Current Priorities: Holiday 2009

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Kermit Ruffins
“Have A Crazy Cool Christmas”
Basin Street
Genre: Jazz : New Orleans
UPC: 652905010921
Territories: World
Release Date: 11.01.09 |
Kermit Ruffins’ first Christmas album, includes classic Christmas songs from “Silent Night” to “Jingle Bells” and what is sure to be an original hit, “A Saints Christmas.” Kermit works with a stellar rhythm section and many special guests including his former bandmates, the Rebirth Brass Band, Irvin Mayfield; and New Orleans hotshot trombonist, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews. |

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Various Artists
“This Is Your Brain On Xmas”
Troublewith2 productions
Genre: Alternative : Hip-Hop
UPC: 844185075268
Territories: World
Release Date: 11.17.09 |
A new holiday album featuring production by The Rondo Brothers with vocals from MC Lars, Motion Man, Kelly Atkins of 20 Minute Loop, Isaac Koren of The Kin and Jairo Vargas from Bayonics. This is one alternative, hip-hop, electro-acousta-pop, holiday party jams album you won’t want to miss. |

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X
“MERRY XMAS From X”
Anko Records
Genre: Rock & Roll : Alternative Rock
UPC: 844185060578
Territories: World
Release Date: 10.09.09 |
In August 2009, the four original band members of X gathered in Billy Zoom’s “Studio A” to record three holiday tunes; “Jingle Bells,” “Run Run Rudolph” and “Santa Claus is Coming To Town.” The songs were produced by Zoom and engineered by Matt Wignall (Cold War Kids, Mars Volta.). |

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Undercover Christmas
“Undercover Christmas: Chapter One”
Undercover Culture Music
Genre: Holiday : Christmas
UPC: 844185058490
Territories: World
Release Date: 09.29.09 |
Undercover Christmas is the brainchild of producer Dave Liang, creator of The Shanghai Restoration Project. In the debut chapter of this series, Liang puts his own spin on five well-known Christmas standards including: an electro-classical take on “Deck the Halls”; an edgy jazz remake of “Up on the Housetop”; a sexy beat-driven “Toyland”; a haunting, cinematic rendition of “Auld Lang Syne”; and the harmonically altered “Silent Night”. |

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The Choir of Magdalen College
“Carols By Candlelight”
Harmonia Mundi
Genre: Classical
UPC: 093046749521
Territories: US
Release Date: 11.24.09 |
Bill Ives leads the famed Choir of Magdalen College Choir in this selection of choral favorites for Advent and Christmas. The music on this recording ranges from quiet reflection and anticipation to the excitement and celebration of the birth of baby Jesus and the coming of the wise men. |

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