This
might have come a little bit late in the day to be up in time for
Christmas but it's possibly the only thing that's actually made me feel in
any sense Christmass-y. I'm sure ya get the picture...La Setz dons his
Gretsch and doffs a little kiss curl in the direction of the ol' smooching
swingers. You come home from too many shifts and your mood sweetens in the
twinkle of a tremelo tremble and your mouth be watering for a mojito as
your feets start instinctively pumping out dance moves they never knew
existed. Cranked up cranberry juiced jivers like 'Dig That Crazy
Santa Claus' and 'You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch' are
suitably playful - you half expect Christmas to literally become THAT
crazy as Santa Setz pulls up in his Cadillac sled with his Rockin'
Reindeers and in best fairytale smooth style invites you along to the bop,
while 'Hey Santa!' opens it's leopard print violin case and
pulls out a portable ragtime band for the instrumental section forcing you
to twist yourself in knots doing the Charleston. He even gets his slinky
mitts into the snow packed wastes of 'White Christmas',
shaking off slight traces of frost bite with a second half skip in the
slush and gives his kids their presents while cranking out a cutesy jaunt
through 'Jingle Bell Rock'. Restrained, histrionics are
humbug here, but sho' no scrooge on
the swing factor, it has a sense of wide open snowy spaces, fresh air,
clear sound and a simple sense of jollity, easing back on the schmaltzy
over-sentiment and reclining in such effortless cool it'd cork your
sparkly and pull your cracker Tis about time someone made a Christmas
record you can play the year round*.
Terrific, when just one you can actually play at Christmas is bonus enough
ya'll. Wrap it up now for next year if ya have to, and slip into a winter
wonderland if you've not a'ready.
* That'll be Elvis, of course.
'Fairytale of New York'
doesn't count. Too tragic. ________________________________________________________
This
might have come a little bit late in the day to be up in time for
Christmas but it's possibly the only thing that's actually made me feel in
any sense Christmass-y. I'm sure ya get the picture...La Setz dons his
Gretsch and doffs a little kiss curl in the direction of the ol' smooching
swingers. You come home from too many shifts and your mood sweetens in the
twinkle of a tremelo tremble and your mouth be watering for a mojito as
your feets start instinctively pumping out dance moves they never knew
existed. Cranked up cranberry juiced jivers like 'Dig That Crazy
Santa Claus' and 'You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch' are
suitably playful - you half expect Christmas to literally become THAT
crazy as Santa Setz pulls up in his Cadillac sled with his Rockin'
Reindeers and in best fairytale smooth style invites you along to the bop,
while 'Hey Santa!' opens it's leopard print violin case and
pulls out a portable ragtime band for the instrumental section forcing you
to twist yourself in knots doing the Charleston. He even gets his slinky
mitts into the snow packed wastes of 'White Christmas',
shaking off slight traces of frost bite with a second half skip in the
slush and gives his kids their presents while cranking out a cutesy jaunt
through 'Jingle Bell Rock'. Restrained, histrionics are
humbug here, but sho' no scrooge on
the swing factor, it has a sense of wide open snowy spaces, fresh air,
clear sound and a simple sense of jollity, easing back on the schmaltzy
over-sentiment and reclining in such effortless cool it'd cork your
sparkly and pull your cracker Tis about time someone made a Christmas
record you can play the year round*.
Terrific, when just one you can actually play at Christmas is bonus enough
ya'll. Wrap it up now for next year if ya have to, and slip into a winter
wonderland if you've not a'ready.