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A Little Xmas
Cheer
from Billy Idol
Cat number: 0176 860BDM -
EAN Code: 4029758768600
Billy Idol will add some Xmas Cheer to the coming season with his
Christmas Album Happy Holidays
released on 4th December through Superb Records/Bodog Music.
This feel good, seasonal album contains 17 classic Christmas songs,
ironically recorded in the summer, and features songs that Billy has
been listening to during the holiday season for many years.
The album is co-produced by Billy Idol and Brian Tichy from Billy’s
band. Tichy who co-wrote many of the songs on Idols’ current album
Devil’s Playground, also plays most of the instruments on Happy
Holidays and is joined by fellow band member, Derek Sherinian on
piano and keyboards on some tracks.
Billy says of the songs he chose “I wanted a selection that would
please all, while still exploring the awe and mystery that is
Christmas.” He goes onto say “ these songs are a challenge to sing
as so many other singers have interpreted them in their own style.
It was fun to come up against all that and find that these songs
sing themselves.”
The proof is in the pudding (Christmas of course!) and the full
tracklisting is:
1 Frosty The Snowman
2 Silver Bells
3 Happy Holidays
4 Merry Christmas Baby
5 White Christmas
6 Here Comes Santa Claus
7 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
8 Santa Claus Is Back In Town
9 Let it Snow
10 Winter Wonderland
11 Run Rudolph Run
12 Blue Christmas
13 Jingle Bell Rock
14 Christmas Love
15 Oh Christmas Tree
16 Silent Night
17 Auld Lang Syne
Idol completed a European Festival tour in the summer, during which
he performed in several Eastern European territories for the first
time ever and went down a storm. In Serbia where Idol headlined the
third day of the prestigious Exit Festival, which featured artists
including Franz Ferdinand, Morrisey and Dizzee Rascal – the
organisers said “the biggest audience was on the third day to see
Idol. Billy Idol is the biggest star of Exit 06 festival,” Exit News
(online) reported. “… he has the biggest number of hits, even though
the rest of the artists are big names too…he is Billy f***ing Idol!
”Billy also headlined Guilfest before heading back to the US leg of
his tour. His Devil’s Playground album - the first for 12 years -
received rave reviews in 2005. Idol has sold in excess of 20 Million
albums worldwide over the past 4 decades and is currently in LA
writing material for his next studio album.
For your chance to win your very own
copy of
“
Happy Holidays
”
simply answer the following question:
Question
:
Name one of the tracks on Billy's
christmas album
CLICK HERE to e-mail us your
answer.
Please put "Idol" as your subject
and remember to include your name and address so that we can send the lucky
winner their prize.
The draw will take place on
10th December
2006
Good
luck !
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