Album Review no. 3 of 10,003
Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Christmas In The Heart
Let me start off by saying this: I love christmas music. The cornier the better. This is one of my favorite songs, ever. I also like Bob. One of my favorite concerts was Bob, Van, and Joni. So shouldn't I be ecstatic to see the fusion of these two cultural juggernauts?
When I first heard about it, I just laughed like most people probably did. But for decades, christmas albums have been a staple of this season, and most of them I would never want to listen to, ever. Dylan has recorded fifty three albums before this most recent one - that's more weeks than there are in a year! I guess a christmas album was just about due for him.
So how do I feel about this one? I feel good, and I think this is where Bob has hit the nail with the tool. Christmas In The Heart is dripping with nostalgia, and it feels as good as a glass of egg nog does in between sledding marathons. I put the album on at a dinner with some family friends, and it was hugely entertaining. It feels like an inside joke that somehow includes everyone. I don't know if it was a round of would you rather, a triple-dog-dare, or some sort of twisted drinking game that made Dylan decide that '09 was the year of the christmas album, but I think I know what I'll be rocking on the morning of the twenty-fifth as I play with all my new toys.
Oh, and all proceeds go to charity - or some other cheezy-ass statement.
-Homefry
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Hi Homefry,
On behalf of Bob Dylan, many thanks for plugging “Christmas In The Heart”, the charity album benefiting Feeding America, Crisis and the World Food Programme … .. and, if your readers want good quality, non-pirated, previews, then “Must Be Santa” is available for fans and bloggers to post / host / share etc from www.myspace.com/bobdylan and a special widget is also available from www.bobdylan.com/#/christmas-in-the-heart-donate... .. for further details of the album, on-line promotions, videos and 2009 / 2010 shows, check-out www.bobdylan.com and www.youtube.com/bobdylantv... .. and keep an eye on these official sources for details of further news and preview material.
Please do visit the official web-sites of Feeding America, Crisis and the World Food Programme for information on their charitable work and on how to make donations : help to make this Christmas special for those in need.
Thanks again for your plug.
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Damn, son, I don't even like listening to Dylan, but I'm pretty much sold after this heartwarming review! I must say that seeing Joni and Van Morrison would make my LIFE.
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