EL TORO - LIVERPOOL CHRISTMAS SINGLE

El Toro is not from Liverpool, in spite of the name of the single.  They're actually domestic.  But, when the Power Pop band set out to record a Christmas single this year, they thought, well, why not emulate one of the greatest and most influential bands ever and that wonderful Abbey Road studios sound?  We've all heard the Fab Four and other Beatle-esque holiday bands, but this is something else entirely (in my humble opinion).  And quite frankly, I think El Toro pulls it off quite nicely.  It's more about the George Martin styled production and effects than anything.  But both "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "O Holy Night" have that rich, full, psych infused Abbey Road sound.  For my money (which, you know, its a free single so...), "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" works from start to finish.  "O Holy Night", in some of the early moments, sounds a bit gimmicky, but finishes triumphant.  In a mixtape, I'd be more likely to use the former.  Two cool songs from a cool band and its free from Noisetrade.  And, if you like what you hear, last year's El Toro Christmas song, "Merry Christmas Everybody" is still free on Soundcloud or Noisetrade (though not in the Abbey Road style, per se).