Gotta be honest. I was not looking forward to this one. But now I am.
Jane Lynch is someone pretty much everyone knows by now. She was one of the stars of "Glee", hosts "Hollywood Game Night" and has a slew of movie and television credits to her name. But she's also an actress who has tread the boards in many a musical and has been touring with a cabaret show in recent times. "Swingin' Little Christmas" will likely be a bit like a Christmas version of her cabaret show. So we get the whole cast--Kate Flannery ("The Office"), Tim Davis (a vocal arranger who also worked on "Glee") and the Tony Guerrero Quintet.
"Swingin' Little Christmas" will feature new arrangements of 10 songs you know (all Public Domain, so no "Santa Baby", "Blue Christmas" or "Baby Its Cold Outside", thank goodness) and 5 you don't--new songs written by Tony Guerrero that we're told sound like they were written in the 50s. And, if the video of "A Swingin' Little Christmas Time" is any indication, that boast is fact. It's obviously going to be kitschy...or, as one of my favorite lines from "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" goes, "a whole lot of hoot and just a little bit of nanny".
Still waiting on cover art and a track list, but we know the record is due to bow on November 16. So far, the early press only speaks of a digital release so, until we hear otherwise, we've posted it as a "digital only" on The List. When it's out, Jane's holiday album will be available through iTunes for sure, probably Amazon, and, naturally, from Jane Lynch's web site.
"Swingin' Little Christmas" will feature new arrangements of 10 songs you know (all Public Domain, so no "Santa Baby", "Blue Christmas" or "Baby Its Cold Outside", thank goodness) and 5 you don't--new songs written by Tony Guerrero that we're told sound like they were written in the 50s. And, if the video of "A Swingin' Little Christmas Time" is any indication, that boast is fact. It's obviously going to be kitschy...or, as one of my favorite lines from "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" goes, "a whole lot of hoot and just a little bit of nanny".
Still waiting on cover art and a track list, but we know the record is due to bow on November 16. So far, the early press only speaks of a digital release so, until we hear otherwise, we've posted it as a "digital only" on The List. When it's out, Jane's holiday album will be available through iTunes for sure, probably Amazon, and, naturally, from Jane Lynch's web site.
While I was writing the bit below on BlackHawk, I remembered that I forgot to check on this year's exclusive from Kohl's. This is (I believe) the 17th annual Christmas CD from Kohl's. They're usually released in the first week of October. I don't think they've had any exclusive tracks in a while, but that's not even the point. The Kohl's CDs are just 5 bucks and every penny of profit goes directly to Kohl's Cares--a charity focused on children's health, wellness, and education. So stop buy your local Kohl's or order a copy through their web site. You get a cheap CD and the kids get the profit. Everybody wins. This year's set is "Home For The Holidays".
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The Country Rock band, BlackHawk, who had their biggest run of hits in the 90s, are working on a Christmas album. They were hopeful of getting it out this year, but they've been so busy touring, the window for this year closed for them. They're well along, though, so it should pop up next year. They describe the record as "hip and groovy and far out". Cool.
BlackHawk do have one Christmas song in circulation. "We Three Kings" was included on the "Star Of Wonder" compilation in 1996 and, later, on a 1998 Kohl's Cares For Kids collection. And here 'tis (with a bonus Christmas light show).
BlackHawk do have one Christmas song in circulation. "We Three Kings" was included on the "Star Of Wonder" compilation in 1996 and, later, on a 1998 Kohl's Cares For Kids collection. And here 'tis (with a bonus Christmas light show).
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