{"id":1689,"date":"2010-11-30T09:37:59","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T09:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2010-12-06T10:34:18","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T10:34:18","slug":"the-boy-least-likely-to-christmas-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1689","title":{"rendered":"the boy least likely to &#8211; christmas special"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"topspin-widget topspin-widget-email-for-media\">&#160;<\/div>\n<div class=\"topspin-widget topspin-widget-email-for-media\"><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" id=\"TSWidget43533\" data=\"http:\/\/cdn.topspin.net\/widgets\/email2\/swf\/TSEmailMediaWidget.swf?timestamp=1291093071\" bgColor=\"#000000\"><param value=\"always\" name=\"allowScriptAccess\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/cdn.topspin.net\/widgets\/email2\/swf\/TSEmailMediaWidget.swf?timestamp=1291093071\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"highlightColor=0x1E3149&amp;theme=white&amp;widget_id=http:\/\/cdn.topspin.net\/api\/v1\/artist\/3482\/email_for_media\/43533?timestamp=1288979578\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>track listing<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#008080\">the christmas waltz      <br \/>a happy christmas baby       <br \/>blue spruce needles       <br \/>little donkey       <br \/>christmas isn&#8217;t christmas       <br \/>the wassail song       <br \/>jingle my bells       <br \/>george and andrew       <br \/>in the bleak midwinter       <br \/>i can&#8217;t make it snow       <br \/>the first snowflake<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>so, i wake up, and as predicted by the relevant people on the gogglebox, <u>ireallylovemusic<\/u> hq is at last covered in snow. <\/p>\n<p>the temperature is arctic, and despite the fact it&#8217;s not even december, i know there is only one album in the pile i want to listen to.<\/p>\n<p>having played the <strong>phil spector<\/strong> and <strong>girls aloud<\/strong> xmas albums to within an inch of my patience, it&#8217;s time for a new crimbo fave, and you know, this newly released collection by the one band who make twee music enjoyable, <strong>the boy least likely to<\/strong> have amassed previously released one-off specials, a couple of traditional ditties, and some all new tracks, and have immediately hit the top spot on the seasonal playlist.<\/p>\n<p>combining cheeky nudge nudge wink wink humour, <font color=\"#008080\">jingle my bells<\/font>, (&#8220;i&#8217;ll jingle yours, if you&#8217;ll jingle mine&#8221;), banjos, recorder solos, and all manner of sing along choruses, this album is a proper little cracker, with the <strong>wizzard<\/strong>-esque glam stomp <font color=\"#008080\">a happy christmas baby<\/font> being my own highlight (AN EXCESS OF sleigh bells ARE EMBEDDED in the mix THROUGHOUT THE 11 TRACKS of course).<\/p>\n<p>with an all important call out to previous pop masters <strong>wham!<\/strong>, the delicate electro pop groove of <font color=\"#008080\">george and andrew<\/font>, this is a heart warming listen providing all within listening distance a warm fuzzy glow.<\/p>\n<p>all of which means that until 1st jan &#8217;11, and for every month of december from here on, this album is highly recommended<\/p>\n<p><u>more detaiL<\/u> : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theboyleastlikelyto.co.uk\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#160; 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