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Christmas
Rock · 2004 · 16 tracks

Christmas

Chris Isaak

Reverb-drenched rockabilly and sun-kissed surf rock meet the holiday songbook. A warm, retro-styled collection that feels like a vintage postcard from a snowy beach.

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It's like Elvis and Roy Orbison threw a Christmas party at a surf shack.

A stylishly nostalgic blend of holiday cheer and mid-century melancholy.

Christmas · vs · Chris Isaak
Winter+3.6σ

Winter saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
2:12
02
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
3:10
03
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
2:30
04
Washington Square
3:22
05
Blue Christmas
2:20
06
The Christmas Song
2:47
07
Hey Santa!
2:43
08
Let It Snow
2:29
09
Christmas on TV
2:19
10
Pretty Paper
2:33
11
White Christmas
2:32
12
Mele Kalikimaka
1:56
13
Brightest Star
3:03
14
Last Month of the Year
2:14
15
Gotta Be Good
2:42
16
Auld Lang Syne
1:09
Moments Worth Waiting For
The surf-rock tremolo guitar that transforms Rudolph into a cool mid-century drifter
The heartbreakingly lonely delivery of the Jimmy Stewart line in Christmas on TV
The effortless transition into a soaring falsetto during the bridge of Blue Christmas
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