Where Worlds Collide » Christmas http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog The blogs of Tim Hall Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:33:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 Time for some new Prog Xmas songs? http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/music/time-for-some-new-prog-xmas-songs/ http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/music/time-for-some-new-prog-xmas-songs/#comments Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:39:00 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=5707 Continue reading →]]> A lot of prog bands have been playing Christmas standards as encores over the past month. I’ve heard three very different versions of “I Believe In Father Christmas” and two different takes on “A Spaceman Came Travelling”. While I can think of one or two, not many bands have tried to write any completely new Christmas songs? Is is time for bands to try and write a new Prog Christmas classic?

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A sublime spine-tingling version of the traditional carol, with a wonderful vocal from Anne-Marie Helder. Christmas started for me this year when they performed this live in the first weekend of December. Now they’re recorded it and made it available as a free MP3 download – go to the official Panic Room website for details.

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