It's a Cool Cool Christmas

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It's a Cool, Cool Christmas
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Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedNovember 21, 2000
Genre Alternative rock, Christmas music
Length72:11
Label Jeepster Records
Producer Various

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.

Contents

The album was reissued on vinyl by Jeepster Records in November 2021 in aid of War Child in the UK, with the blessing of all the original artists.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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BBC (favorable) [1]
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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

No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Banks, Richard (2009) "Christmas Records, Day 23: It's a Cool, Cool Christmas", BBC, 23 December 2009, retrieved 2011-07-10
  2. 1 2 3 4 DiGravina, Tim "It's a Cool Cool Christmas Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-07-10
  3. 1 2 3 "Cool Cool Christmas", RTÉ, December 21, 2000, retrieved 2011-07-10
  4. ↑ Miller, Scott (2010). Music: What Happened?. 125 Records. p. 201. ISBN   9780615381961.
  5. ↑ Thiessen, Brock (2009) "Jason Lytle Releases Free Christmas Album Online, Gets Working on Second Solo Record", Exclaim! , December 9, 2009, retrieved 2011-07-10
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