Avalanche Records Alternative Christmas
Avalanche Records Alternative Christmas | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | 15 December 2009 |
Genre | Alternative rock, Christmas music |
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Avalanche Records Alternative Christmas is a Christmas album made up of contributions from various Scottish bands and musicians. Released by in Edinburgh, it raised money for charities and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh.[1][2]
Reception[]
Both The List and The Skinny awarded the album four stars out of five.[3][4]
Track listing[]
- "In Excelsis Deo" - There Will Be Fireworks
- "Christmastime in the Mountains" - The Savings & Loan
- "December & Whisky" - Rob St John
- "It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop" - Frightened Rabbit
- "But Once a Year" - Pictish Trail
- "Sleep the Winter" - Eagleowl
- "It’s a Wonderful Lie" - Withered Hand
- "Christmas in Kirkcaldy" - Meursault
- "Holy" - Emily Scott
- "Atoms" - Money Can’t Buy music
- "Xmas in New York" - Saint Jude’s Infirmary
- "All So Tired" - Broken Records
- "Shallow Footprints in the Snow", Ballboy
- "Little Drum Machine Boy" X-Lion Tamer
- "In Scotland it Never Snowed, In Canada it Did" - Zoey Van Goey
"Christmas in Kirkcaldy" is a cover of No Christmas in Kentucky by Phil Ochs.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Avalanche Records Alternative Christmas CD – out of stock". Avalanche Records. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Avalanche Records Alternative Christmas (2009, CDr)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ Sawers, Claire (7 Jan 2010). "Non-Tat Xmas: Various Artists, Alternative Christmas (Avalanche Records)". The List. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Buckle, Chris (22 Dec 2009). "Various - Avalanche Records Alternative Christmas". The Skinny. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
Categories:
- Christmas compilation albums
- 2009 Christmas albums
- Christmas albums by Scottish artists
- 2009 compilation albums
- Alternative rock Christmas albums