It wouldn't do if all the artists featured here were just a bunch of old fogies. And let's face it there are a lot of fogies crawling out of the woodwork at Xmas. All whinging about how much better Xmas was in the good old days before they invented television and mr Dickens was still writing. Me. for example!
Here'a young band, The Very Most, from Boise, Idaho who came to my attention thanks to their marvelous,toe-tapping version of Away in a Manger. They've just released a new Xmas CD too, so dash off and buy it. Now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DiwP_der1Y&feature=related
They seem to have quite a few pals on the British indie scene and this is a cover of a song by the Pride of Wales, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. Amazing how they can turn a mere fragment into such a fine version.
Kieron and other indie kids among you will know that this song has also been beautifully covered by Scotland's Teenage Fanclub.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd0rCuLRv34
If you aren't a fan of the Fanclub, you must have been living on a desrt island for the past 30 years.
And finally, as it's so short, you may as well listen to the original version too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP8UIocMYyw&feature=related
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