A Christmas Kind of Town

A Christmas Kind of Town
Studio album by Marah
Released 2005
Recorded Brooklyn, NY
Genre Rock, Christmas
Length 41:28
Label Yep Roc
Producer Marah
Marah chronology

If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry
(2005)
A Christmas Kind of Town
(2005)
Sooner or Later in Spain
(2006)

A Christmas Kind of Town is a Christmas album released by the band Marah in 2005.

Reception

Tim Sendra of Allmusic called A Christmas Kind of Town an "utterly heartwarming and joyous album".[1] Jim Musser of the Iowa City Press-Citizen called the album "upbeat, inclusive and downright irresistible".[2] Jay Lustig of The Star-Ledger wrote that the song "New York Is a Christmas Kind of Town" is "a thoroughly modern Christmas song, but one with a classic feel".[3]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Intro-Curtain Rises"   0:14
2. "Christmas Time Is Here"   2:00
3. "New York Is a Christmas Kind of Town"   3:01
4. "Baby It's Cold Outside"   2:36
5. "Boozing It Up with Friends"   0:21
6. "Holly Jolly Christmas"   2:16
7. "Here We Come a Wassailing (#1)"   0:21
8. "Christmas Time's a Comin'"   1:56
9. "Let It Snow"   1:59
10. "Quithmith Pudding (Skit)"   0:37
11. "Counting the Days ('Til Christmas)"   3:03
12. "Here We Come a Wassailing (#2)"   0:24
13. "Silver Bells"   3:06
14. "Christmas with the Snow"   2:36
15. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas"   2:29
16. "Handsome Santa"   0:41
17. "Auld Lang Syne"   3:01
18. "Here We Come a Wassailing (#3)"   0:25
19. "Outro-Curtain Call"   0:31
20. "Counting the Days, A Christmas Polka"   7:24

Personnel

The album was dedicate to "anyone and everyone, regardless of religion or race, who just likes it when December rolls in."

References

  1. Sendra, Tim (2005). "Marah: A Christmas Kind of Town", Allmusic. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  2. Musser, Jim (November 26, 2014). "Jim Musser music picks to get you in the holiday mood". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  3. Lustig, Jay (December 21, 2011). "Song of the Day: 'New York Is a Christmas Kind of Town,' Marah", NJ.com. Retrieved December 21, 2014.