My atheistic "Urbi Et Orbi": Frohe Weihnachten! Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! Feliz Navidad! Buon Natale! Feliz Natal! Весёлого Рождества! Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia! クリスマスおめでどう - 圣诞快乐

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Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets "Christmas At The Airport"

Martin Cilia "Electric Christmas" 2015
What a wonderful disc. As a big fan of „Christmas surf“, I have long long cherished the Los Straitjackets albums, which are bound to remain my favourites, but with his new release, Martin Cilia comes very close indeed. His arrangements are brilliant (with quite some stylish elaboration on the original tunes) and the sound is full and warm, just the kind of studio perfection we’ve come to expect from him. We’re treated to a splendid mix of venerable European carols, beautiful modern classics, and even a few compositions of his own. The only thing that’s missing is a photo, showing him playing guitar by a Christmas tree. Thank you for the present, Martin! - KardewskiI first heard Christmas songs when I was growing up in England in the 60s. They were such an important part of what made Christmas special for me, along with snow, Christmas trees and tinsel.

Most of these tunes are of European origin, When selecting tracks for this album, I leant towards those that were familiar to me from that time. These are new arrangements that explore the tunes while paying respect to the traditional melodies. This album comprises of 11 classic tunes as well as 3 newly composed songs. And remember, as a wise, jolly, old man in a red suit once said “Christmas is only magical if you have a little bit of belief left from your childhood.” - Martin-logo

trax:

01 Oh Come All Ye Faithful 02 Deck the Halls 03 Good King Wenceslas 04 Christmas in July 05 Hark the Herald Angels Sing 06 Christmas Stomp 07 Jingle Bells 08 Little Drummer Boy 09 We Wish You a Merry Christmas 10 Away in a Manger 11 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 12 South of the Equator 13 Auld Lang Syne 14 Silent Night