Quick hits for Christmas

By Rudolph on November 27, 2023 2:58 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Lenny Kaye teamed with the band Cedar Sparks to record a single, "Santa's Knee" backed with "Gathering Storm." Haven't heard it as it's only available in the vinyl incarnation from Rough Trade for 2023. If it pops up for streaming or download, I'll let you know.
Several out-of-print Christmas albums have popped up for 2023 as vinyl artifacts (of course), although in the streaming age some will tend to remain available that way, assuming no business restrictions pop up in the interim. Among them are Fred Schneider's Superions with Destination Christmas, Nick Lowe's Quality Street, the compilation Psych Out Christmas, the Fleshtones' Stocking Stuffer, Bright Eyes' A Christmas Album, and though billed as a new collection, Stax Christmas is just another recompilation of that label's classic soul Christmas tunes, although it advertises an alternate mix of Otis Redding's "Merry Christmas Baby." UPDATE: Stubby checks in to note Carla Thomas' "Blue Christmas" is previously unreleased, which I should have known. And, streaming only, RuPaul's Essential Christmas adds one new track to a collection of previous releases.
Don't want to be a jinx, but it looks like the Snowflakes Christmas Singles Club won't have a 2023 release, as there's no mention of anything on either their Bandcamp page or their blog.

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