Tag Archives: Christmas

Kate Rusby Celebrates Two Decades Of Yuletide Music

November 9, 2025

Weird enough – or, perhaps, fortunately so – this year hasn’t yet seen the usual deluge of Christmas albums, and of those which were announced only Chris Rea’s is of any interest – or so it seemed until Kate Rusby … Continue reading →

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Mickey Thomas Finally Issues A Yuletide Album

October 13, 2024

For the most part, Christmas albums are boring – how many times can one endure listening to the same old songs, after all – yet when such a record comes from Mickey Thomas, it’s a good thing simply because the … Continue reading →

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Ex-SLADE Drummer Gives Xmas A Bollocking

September 14, 2023

If there ever was a band eternally associated with Yuletide, it’s SLADE whose “Merry Xmas Everybody” yearly rules the waves, and still one would wonder as to how this ensemble’s former skin-hitter came across the idea of recording his own … Continue reading →

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Dave Davies Welcomes Yuletide With Live EP

August 13, 2023

August hasn’t reached its middle point yet, but a slew of Yuletide platters already appears on various platforms for preorder. Most of them are predictably boring even at first glance – even when they’re not your usual Bublé-gum – although … Continue reading →

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THE ALBION CHRISTMAS BAND – All Are Safely Gathered In

December 1, 2022

Talking Elephant 2022 Veterans of folklore travels delve into tradition and novelty to let their fellowship shine ever so brightly. Mistletoe doesn’t have a scent yet if it did that’s the aroma this album would exude, as the ensemble whose … Continue reading →

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