Christmas Remixed: Holiday Classics Re-Grooved (2003) @ 320kbps

Christmas Remixed: Holiday Classics Re-Grooved (2003) @ 320kbps



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Dance music is all about the remix, and no genre is safe. As proof, San Francisco's Six Degrees Records have loosed a ragtag band of DJs upon that venerable institution, the Christmas classic. Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, and others all get the turntable treatment here, from the likes of Dan the Automator, Mocean Worker, and Robbie Hardkiss. As one might suspect, the kitsch/fun factor is off the charts. "Baby It's Cold Outside," for instance, lounges comfortably beside any exotic, Les Baxter-style oddity, as Louis Armstrong's crackly vocals meet a slow breakbeat snare drum. Meanwhile, Beef Wellington fashions a swinging beat around Crosby's "Happy Holidays," and successfully mixes it with the song's jaunty horn section. Other attempts are less endearing; versions of "Joy to the World," and "The First Noel" inspire only energetic rolls in the graves of their composers. Still, even if you believe some wax simply shouldn't be tampered with, this collection offers a giddy abundance of holiday cheer. --Matthew Cooke



Track Listing:

1. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (a shrift remix) - Andy Williams

2. Happy Holiday (Beef Wellington Remix) - Bing Crosby

3. Jingle Bells (Dan The Automator Remix) - Dean Martin

4. I'Ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Stuhr Remix) - Kay Starr

5. Joy To The World (Mocean Worker Remix) - The Cathedral Brass

6. Winter Wonderland (Rise Ashen's Brazilian Beach Mix) - Johnny Mercer

7. Merry Christmas, Baby (MNO remix) - Charles Brown

8. The Nutcracker Suite (Baz Kuts Breaks Mix) - Berlin Symphony Orchestra

9. Baby, It's Cold Outside (Mulato Beat Remix) (Mulato Beat remix) - Louis Armstrong

10. Jingle Bells (Robbie Hardkiss Remix) - Duke Ellington

11. The First Noel (Attaboy House Party Mix) - Bing Crosby

12. The Christmas Song (Michael Kessler Open Fire Mix) - Mel Tormé