1. The Christmas Waltz
2. A Happy Christmas Baby
3. Blue Spruce Needles
4. Little Donkey
5. Christmas Isn't Christmas
6. The Wassail Song
7. Jingle My Bells
8. George And Andrew
9. In The Bleak Midwinter
10. I Can't Make It Snow
11. The First Snowflake
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Strawberries and cream, cocktails and sunsets, bert and ernie. Some things were just meant to go together. And so it is with the boy least likely to and the holiday season. They go so perfectly together, it is as if the christmas album was a concept thought up especially for them. After all, no other band manages to sound quite so happy and quite so sad at the same time. Like christmas itself, the band's songs are brimming with joy and excitement, at the same time as being undercut with melancholy and a feeling of sadness, a longing for something absent or lost in adulthood. So while they were writing songs for their next album they took a break to spend the summer writing and recording this collection of holiday hits. Included here are eight new original songs by the boy least likely to alongside three seasonal cover versions. There are snowflakes and sleigh bells, christmas trees and mistletoe, donkeys and single parents. While 'George and Andrew' imagines george michael and andrew ridgely reunited to spend a christmas eve together in a cornish pub. All in all, it might just be the best christmas party ever.
The Boy Least Likely To is an Indie British Pop duo. They themselves describe their sound as "Country Disco", though that's really not very accurate. Much more helpful, TBLLT told Rolling Stone magazine that their sound is what would happen "if all your childhood stuffed animals got together and started a band." And the product info is absolutely right on two counts at least. The Boy Least Likely To has a sound that is simultaneously joyful and melancholy, and they have a sound that seems perfectly suited to Christmas music. Nor is this their first foray into seasonal music, though it is their first full Christmas album. In 2008, the duo released the digital single "The First Snowflake" to the December market. So, while we wait for a track list and samples of the new effort, we have that song to listen to. So you've got that going for you. Which is nice.
For others, perhaps the best way to expose you to the sound of The Boy Least Likely To is to point out that you've already been exposed. Their music has been used in several television commercials, including Apple's campaign for the iPhone 3GS. Below, for your listening and evaluation pleasure, we've included videos of a GE commercial featuring music from TBLLT, as well as their video for "The First Snowflake". Enjoy.
2. A Happy Christmas Baby
3. Blue Spruce Needles
4. Little Donkey
5. Christmas Isn't Christmas
6. The Wassail Song
7. Jingle My Bells
8. George And Andrew
9. In The Bleak Midwinter
10. I Can't Make It Snow
11. The First Snowflake
ARTIST SITE
PURCHASE THROUGH AMAZON
PURCHASE THROUGH ROUGH TRADE
Strawberries and cream, cocktails and sunsets, bert and ernie. Some things were just meant to go together. And so it is with the boy least likely to and the holiday season. They go so perfectly together, it is as if the christmas album was a concept thought up especially for them. After all, no other band manages to sound quite so happy and quite so sad at the same time. Like christmas itself, the band's songs are brimming with joy and excitement, at the same time as being undercut with melancholy and a feeling of sadness, a longing for something absent or lost in adulthood. So while they were writing songs for their next album they took a break to spend the summer writing and recording this collection of holiday hits. Included here are eight new original songs by the boy least likely to alongside three seasonal cover versions. There are snowflakes and sleigh bells, christmas trees and mistletoe, donkeys and single parents. While 'George and Andrew' imagines george michael and andrew ridgely reunited to spend a christmas eve together in a cornish pub. All in all, it might just be the best christmas party ever.
The Boy Least Likely To is an Indie British Pop duo. They themselves describe their sound as "Country Disco", though that's really not very accurate. Much more helpful, TBLLT told Rolling Stone magazine that their sound is what would happen "if all your childhood stuffed animals got together and started a band." And the product info is absolutely right on two counts at least. The Boy Least Likely To has a sound that is simultaneously joyful and melancholy, and they have a sound that seems perfectly suited to Christmas music. Nor is this their first foray into seasonal music, though it is their first full Christmas album. In 2008, the duo released the digital single "The First Snowflake" to the December market. So, while we wait for a track list and samples of the new effort, we have that song to listen to. So you've got that going for you. Which is nice.
For others, perhaps the best way to expose you to the sound of The Boy Least Likely To is to point out that you've already been exposed. Their music has been used in several television commercials, including Apple's campaign for the iPhone 3GS. Below, for your listening and evaluation pleasure, we've included videos of a GE commercial featuring music from TBLLT, as well as their video for "The First Snowflake". Enjoy.
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