This 2000 collection somehow slipped by me -- great alterna-pop-rock collection featuring a fair number of original tunes among the seasonal repertoire. Mag Seven opens the proceedings with a kickin' "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy," Vibrolux does a waif-y "I'll Be Home For Christmas," followed by Chomsky's upbeat take on "Christmas Time Is Here." The Falcon Project gets all modern on "Little Drum'n Bass Boy," Viva Maxitone thrashes "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" and Crash Vinyl continues the TV theme with a rocked-out "Snow Miser." In the rock cover field, [Daryl] updates the synths on Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime" while Pinkston does a faithful version of the Kinks' "Father Christmas." Among the originals, Deathray Davies' "I Got Coal" starts out sounding like Iggy's "The Passenger" a bit before explaining why he got the bad present. Slowride does a fast shuffle on its original "The Christmas Song," Adventures of Jet does a 70s synth/guitar take on their "Waiting For Christmas," Jasper Stone twangs along on "Saddlin' Up Christmas Morning," Darlington does a punk "X-Mas," Valve recalls a New York Christmas with "Lincoln Square," and Centro-Matic's "Fuselage (It's Starting To Look Like Christmas Once Again)" ... well, I haven't quite sussed that one out just yet. UPDATE: Idol Records put out a subsequent collection in 2011, Idol Christmas, and both are available through Amazon or iTunes.
Electric Ornaments, various artists (Idol)
This 2000 collection somehow slipped by me -- great alterna-pop-rock collection featuring a fair number of original tunes among the seasonal repertoire. Mag Seven opens the proceedings with a kickin' "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy," Vibrolux does a waif-y "I'll Be Home For Christmas," followed by Chomsky's upbeat take on "Christmas Time Is Here." The Falcon Project gets all modern on "Little Drum'n Bass Boy," Viva Maxitone thrashes "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" and Crash Vinyl continues the TV theme with a rocked-out "Snow Miser." In the rock cover field, [Daryl] updates the synths on Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime" while Pinkston does a faithful version of the Kinks' "Father Christmas." Among the originals, Deathray Davies' "I Got Coal" starts out sounding like Iggy's "The Passenger" a bit before explaining why he got the bad present. Slowride does a fast shuffle on its original "The Christmas Song," Adventures of Jet does a 70s synth/guitar take on their "Waiting For Christmas," Jasper Stone twangs along on "Saddlin' Up Christmas Morning," Darlington does a punk "X-Mas," Valve recalls a New York Christmas with "Lincoln Square," and Centro-Matic's "Fuselage (It's Starting To Look Like Christmas Once Again)" ... well, I haven't quite sussed that one out just yet. UPDATE: Idol Records put out a subsequent collection in 2011, Idol Christmas, and both are available through Amazon or iTunes.
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