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 →
Andrew Curry writes: The Snow It Melts The Soonest was popularised by Anne Briggs when she finally got round to releasing her vastly influential self-named LP in 1971. Briggs had sung it in her performances during the 1960s, although Archie... Read more →
Colin Randall writes: two outings for Maddy Prior, two outings for the Latin language in this series of Christmas or winter songs. We've heard Prior's impeccable singing of In Dulci Jubilo, from her moonlighting role as part of the Carnival... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: If it was cold when we visited Alan Hull’s Northumberland a few days ago, it is freezing today, on the South Atlantic whaling fleet in harbour over the winter in South Leith, South Georgia. We laboured seven... Read more →
