Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Aimee's first Christmas album is a collection of holiday classics and two original, beautiful, and bittersweet songs written by Mann and Michael Penn. Reminiscent of classic albums of the 40's and 50's, but without any retro kitsch. Like Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, and Peggy Lee, Aimee Mann captures the emotional beauty of Christmas.
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1. Whatever Happened To Christmas 2. The Christmas Song 3. Christmastime 4. I'll Be Home For Christmas 5. You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch 6. Winter Wonderland 7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 9. White Christmas 10. Calling On Mary
平安夜的昏黄灯火之下,行人的穿梭,伴随被五光十色的玻璃纸包裹的因困倦而顿显慵懒的暗红玫瑰,每每将这一夜渲染的过分温婉与沉溺。
开篇的《whatever happened to christmas》让我起了好一阵子鸡皮疙瘩。似乎每颗游荡在平安夜里的心都是若有所思的,所有的孤独或浪漫,都融成了空气中弥漫的温馨而怀......
很多人奇怪为什么aimee会出一张圣诞专辑,我则奇怪为什么会有那么多人有这种疑问。aimee mann在过去十年内陆续出过好几首圣诞歌曲,传统的以及原创的都有。我最喜欢的是99年那首the christmas song,一直是我最喜欢的她的歌之一。在她上一张专辑中也收录了一首clean up for christmas......