Bill Taylor writes: I wasn't even thinking of the band when some inscrutable algorithm dropped this into my feed ~ the perfect gift, new, unexpected and quite lovely. Call it a Christmas cracker: Hey, hey, they were the Monkees and... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: One of the quirks of Hollywood is that it likes to release big event movies in North America on Christmas Day—the theory is that they build momentum across the holiday season. (Film poster for A Complete Unknown.... Read more →
For part two visit this link Colin Randall writes: Today, Salut! Live offers its traditional festive cheer to all readers new and old as finally, after months of shops advertising it, Christmas Day arrives, My invaluable deputy editor Andrew Curry,... Read more →
Colin Randall writes; Bob Dylan’s slice of seasonal whimsy Must Be Santa was released in 2009. Its pedigree goes back half a century earlier. Written by Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks, it was recorded first by Mitch Miller as a... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: I’ve spent a bit more of my life than is completely sensible listening to seasonal songs. For the last few years, at this time of year, I’ve compiled an ‘off centre’ seasonal playlist on Spotify for the... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: Hackneyed as it may be, trotted out all too often at this time of every year, Shane MacGowan's depiction of down-and-outs just about surviving a New York winter stands among the most compelling of Christmas songs, the... Read more →
