Album Lounge: Christmas Island
Christmas Island
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Not being one for all the Christian hoo-haa that goes with the end of the year retail blitz, I found Leon Redbone's "Christmas Island" CD about 10 years ago, and it's the only holiday music I can tolerate anymore. There are no references to Jesus, Bethlehem, virgin pregnancies; the words "savior" and "holy" are not found on any of the tracks. This CD is worth the price of admission for that alone, but the music is pretty darned good, too. Redbone delivers his arrangeme... MORE
Here in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area, we have a radio station called "Warm 106.9" Every year just before Thanksgiving they start playing nothing but Christmas music, which I appreciate to no end. However, I just cannot listen to the station anymore. Why? Because it seems like in between practically every song they stop playing music and have some sort of inspirational story or something. It usually involves them saying how they received a letter (or email) about ... MORE









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