Christmas
Premiere: Medieval Baebes release new video for Carol Of The Bells
Taken from the Mediaeval Baebes recent eleventh studio album MydWynter, we’re delighted to be able to premiere the new video for the beautiful ‘Carol Of The Bells’ right here today on Backseat Mafia. The album itself is a darker reminder of the pre-Christian original of the Winter Festival, all the tracks are produced and arranged …
PREMIERE: Seth Swirsky’s looking for his ‘Christmas Eve’ on throwback festive song
Christmas classics occupy the position they do for a reason, so i you’re going to try to emulate them, you’d better do a damn good job. Seth Swirsky making a song that tips its hat to the Beach Boys and specifically their 1964 Christmas album makes sense. If you’re unfamiliar, luckily Swirsky released a new …
News: Cold Years bring the Christmas cheer with cover of the Shakin’ Stevens classic, ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’
The Anglo-Scottish 4-piece, Cold Years, close out their most successful year yet following critically acclaimed 2nd album ‘Goodbye To Misery‘ & touring across Europe & the UK, with their incredible take on a Christmas classic, Shakin’ Stevens ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’. Speaking of the song, frontman Ross Gordon says, “I think we’ve just worked so hard this year we needed a blowout, something just …
News: Future Islands Release ‘Last Christmas’
Festive Season this year will be Double Jeopardy with Future Islands releasing a cover of Wham’s classic ‘Last Christmas’
News: Alicia Keys releases debut single ‘December Back 2 June’ from first-ever holiday album ‘Santa Baby’
15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist and globally-celebrated music superstar Alicia Keys released her first-ever holiday single ‘December Back 2 June’ today. The original Christmas song is the debut release on Keys’ eponymous new label Alicia Keys Records and is available now via all DSPs. Get ‘December Back 2 June’ HERE. ‘December Back 2 June’ arrives in advance of Keys’ highly-anticipated first …
News: Backstreet Boys release first ever Christmas album ‘A Very Backstreet Christmas’
Today, the Backstreet Boys have released their highly anticipated and very first Christmas album ‘A Very Backstreet Christmas’ via BMG. The album was executive produced by legendary producer Tommy Brown (Ariana Grande, Blackpink, Justin Bieber). Listen here! ‘A Very Backstreet Christmas’ features numerous timeless holiday classics including “White Christmas”, “Silent Night”, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “Last Christmas,” …
See: Dream Nails release ‘Lonely Star – Christmas Song’ and the accompanying video, filmed in an exotic location!
Dream Nails have released a new version of their Christmas song ‘Lonely Star‘ on Alcopop! Records. It recognises that the Christmas holidays can be tough and so this is to send a blanket of strength and love for those who need it. And of course this being Dream Nails there is a wonderful dollop of …
PREMIERE: The Colorist Orchestra & Howe Gelb aim to spread early festive cheer on new Christmas song ‘Gold Shining’
Yes, before you ask: we know it’s still November. If you fancy getting festive a little early, however, then this beautiful new seasonal song from The Colorist Orchestra & Howe Gelb should set the mood perfectly. It’s a soul-stirring song that has its genesis in a demo by Pieta Brown, who featured on three tracks …
EP REVIEW: Tori Amos – ‘Christmastide’: four originals for the season
A stateswoman of female musical discourse takes the Christmas song tradition and makes of it something thoughtful, intelligent and nuanced
TRACK: Porridge Radio feel the darker Yuletide vibe with ‘The Last Time I Saw You (O Christmas)’
PORRIDGE RADIO are drawing down the curtain on 2020 with one final, fine salutation: their own contribution to the vein of alternative Christmas songs which Low kicked off back in ’99 with that mini-album that made Yule songs cool again. It’s entitled “The Last Time I Saw You (O Christmas)”, it’s out via Secretly Canadian, and …