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Well, I got tweeted at earlier this month – which is always a treat for a niche music blogger.
Our 2014 Christmas offering for you to enjoy. https://t.co/VUB7rHtKM8@XmasUnderground#xmas
— Faye (@Faye_Langley) January 6, 2015
I immediately began listening to the new Faye & the Scrooges Christmas track, much to the dismay of my wife. I mean really… who could live in my house and be sick of Christmas music. Well… perhaps the dog isn’t sick of it… I haven’t asked him yet.
“X M A S” has a bit of a “Terrible Presents” groove (their wonderful song from a few years back), but the subject matter makes perfect sense for this festive band. Each year, this group of friends gets together and records a Christmas tune to share on Christmas eve at the pub. It makes wonderful sense that they might document these holiday shenanigans in song. Too many jager-bombs the night before (no doubt while passing around their new song) leads into a food and drink-filled Christmas day. This is the kind of Christmas day that I also look forward to, but mine doesn’t usually have a good beat.
Bottom Line: F+TS remain one of the best Christmas pop bands out there. 4.3/5
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