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Squirrel Nut Zippers
Christmas Caravan
Release Date: 1998 10 06
Label: Mammoth Records
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Since they were riding high on the strength of Hot, the Squirrel Nut Zippers convinced Mammoth to release a holiday album, Christmas Caravan, just months after they delivered Perennial Favorites, their follow-up to Hot. It was an unconventional move, but the Zippers were never about convention, and, appropriately, Christmas Caravan isn't a conventional holiday record. Relying heavily on original material, the crew has created the Christmas equivalent of one of their studio releases -- an album that revives swing and hot jazz, tweaking it a little bit with ironic humor yet remaining reverential of the music's heritage. If anything, they take fewer liberties on Christmas Caravan than before -- there aren't as many jokes and the music sounds surprisingly restrained at places. Still, the Zippers know how to have a good time, and that's exactly what Christmas Caravan does, thanks to their enthusiastic performances, strong songwriting and sharp covers ("Winter Weather," "Sleigh Ride"). Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Winter WeatherShapiro2:24
2Indian GiverMathus3:37
3Johnny Ace ChristmasMaxwell3:43
4My EvergreenMaxwell2:35
5Sleigh RideParish, Anderson3:09
6I'm Coming Home for ChristmasCabral, Mathus3:46
7Carolina ChristmasMaxwell, Mosher1:51
8Gift of the MagiMathus3:19
9Hot ChristmasMaxwell, Mosher2:35
10Hanging up My StockingsChurch7:11

Other Releases:
Christmas Caravan [11 Tracks]
Release Date: 1998
Label: Mammoth Records








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