Posts Tagged Merry Christmas
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December 21, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 776
Ray Conniff, Here We Come A-Caroling (1966) Every year I buy a new (old) Christmas album. It’s something that’s happened the last few years now – something a bit kitschy or whatever to spin on the turntable. I look for things by artists I actually like: Willie Nelson, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett…they’re all in there…this […]Archive
December 25, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Off The Tracks’ Christmas Message: Year in Review 2013
Thanks all for reading, 2013 was the first full year for Off The Tracks, we launched this site in November of 2012, a reboot of the original Vinyl Countdown blog with added content. It’s swiftly turned into my spot for reviewing, leaving the Stuff blog – Blog On The Tracks – for discussion posts, rants, […]Archive
December 24, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1217
Harry Belafonte, To Wish You A Merry Christmas (1958) It was probably last year more than this year that I really developed a mini-obsession with Harry Belafonte, I had always listened to him – but only ever just a bit. Last year I got hooked, big time. That wonderful voice, so many great rhythms too […]Archive
December 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: So This Is Christmas?
Every year I get asked about Christmas songs. So this year I asked the Blog On The Tracks Facebook followers and friends to contribute their favourites – we start then with Fairytale Of New York (of course). I added in plenty of my favourites (Phil Spector’s Christmas album) and quite a few songs I can’t […]Archive
December 24, 2011 by Simon Sweetman