1. The Retrospective Soundtrack Players ~ 'Christmas Day'
The first one comes from The Retrospective Soundtrack Players and they have their very own Christmas single out along with a tour.
Obviously a Christmas song comes with a happy tune and some melodies that are easy to hum along to. Though this song has a little twist, a Retrospective Soundtrack Players twist. Instead of writing lyrics about families and the Christmas spirit, they talk about Christmas eve when you go up to the pub and get hammered and suffering the day after.
In the second verse the lyrics are "See the drunks crawl home to their beds to lay, they're gonna be hungover on Christmas day". This is a great twist about Christmas because I've never heard a band sing about things that actually happen the night before the big day.
With their soft guitar tones and simple drum beats, its an easy song to get into and really enjoy. It certainly sounds a lot different to your typical Christmas track with acoustic guitars being the focal point in the track. Guests on the video and involve Frank Turner, Ben Marwood and Chris T-T.
The band will be playing down at The Brunswick in Brighton tomorrow evening to finish off their festive tour! Go check out this song and the band in Brighton tomorrow!
3. Train ~ Shake Up Christmas
The final Christmas review I have for you come from the band 'Train' and their 2010 single 'Shake Up Christmas'. This song has been on my mind for a good few days now and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I like a good Christmas song that's catchy, has some cheesy lyrics and also gets everyone singing along.
Give it 5 or so listens and you'll think this song should be the new Christmas number one! Keeping the structures simple, its just what these kind of songs need. The video to the song has all the elements with snow, tinsel, lights and Santa hats. It makes you get into the spirit
Train have done a great job for creating a new Christmas song that sounds festive, has a catchy riff and will get a slot in anyone's Christmas playlist! I wanted to let everyone open up their Christmas playlists to a little bit more choice and I hope this has expanded your playlists for the big day! From abstract to the most festive songs possible, its always a great time for music like this and I really hope you enjoy these three.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Lewis
In the second verse the lyrics are "See the drunks crawl home to their beds to lay, they're gonna be hungover on Christmas day". This is a great twist about Christmas because I've never heard a band sing about things that actually happen the night before the big day.
With their soft guitar tones and simple drum beats, its an easy song to get into and really enjoy. It certainly sounds a lot different to your typical Christmas track with acoustic guitars being the focal point in the track. Guests on the video and involve Frank Turner, Ben Marwood and Chris T-T.
The band will be playing down at The Brunswick in Brighton tomorrow evening to finish off their festive tour! Go check out this song and the band in Brighton tomorrow!
2. The Courtesans ~ 'The Power of Love'
This Christmas song is a little different from your average happy song. The Courtesans, who I have reviewed on this blog before, have come out all guns blazing with a rather dark Christmas song. People who know who The Courtesans are (or if you read my review), you'll know that this quartet of female singers are in the genre of doom-pop.
They have taken a meaningful song and put a lot of guitars and heavy drums over the top. It still has the same driving pace, but just feels like its got a lot more to give. It sounds a lot more as if someones crying out for the power of love. It sounds very atmospheric, but heavy at the same time. The vocals are the key point in this track, very graceful, yet dark.
The intro disguises the actual force the song is producing. Its too techno for my liking, but as soon as the vocals kick in, its after this point where it sounds like a really interesting track. I wanted to review this track and share it with you guys because its so different to other Christmas tracks I've heard this year. I hope you guys are into it as much as me, let me know what you think!
Here are a few dates for 2015 to get the chance to see The Courtesans live:
February 14th - The Macbeth, London
February 27th - The Box, Crewe
February 29th - The Railway, Bolton
3. Train ~ Shake Up Christmas
The final Christmas review I have for you come from the band 'Train' and their 2010 single 'Shake Up Christmas'. This song has been on my mind for a good few days now and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I like a good Christmas song that's catchy, has some cheesy lyrics and also gets everyone singing along.
Give it 5 or so listens and you'll think this song should be the new Christmas number one! Keeping the structures simple, its just what these kind of songs need. The video to the song has all the elements with snow, tinsel, lights and Santa hats. It makes you get into the spirit
Train have done a great job for creating a new Christmas song that sounds festive, has a catchy riff and will get a slot in anyone's Christmas playlist! I wanted to let everyone open up their Christmas playlists to a little bit more choice and I hope this has expanded your playlists for the big day! From abstract to the most festive songs possible, its always a great time for music like this and I really hope you enjoy these three.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Lewis
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