After the initial shock fades, the existence of Christmas in the Heart seems perhaps inevitable. After all, the thing Bob Dylan loves most of all are songs that are handed down from generation to generation, songs that are part of the American fabric, songs so common they never seem to have been written. These are the songs Dylan chooses to sing on Christmas in the Heart, a cheerfully old-fashioned holiday album from its Norman Rockwell-esque cover to its joyous backing vocals. Apart from the breakneck "Must Be Santa," which barrelhouses like a barroom, Dylan doesn't really reinterpret these songs as much as simply play them with his crackerjack road band, dropping in a little flair -- restoring "we'll have to muddle through somehow" to "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," singing the opening of "O Come All Ye Faithful" in its original Latin -- but never pushing tunes in unexpected directions. Many would argue having Dylan croon these carols is unexpected enough and, true, there are times his gravelly rumble is a bit pronounced, but nothing here feels forced, it all feels rather fun, provided you're on the same wavelength as latter-day Bob, where the sound and swing of the band is as important as the song, where there's an undeniable nostalgic undertow to all the proceedings. And, of course, there's no better time for celebratory sound, swing, and nostalgia than the holidays, which may be why Christmas in the Heart is a bit of a left-field delight.
Bob Dylan goes awassailing.It opens with sleigh bells and a jaunty backing choir, and we're off into a fully realized Norman Rockwell painting, complete with roaring fireplace, children in stocking feet, and the jolly old grandpa around whom they've gathered. The grandpa is Bob Dylan, and yes, Bob Dylan is jolly. Holly jolly, even. From the Currier & Ives-esque cover illustration to the Andrews si
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First Christmas album by Bob Dylan...All the proceeds are going to FEED AMERICA... which is also first for Dylan.You have to check out the new "Must Be Santa" video.You're mind will probably not comprehend it at first so watch it over and over again."Must Be Santa" http://bit.ly/449KiL
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Bob Dylan goes awassailing.It opens with sleigh bells and a jaunty backing choir, and we're off into a fully realized Norman Rockwell painting, complete with roaring fireplace, children in stocking feet, and the jolly old grandpa around whom they've gathered. The grandpa is Bob Dylan, and yes, Bob Dylan is jolly. Holly jolly, even. From the Currier & Ives-esque cover illustration to the Andrews si
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Two giants took the unusual step of releasing Christmas albums this fall, and the surprise is who did it better. Was it the sentimental fool with a sweet pop croon who knows his way around traditional music, or the craggy voiced Jew whose music seems to eschew sentiment?Surprise! In the battle of superstar Christmas albums, it's no contest: Bob Dylan bests Sting.The intent of these two discs is...
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Loathe though we might normally be to recommend anything in any way associated with Rolling Stone (is there a sadder story arc in the world of music than starting out as the voice of the fan and ending up as the voice of the industry?), one particular teaser that crossed our desk recently was just too amusing to pass up. Let's face it -- they had us at "Bob Dylan in a Santa hat..."
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There has been no official announcement of the track list for Bob Dylan's first holiday album, Christmas in the Heart; however the German retail site, JPC (Jazz Pop Classic) is showing the following listing. The album is due on October 9.Here Comes Santa ClausDo You Hear What I Hear?Winter WonderlandHark The Herald Angels SingI'll Be Home For ChristmasLittle Drummer BoyThe Christmas BluesO' Co...
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Bob Dylan’s forthcoming yuletide album ‘Christmas In The Heart’ is being previewed online.You can listen to clips from the album, released on October 13 in the US, by scrolling down now.Dylan is releasing the album for charity, with proceeds going towards several different organisations across the world.The tracklisting for ‘Christmas In The Heart’ is:‘Here Comes [...]Related posts:La
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As Piglet said in Winnie the Pooh, "Oh, dear! Oh, dear, oh, dearie, dearie, dear!"Here's Bob Dylan's video of Must Be Santa from the Christmas From the Heart album.
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We've heard the rumours, now it's been confirmed that Bob Dylan will be releasing a Christmas album. Christmas In The Heart will be released October 13th.All of Dylan's US royalties from his first holiday record will be donated to Feeding America.It will be interesting to hear the distinctive Dylan sing "Winter Wonderland", "Here Comes Santa Claus", and "Little Drummer Boy".Bob Dylan's website
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Here's a little preview, for better or worse, of the 15 tracks on Bob Dylan's Christmas in the Heart. The bad news is that it may end the string of great albums he's released. The good news is that you can actually understand all the words.
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Bob Dylan has confirmed the release of a charity Christmas album to be released this October.'Christmas In The Heart' features covers including 'Winter Wonderland', and is released on October 12. Dylan is donating all of his royalties from the album to charities including Feeding America.Other songs featured include 'Here Comes Santa Claus', 'Little Drummer Boy' and 'Must Be Santa'.As well as F...
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Only a few weeks after Bob Dylan announced the release of his holiday album, Christmas in the Heart, former American Idol runner-up David Archuleta announced the upcoming release of his Christmas record, coincidentally (or was it?) titled Christmas...
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I was driving home yesterday and tuned into a conversation on NPR about Bob Dylan’s new holiday release, Christmas In The Heart (this link will take you to Amazon where you can hear samples of all the horrid songs). The album came out a few days ago with little hoopla and, according to NPR, the [...]
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Bob Dylan’s rumored holiday LP has turned out to be true, as Rolling Stone reports that Christmas in the Heart, a collection which includes classic songs “Must Be Santa,” “Little Drummer Boy,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Here Comes Santa Claus,” and more...
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