It's a Cool, Cool Christmas is a Christmas charity compilation album released in 2000 by Xfm on Jeepster Records in aid of The Big Issue.[1] The album includes a mixture of traditional Christmas songs and original songs with a Christmas theme.
| It's a Cool, Cool Christmas | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | November 21, 2000 |
| Genre | Alternative rock, Christmas music |
| Length | 72:11 |
| Label | Jeepster Records |
| Producer | Various |
Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| BBC | (favorable)[1] |
| RTÉ | [3] |
Allmusic writer Tim DiGravina described the album as "inspired good fun", calling it "without a doubt, one of the better alternative, holiday collections."[2]
According to DiGravina, Grandaddy's "Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland," with its lyric about building a snowman and pretending that it is Alan Parsons, "might be the funniest song from 2000".[2] The BBC's Richard Banks called "Alan Parsons" "a stroke of comedy genius".[1] Scott Miller, in his book Music: What Happened?, suggested that Grandaddy "probably deserve immortality" just for this song.[4] Ireland's public broadcasting network, RTÉ, called the Grandaddy song "downright silly",[3] while Exclaim! called it "one of our favourite indie rock Christmas tunes ever".[5]
Six By Seven's "I Believe in Father Christmas" was described by DiGravina as "some sort of post-modern classic".[2]
"O Come, O Come Emmanuel", contributed by Belle and Sebastian, was described by RTÉ as a "beautiful ethereal version".[3]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland" | Dick Smith, Felix Bernard | Grandaddy | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Little Drummer Boy" | Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine Davis | The Dandy Warhols | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Every Day is Christmas" | Kevin Junior | The Webb Brothers | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" | E | Eels | 2:48 |
| 5. | "Feliz Navi-nada" | Jim Walker, John Lydon, John Wardle, Jose Feliciano, Keith Levine | El Vez | 2:32 |
| 6. | "Christmas In Waikiki" | Morgan Nicholls | Morgan | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Maybe At Christmas Time" | Isabel Monteiro | Drugstore | 3:14 |
| 8. | "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" | Traditional (Arranged By Belle and Sebastian) | Belle and Sebastian | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Thank You Dreaded Black Ice, Thank You" | Howe Gelb | Giant Sand | 3:30 |
| 10. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | The Flaming Lips | 3:43 |
| 11. | "My Christmas Prayer" | Billy Fury | Saint Etienne | 3:25 |
| 12. | "Christmas Downer" | Anderson, Kyle, Jamieson, Keegan | Departure Lounge | 3:14 |
| 13. | "I Believe In Father Christmas" | Serge Prokofiev, Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield | Six By Seven | 4:35 |
| 14. | "When I Get Home For Christmas" | Snow Patrol | Snow Patrol | 4:17 |
| 15. | "Spiritual Guidance" | DJ Akira Honda, Emilio Acevedo, Jay De La Cueva, Julian Lede | Titán | 3:56 |
| 16. | "Christmas Boogaloo" | Nasser Bouzida | Big Boss Man | 4:20 |
| 17. | "Christmas Eve" | Euros Childs | Teenage Fanclub | 2:01 |
| 18. | "Gift X-change" | Joey Burns | Calexico | 3:08 |
| 19. | "Hwiangerdd Mair" | Haydn Morris, Nantlais Williams | Gorky's Zygotic Mynci | 3:06 |
| 20. | "Just Like Christmas" | Sparhawk, Parker, Sally | Low | 3:06 |
| 21. | "In The Bleak Midwinter" | Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst | Lauren Laverne | 4:02 |
- Notes
- Track 2 previously released in the US on the compilation It's Finally Christmas
- Track 4 appears as a B side on the single "Cancer for the Cure"
- Track 5 from the album NoELVEZsi
- Track 6 "Christmas in Hawaii" from the album Tino's Breaks Volume 3 - Christmas.
- Track 11 appears as a B side on the single "I Was Born on Christmas Day"
- Track 19 appears as a B side on the single "Let's Get Together (In Our Minds)"
- Track 20 previously released on the EP Christmas
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Banks, Richard (2009) "Christmas Records, Day 23: It's a Cool, Cool Christmas", BBC, 23 December 2009, retrieved 2011-07-10
- ^ a b c d DiGravina, Tim "It's a Cool Cool Christmas Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-07-10
- ^ a b c "Cool Cool Christmas", RTÉ, December 21, 2000, retrieved 2011-07-10
- ^ Miller, Scott (2010). Music: What Happened?. 125 Records. p. 201. ISBN 9780615381961.
- ^ Thiessen, Brock (2009) "Jason Lytle Releases Free Christmas Album Online, Gets Working on Second Solo Record", Exclaim!, December 9, 2009, retrieved 2011-07-10