It's a Cool Cool Christmas

It's a Cool, Cool Christmas is a Christmas charity compilation album released in 2000 by Xfm on Jeepster Records in aid of The Big Issue.[1] The album includes a mixture of traditional Christmas songs and original songs with a Christmas theme.

It's a Cool, Cool Christmas
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedNovember 21, 2000
GenreAlternative rock, Christmas music
Length72:11
LabelJeepster Records
ProducerVarious

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
BBC(favorable)[1]
RTÉ[3]

Allmusic writer Tim DiGravina described the album as "inspired good fun", calling it "without a doubt, one of the better alternative, holiday collections."[2]

According to DiGravina, Grandaddy's "Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland," with its lyric about building a snowman and pretending that it is Alan Parsons, "might be the funniest song from 2000".[2] The BBC's Richard Banks called "Alan Parsons" "a stroke of comedy genius".[1] Scott Miller, in his book Music: What Happened?, suggested that Grandaddy "probably deserve immortality" just for this song.[4] Ireland's public broadcasting network, RTÉ, called the Grandaddy song "downright silly",[3] while Exclaim! called it "one of our favourite indie rock Christmas tunes ever".[5]

Six By Seven's "I Believe in Father Christmas" was described by DiGravina as "some sort of post-modern classic".[2]

"O Come, O Come Emmanuel", contributed by Belle and Sebastian, was described by RTÉ as a "beautiful ethereal version".[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Alan Parsons In A Winter Wonderland"Dick Smith, Felix BernardGrandaddy2:59
2."Little Drummer Boy"Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine DavisThe Dandy Warhols3:12
3."Every Day is Christmas"Kevin JuniorThe Webb Brothers2:55
4."Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas"EEels2:48
5."Feliz Navi-nada"Jim Walker, John Lydon, John Wardle, Jose Feliciano, Keith LevineEl Vez2:32
6."Christmas In Waikiki"Morgan NichollsMorgan4:41
7."Maybe At Christmas Time"Isabel MonteiroDrugstore3:14
8."O Come, O Come Emmanuel"Traditional (Arranged By Belle and Sebastian)Belle and Sebastian3:27
9."Thank You Dreaded Black Ice, Thank You"Howe GelbGiant Sand3:30
10."White Christmas"Irving BerlinThe Flaming Lips3:43
11."My Christmas Prayer"Billy FurySaint Etienne3:25
12."Christmas Downer"Anderson, Kyle, Jamieson, KeeganDeparture Lounge3:14
13."I Believe In Father Christmas"Serge Prokofiev, Greg Lake, Peter SinfieldSix By Seven4:35
14."When I Get Home For Christmas"Snow PatrolSnow Patrol4:17
15."Spiritual Guidance"DJ Akira Honda, Emilio Acevedo, Jay De La Cueva, Julian LedeTitán3:56
16."Christmas Boogaloo"Nasser BouzidaBig Boss Man4:20
17."Christmas Eve"Euros ChildsTeenage Fanclub2:01
18."Gift X-change"Joey BurnsCalexico3:08
19."Hwiangerdd Mair"Haydn Morris, Nantlais WilliamsGorky's Zygotic Mynci3:06
20."Just Like Christmas"Sparhawk, Parker, SallyLow3:06
21."In The Bleak Midwinter"Christina Rossetti, Gustav HolstLauren Laverne4:02
Notes
  • Track 2 previously released in the US on the compilation It's Finally Christmas
  • Track 4 appears as a B side on the single "Cancer for the Cure"
  • Track 5 from the album NoELVEZsi
  • Track 6 "Christmas in Hawaii" from the album Tino's Breaks Volume 3 - Christmas.
  • Track 11 appears as a B side on the single "I Was Born on Christmas Day"
  • Track 19 appears as a B side on the single "Let's Get Together (In Our Minds)"
  • Track 20 previously released on the EP Christmas

See also
  • Charity album

References
  1. Banks, Richard (2009) "Christmas Records, Day 23: It's a Cool, Cool Christmas", BBC, 23 December 2009, retrieved 2011-07-10
  2. DiGravina, Tim "It's a Cool Cool Christmas Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-07-10
  3. "Cool Cool Christmas", RTÉ, December 21, 2000, retrieved 2011-07-10
  4. Miller, Scott (2010). Music: What Happened?. 125 Records. p. 201. ISBN 9780615381961.
  5. Thiessen, Brock (2009) "Jason Lytle Releases Free Christmas Album Online, Gets Working on Second Solo Record", Exclaim!, December 9, 2009, retrieved 2011-07-10
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