Sleeve Notes: The ultimate Christmas song

As pointed out in a recent blog by Mark Beaumont, Christmas songs are best when they're not trying to be cool. What's the point in trying to be a hipster when you're sat having roast parsnips with your aunt Mildred? Do you really think your gran wants to listen to the festive five-CD Sufjan Stevens box set? Take it from me, she doesn't. Having said that, there's one "cool" Christmas record that I'll play every year for the rest of my life, and that's Just Like Christmas by Low. They're not afrai...

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