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Reviews Are Pouring In For Seasonal Favorites: Volume 3

Double Crown Records — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:46:37 +0000

It’s only been out a few weeks, but there have already been some great reviews of our latest release. Check ‘em out:

Stubby’s House Of Christmas

Mistletunes

Falalalala.com

CD Baby (Editor’s Choice Pick For The Holidays!)

Rock Magazine (in Norway)

These websites are all worth checking out if you love Christmas/Holiday music.

Also, you can now purchase this disc online:

iTunes / Amazon.com / CD Baby / EMusic

Double Crown’s Top Holiday Songs Of 2010

Double Crown Records — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:55:55 +0000

I’ve posted the lists of a couple surf musicians, but thought I’d contribute my own. This list is a mix of everything that I’ve been diggin’ this holiday season. There’s a little bit of everything, but my main criteria is simply listing the songs that have buzzed around my head the most. The song here include some surf, some classic and some that are just downright cheesy. In no particular order, here goes:

1. Frank Sinatra & Family – I Wouldn’t Trade Christmas
2. The Spotnicks – Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
3. Weird Al – Christmas At Ground Zero
4. Los Straitjackets – Deck The Halls
5. Bryan Adams – Reggae Christmas
6. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Soundtrack – We Are Santa’s Elves
7. Star Wars Christmas Album – Christmas In The Stars
8. The Ventures – Sleigh Ride
9. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – Mr. Heatmiser
10. U2 – I Believe In Father Christmas

We’d love to hear what you all are listening to this holiday season – please comment with your personal faves!

Dick Chiclet of The Concussions’ Holiday Favorites

Double Crown Records — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:15:07 +0000

Well I must say when it comes to Christmas songs, I err on the vintage/strange side (except for Barbara Streisand’s “Jingle Bells”……aaaarrrggggg……..I’d like to konk her on the head with a yule-log when I hear that!)

I would say any of the old crooner classics i can take year after year….not crazy on any of the recreations or new twists….

Here are a few off the top of my head…

5) Anything from those cool Rankin & Bass Christmas shows from the 60′s and 70′s. over the top puppets singing with vibrato and reverb drenched vocals is all right by me!
4) The Lawrence Welk Christmas Show are cool…..those chicks with that hair….why don’t women look like that anymore? pass the cheese please!
3) I have a 45 of “Marshmallow World” by Los Straitjackets that I really like…with Jimmy on drums.
2) “Sleigh Ride” by The Ventures……never get sick of that.
1) The Vince Guaraldi “Charlie Brown Christmas” record…that record is great start to finish, but i would say my favorite is the haunting vocal version of “Christmas Time Is Here”.

Happy Holidays!
Yr Pal
Dick Chiclet
The Concussions

Sound Opinions Christmas Spectacular

Double Crown Records — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:38:34 +0000

If you are a collector of obscure holiday music, you probably already recognize the name of Andy Cirzan. He is an avid collector of Christmas and holiday music, and each year he puts together an unbeatable compilation of obscure holiday tunes that it’d probably take you or I years to put together (even in the internet age). His 2009 compilation is now available online, and as an added bonus, you can hear him on the current Sound Opinions podcast.