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Bleak Winter II: The Bleakening

by Hugh J. Noble

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God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen/Feliz Navidad 02:04
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2.
Blue Christmas 02:08
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3.
When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney 02:15
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4.
Stay Another Day 02:50
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5.
Driving Home For Christmas 02:33
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6.
Christmas Island 01:39
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7.
Do They Know It's Christmas? 03:19
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Mele Kalikimaka 02:19
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I Wish It Was Christmas Today 02:42
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10.
Monsters' Holiday 02:53
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Saviour's Day 03:11
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Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) 02:46
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Wonderful Christmastime 02:22
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Christmas Rappin' 05:26
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15.
I'll Be Home For Christmas 01:50
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Here is my second volume of Christmas and winter holiday songs made slower and sadder, or otherwise bleakened. As with the first volume, the goal was to land in the dead middle ground between Bob Dylan's Christmas in the Heart and Jason Molina's Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go.

Thanks to Taryn Popplewell for backing vocals on Monster's Holiday, and for taking the cover photo of me enjoying a Brand Alexander with my good friend Randolph.

Thanks to those who made requests including Adam Lipman (Mele Kalikimaka,) Arthur Noble (When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney,) Nick Rigby (Stay Another Day,) and Nick Norton (Christmas Rappin').

Thanks to the writers and performers of the original songs. No offense is meant to any of you. Except, of course, Cliff Richard. Well, and Paul McCartney a bit.

This album is free to stream and download, but any proceeds from sales will be donated to Border Angels (www.borderangels.org), a volunteer based, non profit organisation that advocates for human rights, humane immigration reform, and social justice with a special focus on issues related to the US-Mexican border. Feel free to download for free and donate directly to them, to avoid bandcamp fees. But please also feel free to just download or stream it free. A gift from me to you. Happy holidays.

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released December 7, 2020

Original songwriting credits:

God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen (Traditional)
Feliz Navidad (José Feliciano)
Blue Christmas (Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson)
When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney (Jimmy Grafton)
Stay Another Day (Tony Mortimer, Rob Kean, Dominic Hawken)
Driving Home For Christmas (Chris Rea)
Christmas Island (Lyle Moraine)
Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Bob Geldof, Midge Ure)
Mele Kalikimaka (Robert Alexander Anderson)
I Wish It Was Christmas Today (Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz)
Monsters’ Holiday (Charles Underwood)
Saviour’s Day (Chris Eaton)
Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) (Joey Ramone)
Wonderful Christmastime (Sir James Paul McCartney)
Christmas Rappin’ (Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford, J.B. Moore)
I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent)

All musical and lyrical alterations by Hugh J. Noble.

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New album The Beach Boy out October 2020 on Jigsaw Records. jigsawrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pzl178-hugh-j-noble-the-beach-boy

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