The Jethro Tull Christmas Album / Live at St. Brides
What's better than a Tull holiday album? Why, one stocking-stuffed
with the 2008 holiday performance
at St. Brides in London of course!
This revised classic includes many live songs such as "Jack
in the Green," Fires at Midnight," and "A Christmas Song," as
well as choir and reading performances. So, get your hot toddy or egg
nog, relax by a warm fire, and enjoy this wonderful new holiday treat
from
Ian and
company.
The new edition is available
now in the UK
2003 Christmas album notes
One of
the most despised of pop music genres is the holiday album. Long the
staple
of
acts past
their
prime,
such
discs
usually
consist of painfully rendered "classic" tunes. Yet, in 2003
Jethro Tull took the perhaps surprising leap into such a dangerous challenge.
If any rock band could really produce a good holiday album, it would
be Jethro Tull. Over the years, Ian has written many holiday related
songs, the most obvious being "A Christmas Story" and other songs with
a very wintery feel (such as "Fire at Midnight" from "Songs from the
Wood").
Thus, Tull re-recorded a few Tull "winter" tunes, added a few great new
tracks (such as "Birthday Card at Christmas"), and then selected a
few solid and not so worn out holiday melodies fitting the band's style.
The result
was
amazing -- arguably
a
landmark
work that became what a holiday album should be and one of Tull's most
critically acclaimed works. All
Music Guide™ raved"4 -stars...one of the most satisfying
Tull releases in 25 years." Even the often critical Rolling
Stone™ exclaimed the disc offered "tunes lilt with
carol-esque abandon ...tracks that really sparkle."
In 2004, the disc was treated to a special USA limited release
with a DVD bonus including tracks from the "Living in the Past"
DVD: "My Sunday Feeling," "Jack
in the Green," and "Life is a
Long Song."
