December is a time for Christmas Albums

MetroLyrics — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:59:05 +0000

Today it’s officially December, and you know what that means: crazy holiday sales, commercials for products you’ve never heard of before but think you might need, and tons of holiday-timed albums on the shelves. Although record labels are pushing out albums in all genres to sync with gift-buying, the holiday albums you’ll see this month are a special breed. (Have you heard any of Bob Dylan’s new Christmas album? Yikes.) To honor this special batch of records and keep you in the know, here’s a round-up of some of the albums you can look for this month and play on a loop during the holidays:

Estudiantina Castellana’s “Noche de Paz”. If you’re dreaming of a “Blanca Navidad,” this is the album for you.

Noche de Paz
Kate Ceberano’s “Merry Christmas”. Another beautiful woman sings all the sexiest Christmas hits.

Merry Christmas
Johnny Reid’s “Christmas”. Where beautiful women lean towards the sexy Christmas standards, apparently nice-looking young men go for the sentimental favorites. Johnny Reid will be home for Christmas, darnit!

Christmas
A Very Special Christmas 7, by Various Artists. If you’re going to buy just one new Christmas album this year, this is probably it. Leighton Meester, Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus, Sean Kingston, and more, come together to sing… basically the same songs you’ll find on the other albums on this list.

A Very Special Christmas 7
Kermit Ruffins’ “Have A Crazy Cool Christmas”. I’ve never heard of Kermit Ruffins before, but I like his name.

Have a Crazy Cool Christmas

What are your favorite holiday albums? Have you heard the new Bob Dylan? What did you think?

Today’s unexpected sighting on the MetroLyrics home page: The Carpenters

MetroLyrics — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:43:25 +0000

While checking out the MetroLyrics site today, I cam across something kind of funny: The Carpenters have a new album out.

If you’re not familiar with The Carpenters, they’re a brother/sister soft-rock duo who mellowed our airwaves in the 1970s with hits like Close to You and Rainy Days and Mondays, and Karen Carpenter famously died from complications from anorexia.

The Carpenters Lyrics

Although their new album is a 40th anniversary special, there are a lot of artists who release records after they pass on. Tupac Shakur and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain spring to mind. Have you bought any albums released after someone passed on? How do you feel about it?

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December is a time for Christmas Albums

Today’s unexpected sighting on the MetroLyrics home page: The Carpenters