Hidey-Ho, New Readers! Time for Some Christmas Music!

Let me give a nice little welcome to all the new folks who have been stopping by as a result of their reading The Cheers. My recent stats have shown a dramatic increase in traffic from folks who just finished reading the Sex Blogs article and I am very pleased you made the jump over here. Of course there is one little problem I have with you new people.

YOU COULD POST A COMMENT OR SAY "HI" YOU KNOW!

Whew! Just had to say that. Don't be a stranger here. Stop in, take a look around. See if I've said, "cock" or "skullfuckery" in awhile. Then maybe say "Hi" so I know you've been here. I'll leave chips and dip for the next time. Maybe I'll get a keg!

Now let me tell you a little something about one of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE Christmas albums. I should preface this by saying I'm not a very religious person. You should also know I used to be a store manager for a major toy store chain and my take on the Christmas holiday will NEVER be even close to what it was when I was a kid. Thanks to these two facts the very thought of hearing most Christmas tunes, religious or secular, makes me want to get an assault rifle and go a little "Christmas-nuts"! Having said that...

"Go Tell it on the Mountain" by the Blind Boys of Alabama is just about the best damn Christmas CD ever! The Blind Boys have been making music together for OVER 60 YEARS! Their latter-year recordings have been in heavy rotation in my CD player ever since I saw them open for Peter Gabriel on his last world tour.

Blind Boys music is a little bit of blues mixed with a whole lot of gospel and the end result is music that nobody can resist (Unless you're extremely Jewish. Even then it is one tough feat!) They know how to deliver a song and are backed by some damn fine musicians! Even one who is not all that religious has no problem with the gospel feel and the toe-tapping, church-going sounds emanating from their speakers.

This CD, which came out last year, was so beautiful to hear I quite honestly was brought to tears at the listening station. Building upon the Grammy successes the Blind Boys found with albums like "Spirit of the Century" and "Higher Ground", they take this blues/gospel hybrid to the limit and make old worn out classics like "Little Drummer Boy", "The Christmas Song", "Silent Night", "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" & "White Christmas" sound completely new and vibrant. As my own mother put it, "This is Christmas music like I've never heard before!"

While the first and last tracks are performed solely by the Blind Boys, the album also features a wealth of guest vocalists & musicians. The eclectic mix of artists includes such performers as Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, Chrissie Hynde, Mavis Staples & George Clinton. There is something for EVERYONE on this CD!

Please check this CD out. Click on the link I provided and listen to samples. I get no money from Amazon if you buy one. I just want you to be made aware of one great album of music.

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