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- Date Released: October 18, 2005
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Holiday, Americana, Alt-Country
- Label: Yep Roc Records / Redeye
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On the surface Marah might not seem the likeliest band to do a Christmas record. They seem so tough and hard-bitten most of the time. Then after some thought you realize that they have exactly the kind of heart of gold it takes to deliver a good holiday record. And indeed A Christmas Kind of Town is a wonderful holiday album. On it the band tackles Yuletide nuggets, throw in a few great originals, and tie it together with a bunch of cute and silly interludes. On the classic front, they turn in a suitably sweet "Christmas Time Is Here," give "Silver Bells" a heart-tugging doo wop treatment, romp through a loose "Holly Jolly Christmas" with suitably square backing vocals, wobble through a boozy "Baby, It's Cold Outside" with guest vocalist Christine Smith, careen wildly through "Auld Lange Syne" like a partly sober Pogues, and imbue "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with some late-night blues. Impressive stuff but the originals are even better. "New York Is a Christmas Kind of Town" is a laid-back tune with cute-as-pie lyrics and a melt-in-your-mouth delivery. You can close your eyes and almost hear somebody like Dean Martin belting it out on a holiday special. "Counting the Days ('Til Christmas)" is a bounding near-polka singalong with accordions, sleigh bells, and a lovely vocal bridge, and "Christmas with the Snow" is a light-as-fresh-snow rocker with female lead vocals by the Shalitas and the kind of melody that you want to give to everyone on your Xmas list. All three songs sound like they should be future Christmas classics for bands to cover in 20 years. Hopefully enough people will hear this utterly heartwarming and joyous album to make that a possibility
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Intro - Curtain Rises |
0:14 |
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Christmas Time is Here (feat. The Christmas Players) |
2:00 |
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New York is a Christmas Kind of Town |
3:01 |
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Baby, It's Cold Outside (feat. Felicia Navidad) |
2:36 |
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Boozing It Up With Friends (Skit) |
0:21 |
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Holly Jolly Christmas |
2:16 |
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Here We Come a Wassailing |
0:23 |
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Christmas Time's a Comin' |
1:56 |
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Let It Snow (Plastic Santa and the Eggnog Fog) |
1:59 |
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Quithmith Pudding |
0:37 |
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Counting the Days (til Christmas) |
3:03 |
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Here We Come a Wassailing |
0:24 |
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Silver Bells |
3:06 |
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Christmas With the Snow |
2:36 |
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas |
2:29 |
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Handsome Santa (feat. Zuzu Petal) |
0:41 |
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Auld Lang Syne |
3:01 |
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Here We Come a Wassailing |
0:25 |
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Outro - Curtain Call |
0:31 |
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Counting the Days - a Christmas Polka |
7:24 |
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20 Total Tracks, 39:03 Total Length
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Credits
- Dave A. Harris - Mastering // Paul Dickman - Management // Gregory Wilson - Vocals (Background) // Gregory Wilson - Clapping // Gregory Wilson - Snaps // Gregory Wilson - Group Member // Mary Gunn - Design // Christine Smith - Piano // Christine Smith - Piano // Christine Smith - Drums // Christine Smith - Drums // Christine Smith - Vocals // Christine Smith - Vocals // Christine Smith - Group Member // Christine Smith - Group Member // David Bielanko - Banjo // David Bielanko - Bass // David Bielanko - Guitar // David Bielanko - Percussion // David Bielanko - Arranger // David Bielanko - Horn // David Bielanko - Xylophone // David Bielanko - Singer // David Bielanko - Bells // David Bielanko - Producer // David Bielanko - Group Member // Adam Garbinski - Guitar // Adam Garbinski - Vocals (Background) // Adam Garbinski - Group Member // Serge Bielanko - Banjo // Serge Bielanko - Guitar // Serge Bielanko - Harmonica // Serge Bielanko - Percussion // Serge Bielanko - Arranger // Serge Bielanko - Singer // Serge Bielanko - Bells // Serge Bielanko - Producer // Serge Bielanko - Group Member // Dave Petersen - Drums // Dave Petersen - Vocals (Background) // Dave Petersen - Group Member // Matt Boynton - Mixing // Monica Bielanko - Vocals // Monica Bielanko - Group Member // Andy Roony - Author // Ahneeta Shalita - Vocals // Ahneeta Shalita - Vocals (Background) // Ahneeta Shalita - Group Member // Kazual Shalita - Vocals // Kazual Shalita - Vocals (Background) // Kazual Shalita - Group Member // Lowlita Shalita - Vocals // Lowlita Shalita - Vocals (Background) // Lowlita Shalita - Group Member // Melissa Ulto - Photography // Melissa Ulto - Cover Photo // Peter Wark - Executive Producer // Kirk Henderson - Organ // Kirk Henderson - Bass // Kirk Henderson - Guitar // Kirk Henderson - Percussion // Kirk Henderson - Piano // Kirk Henderson - Trumpet // Kirk Henderson - Arranger // Kirk Henderson - Vocals (Background) // Kirk Henderson - Xylophone // Kirk Henderson - Bells // Kirk Henderson - Producer // Kirk Henderson - Engineer // Kirk Henderson - Mellotron // Kirk Henderson - Music Box // Kirk Henderson - Group Member
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