present...and Past, by Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay, was one of the stranger seasonal albums ever made, which was perhaps appropriate given its release in the midst of the psychedelic '60s/Vietnam War era. Lindsay and producer/co-songwriter Terry Melcher concocted a comic, satirical take on Christmas that included sendups of President Lyndon Johnson, references to current social problems, and "A Heavy Christmas Message," which plaintively asked, "Who took the Christ out of Christmas?" Amazingly, Columbia Records reissued this odd artifact on CD in the 1990s as though it were just another collection of holiday songs. Listeners who buy it unaware are in for a surprise. (Allmusic)
This notorious 1967 LP is one of the great lost treasures of Christmas rock, a cocktail of warm holiday sentiment and biting satire on the commercialization of Christmas. Includes Wear a Smile at Christmas; Macy's Window; Heavy Christmas Message , and more.
1. Introduction
2. Wear a Smile At Christmas
3. Jingle Bells
4. Brotherly Love
5. Rain, Sleet, Snow
6. Peace
7. Valley Forge
8. Dear Mr. Claus
9. Macy's Window
10. Chirstmas Spirit
11. A Heavy Christmas Message
"Soul Christmas" is one of the great new Christmas songs, and it's wonderful to see it up here!
Thanks for Mr Parker
Thank you for both.
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