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The 2023 reissue of the fifth album and first Christmas album by Bright Eyes released in 2002.
Bright Eyesâ Christmas Album begins with a piano, flute, ambient noise, and musical saw-driven version of âAway in a Manger,â helping weed out casual Christmas music enjoyers, but all too tempting for the most devout of Conor Oberstâs disciples, who originally learned that the warmth of the holiday season is trumped only by its potential for melancholy back in 2002 with the original Saddle Creek release.
Oberst and a small army of friends at his house proceed to jamboree through Christmas classics like âHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,â âGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,â and âOh Little Town of Bethlehem.â
Holiday cheer, when delivered with Oberstâs trademark tremble, sounds more like a lament than it does hymns of ecclesiastical joy. But the spirited listener will find that the fragile, homespun, and somewhat blinkered vibe that permeates the album sets itself apart from the bog-standard, less sonically humble offerings of the holidays, and, both strangely and satisfyingly, is probably more aligned with the true spirit of the season.
Limited transparent red coloured vinyl.
Tracklist:
A1. Away In A Manger
A2. Blue Christmas
A3. Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
A4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
A5. The First Noel
A6. Little Drummer Boy
A7. White Christmas
B1. Silent Night
B2. Silver Bells
B3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
B4. The Night Before Christmas