Saturday Video: Swing Out Sister Christmas, Five Gold Rings (2012), Tracey Thorn, The Making of Tinsel and Lights (Full Version, 2012)
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Swing Out Sister have done nine (studio) albums over the course of a twenty-five year career. They are beloved by fans on three continents and have countless collection, remix and live albums, this year they finally released a live DVD, but in all that time they have never done a Christmas record. Till now. They posted this, a few days ago on their Facebook page.
Hey, we made a Christmas song.. and finished it in time. Which, as far as we're concerned, constitutes something of a Christmas miracle! A very merry Christmas to one and all..
This video features the voices of Corinne Drewery and Jody Linscott; Andy Connell did the music.
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Photos courtesy of Swing Out Sister
Swing Out Bonus - Christmas Eve Update: Today on their Facebook page, the following appeared (to our wondering eyes).
Andy Connell shared a link.
6 hours ago near London, England
My posting of this clip on Christmas Eve has become something of a Yuletide tradition, dating all the way back to 2011.
A very hqppy hoohah to all..
Tracey Thorn - Tinsel and Lights (2012)
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Photos courtesy of Tracey Thorn
The best new Christmas album in quite a few years is Tracey Thorn's Tinsel and Lights, just released this year. They haven't done any videos yet, only a couple of Youtube audio tracks, but they did release this excellent making-of feature.
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Tracey Thorn - Tinsel and Lights
Bonus Video: This week's bonus video comes from blog contributor Sara Clancy who found this beautiful Tracey Thorn video of a seasonal tune that predates Tinsel and Lights by two years, "As a thank you for all the love and attention paid to her album this year (2010), 'Love And Its Opposite', Tracey Thorn shins down the chimney to deliver a FREE downloadable Christmas track to warm your winter fireside. It's a cover of Sufjan Stevens' 'Sister Winter'."
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