Posted on 12/05/2018 4:38:46 PM PST by SamAdams76
Been collecting Christmas music most of my life and I've accumulated several thousand holiday-themed tracks. I shy away from the tired standards and I'm always on the lookout for something fresh and unique. Especially alternative takes on the standard songs.
Over this Christmas season, I'll share a few of them here starting with this one by a band called Faith & Disease - an ethereal goth band from the 1990s that I know little about. I think they do a very nice and dreamy arrangement of the Burl Ives song "Silver And Gold". This sounds really good late at night, especially with the lights dimmed and the lights from the Christmas tree on.
Most of us know the original from the 1964 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" soundtrack and TV show.
"Silver And Gold" by Faith & Disease
Get the Ultra Lounge Ultimate Christmas Cocktails 3 cd set from Amazon. Cool jazzy Christmas music from the 50’s and 60’s.
Man, what a downbeat version of the song. It’s well done I think but it has no Christmas feel to it IMHO.
Do Jimi Hendrix Christmas Carols on electric guitar count?
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