Chilly!
First track from the upcoming Christmas album by CHilly Gonzales. Read all the details here. This is a beautiful rendition of the ole' classic:
Pitchfork's 50 Best Christmas Songs
Read it and weep HERE . Sure, one of the perks of making a Best Of-list is that someone else can disagree with it. But this Pitchfork-list is so, as CU tweeted, uninspired it's getting me nauseous. There are non-Christmassongs in the list. Songs that are overplayed. Two versions of the same song. And Low's Little Drummer Boy instead of Just Like Christmas? Really? REALLY? Let's get a few things straight. When making a Best Christmas Songs-list, you need to set ground rules. Do hymns (O Come, O Come Emmanuel), traditional Christmassongs (O Tannenbaum) and pop songs compete with each other? Do you choose original versions or best versions? And, maybe the most important thing, what does your (play)list achieve; to heighten spirits, to have plain fun? Pitchfork's list just f's around, there's no real idea behind it. So, whatabout us, CAGG-team and you, readers, make an alternative Best Of-list? Songs that are criminally overlooked by Pitchfork. Pop songs, rock ...
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There's no contest this year. Chilly Gonzales' A Very Chilly Christmas is the Xmas Album Of The Year! A timeless masterpiece of high notes barely reached on the piano, vocals too misty to miss and an artist that has it all. Chilly Gonzales, congratulations! Album of the Year is no mean feat in my book. The Oscars, The Grammys are two things. But Santajans Christmas Album Of The Year is the bomb.
BOOM! there you go. Fireworks, just because we can.
Love, Santajan