Well, it is that time of year again and this year I decided to do something I haven’t done in quite some time, which is actually spend some time exploring Christmas music. This isn’t a full album & technically it’s not even a full EP, I suppose, though I guess I’m qualifying it as such by giving it a review, something I don’t really do for singles; I suppose it is really a split single with Nathen Maxwell (bassist for Flogging Molly) providing the A-side and Northern Pole United providing the B-side. The A-side is an agreeable pop tune about being lovelorn at Christmastime and the B-side is a reggae infused ode to the fact that Santa is, in fact, a skinhead. I liked Nathen Maxwell’s tune quite a bit better. It should be noted that this was only released on vinyl, isn’t very easy to find and, as far as I know, neither tune has been legally released in any other format. Not really much of a thing, ultimately. 1 ½ stars.
tl;dr – split single features agreeable enough tunes, but nothing particularly special; not worth tracking down really. 1 ½ stars.