Thursday, 17 November 2022

Tom Speight - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree


38 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!

Stream Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree here (YouTube)

I don't talk about how much of a fan I am of Tom Speight. His brand of singer-songwriter music has been the calm in a storm every time I needed it. Every time I lay my ears on a new song he has released it is the medicine that my soul needs. It also helps that he seems such a jolly nice guy - he raises awareness for Chron's disease and this month is raising funds for CALM (suicide prevention charity - sponsor him here). I'm absolutely not complaining, therefore, that he has released a Christmas single 9 weeks before the big day - I am absolutely all for celebrating the most wonderful time of the year early. His reinvention of Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree as a stripped back lullaby works beautifully - with elegant guitar and a lilting female vocal, Tom adds his lush tonal quality to the well known lyrics to give the song a new perspective. There's an almost clippity clop to the percussive rhythms that make you feel you are on the laziest of sleigh rides, whilst Tom & his charming duet partner conjure up some holiday magic. Play as often as you like before the big day - its an enchanting diversion from the crazy world we live in; guaranteed to make you glad from head to (mistle)toe.

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