A Christmas Record

by Various Artists

A Christmas Record cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: November 1981
  • Label: ZE
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 50:44
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Curated by Michael Zilkha, this seasonal compilation gathers the vanguard of the ZE Records roster for a subversive take on holiday standards. The collection injects traditional winter themes with the rhythmic, cold aesthetic of mutant disco and downtown New York new wave, offering a stark alternative to conventional festive music.

Genres

Descriptors: Leftfield, christmas, rhythmic, party, melodic, compilation, synthesizers, guitars

Tracklist

  1. My Silent Night (3:18)
  2. No More Christmas Blues (3:11)
  3. Things Fall Apart (4:32)
  4. Bells Of Christmas (2:50)
  5. Christmas Wrapping (5:22)
  6. Sleigh Ride (2:28)
  7. Christmas Fever (4:51)
  8. It's A Big Country (2:52)
  9. Christmas On Riverside Drive (5:06)
  10. It's A Holiday (3:28)
  11. Christmas Time In Motor City (2:59)
  12. Christmas With Satan (6:14)
  13. Hey Lord (3:27)

Credits

  • Various - primary artist
  • John Dent - lacquer cut by
  • Bill Laswell - written-by
  • Fred Maher - written-by
  • Michael Beinhorn - written-by
  • Nona Hendryx - written-by
  • Ronald "Head" Drayton - written-by
  • August Darnell - written-by

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