More trawling through my music collection looking for tunes to add to 2020's playlists.
Aled Jones - Aled’s Christmas Gift
2010 release from Welsh singer whose chart career began at age 15 with his version of “Walking in the Air”. Though no longer a choirboy Jones's voice is still lovely and this is a terrific collection of choral-crossover Christmas tunes. Medium Rotation.
Aled Jones - The Christmas Album
Next up was an earlier Christmas offering from Jones. 2004’s A Christmas album, charted in the UK and features some more interesting arrangements and more nuanced vocals. Quite Good. Medium rotation.
Alan Silvestri - Disney's A Christmas Carol (OST)
I likely won’t add it since, being a soundtrack, there are numerous mood shifts and motifs that work great during a film but not s much while listening at home or in the car (or wherever).
Alan Moorhouse - Christmas Party
More music meant to be used for background flavor, this time Library music from master of the form Alan Moorhouse. Very groovy. Heavy rotation.
Alex Houston and Elmer - Here Comes Peter Cotton Claus
Novelty act. The title track is okay in its goofy way and I have it a playlist with like tunes. The rest of the album is about what you’d expect from a country ventriloquist act with a nasally out of tune singer. It has a certain charm but is hard to recommend.
Alfred Hause - Christmas Come Together
Nice collection of festive easy listing tracks. Medium Rotation.
Alice Gomez - Christmas on the Mesa
Like being stuck waiting for your wife in a new age gift shop or spa. A little pan flute goes a long way and I’ve now had my fill for the year. Archived.
Alistair Crosbie - in tempest, storm and wind
Sort of home made low-fi wyrd folk something. At least it seems sincere but nothing that I need to revisit. Archived.
Allie Alligator & Friends - Christmas at Allie's
Kid’s album from the 90’s. Archived.
Allison Crowe - Tidings (traditional songs)
Nice mini-album of acoustic (piano and voice) renditions of half a dozen holiday standards. Archived due to my having an overabundance of this genre already in my library.
Altamiro Carrilho - Natal
I’m not sure what genre this is. It’s Brazilian, from the fifties, the artist id a flutist and there;-’s copious amounts of accordion and tuba. The version of White Christmas sounds like a polka brass band doing a cover of a dixie land jazz tune. It’s interesting and certainly festive in its way. I’ll probably cherry pick a couple of tunes for light rotation.
Aly & AJ - Acoustic Hearts of Winter
The only reason I have this is that my daughter was a fan when she was a tween. For what it is it isn’t awful. Archived.
Amanda McBroom & BJ Ward - The Christmas Witch
More kid’s stuff. Archived.
