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Track Listing
1. Whatever Happened to Christmas
2. 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
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Grant Lee Phillips | | Producer: | Paul Bryan | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Aimee Mann (vocals, acoustic guitar); Grant Lee Phillips (vocals); Chris Bruce (acoustic guitar); Duke Levine (electric guitar, banjo, mandola); Patrick Warren (piano, celesta, organ, chamberlin, keyboards); Paul Bryan (bass guitar, background vocals); Jay Bellerose (drums, percussion).
Recording information: The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA (2006).
Released in 2006, ONE MORE DRIFTER IN THE SNOW finds indie-pop artist Aimee Mann settling in to a warm, cozy set of Christmas tunes. Inspired by classic holiday records of the 1940s and '50s, Mann brings sincerity and elegance to her selection of Yuletide standards, as best revealed on a delicate rendition of "I'll Be Home for Christmas," which features a spacious, string-tinged arrangement that leaves plenty of room for her beautifully plaintive voice. In addition to a playful version of "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (narrated by Grant-Lee Phillips), Mann offers up the self-penned "Calling on Mary" and "Christmastime," written by her husband, Michael Penn. The song choices and skillful delivery result in an inviting and consistently brilliant Christmas album.
Industry Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- Mann treats the 10 songs as a meditation on love, loss and nostalgia.
Christmas mostly pushes her toward something strangely resembling good cheer. -- Grade: B+
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