This one is a special treat for me. In December 1984, Huey Lewis and the News sent their fanclub a gift - a green plastic cassette with an unreleased, a cappella version of "Winter Wonderland" (and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"). The songs never appeared anywhere else. Until 2009, that is. While working on one of my label's first releases, I was able to connect with the group, and Johnny Colla did some digging until he came up with the original recording, which he carefully restored. You can find their version of "Winter Wonderland" on our compilation "The Sounds of Christmas 2009", which you can find under the SOC Music tab here. It's also on Amazon, iTunes and CDBaby! Or you can just enjoy this fan-made video (and if you see Huey, wish him a very happy birthday)!
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Blondie got back together a few years ago to tour in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their album "Parallel Lines". That's the one that had "Heart Of Glass" and "One Way Or Another" on it. Anyway, at some during the tour, they started working on a new album. When the tour was over, the new album wasn't ready, yet, so they recorded a Christmas song to give to fans. For free. They've recently revamped their website, and the free Christmas song isn't there, any more. But here's the video of their rocking version of "We Three Kings"! Oh, and Happy Birthday, Debbie Harry! |
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