23 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!
Stream Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas here (Spotify)
One of my favourite things about writing this little Christmas music website every year is getting recommendations about artists and their holiday songs that I might not have otherwise heard about. A little Broadway birdie recommended that I check out an upcoming theatre star called Bryan Eng who has a rather splendid version of the Judy Garland classic, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas out for your listening pleasure. I'm certainly glad I took the time to listen as it is a brilliantly textured, vibrantly performed big band, jazzy performance that seeks out every exhilarating moment of joy from the lyrics and wraps it in this exuberant rendition. Bryan is such an engaging, expressive vocalist that, despite how huge the instrumental is, he never gets lost within it - rather, he is captain of this seasonal sleigh, navigating every thrilling twist and turn with flair and panache. I rather hope he returns to Christmas music at some point in the future because this was a gift well worth tearing open...
**Ghosts of Christmas Past**
- 2nd December 2018 ~ Telly Leung, All I Want For Christmas
- 2nd December 2017 ~ Spencer, Somewhere In My Memory
- 2nd December 2016 ~ Disappointment Choir, Winter Hill
- 2nd December 2015 ~ The Killers, Dirt Sledding
- 2nd December 2014 ~ Leona Lewis, Mr Right
- 2nd December 2013 ~ Richard and Adam, The Christmas Album
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