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DISCID=8a07c10a
DTITLE=Aimee Mann / One More Drifter In The Snow
DYEAR=2006
DGENRE=Christmas
TTITLE0=Whatever Happened To Christmas
TTITLE1=The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
TTITLE2=Christmastime
TTITLE3=I'll Be Home For Christmas
TTITLE4=You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (featuring Grant Lee Phillips)
TTITLE5=Winter Wonderland
TTITLE6=Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
TTITLE7=God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
TTITLE8=White Christmas
TTITLE9=Calling On Mary
EXTD=Originally Released October 24, 2006\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: There'
EXTD=s not much in Aimee Mann's past that would suggest that she would
EXTD= record a holiday album. Ever since launching a solo career in 19
EXTD=93 with Whatever, she's steadily built a reputation as a consumma
EXTD=te singer/songwriter, renowned for her intelligent craft, which p
EXTD=erhaps peaked around the turn of the century when she provided so
EXTD=ngs for Paul Thomas Anderson's third film, Magnolia, which led to
EXTD= her excellent third album, Bachelor No. 2. Since that project, M
EXTD=ann's work remained at a typically high level, but her subsequent
EXTD= albums -- 2002's Lost in Space and 2005's The Forgotten Arm -- w
EXTD=ere a touch too studied and deliberate, certainly not the kinds o
EXTD=f records that would point the way toward a holiday excursion lik
EXTD=e 2006's One More Drifter in the Snow. Not that this Christmas al
EXTD=bum is far removed from the music Mann has made over the past dec
EXTD=ade: it's hushed and intimate, filled with antique keyboards that
EXTD= occasionally exude a mildly carnivalesque vibe, so it does feel 
EXTD=of a piece with Mann's last few albums, yet the tone is different
EXTD=. Of course, part of the change in tone is that this is a holiday
EXTD= album, and Mann clearly intends for One More Drifter in the Snow
EXTD= to be played alongside classic '50s Christmas albums from Frank 
EXTD=Sinatra and Dean Martin. This album has a similarly appealing, wa
EXTD=rm and lazy, jazzy vibe -- a sound that evokes the holiday season
EXTD= for millions of listeners, and Mann should be commended not only
EXTD= for nailing that sound, but writing an original called "Calling 
EXTD=on Mary" that fits comfortably next to "I'll Be Home for Christma
EXTD=s" and "Winter Wonderland" (her husband Michael Penn's "Christmas
EXTD=time" also fits nicely). So, the album feels right, but even bett
EXTD=er for Mann fans -- especially those skeptical about a Christmas 
EXTD=record -- One More Drifter in the Snow finds the singer/songwrite
EXTD=r in top form as a performer, turning in the loosest, friendliest
EXTD= recording she's made in years. There's little of the self-consci
EXTD=ousness that hampered Lost in Space and The Forgotten Arm; she so
EXTD=unds as if she's having fun making this music, which not only mak
EXTD=es for a good Christmas record, but bodes well for her next prope
EXTD=r pop album.  -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAmazon.com Editorial 
EXTD=Review\nOne More Drifter in the Snow offers a bittersweet--but no
EXTD=t downbeat--look at a holiday that represents the height of happi
EXTD=ness for some, the depths of sadness for others. Following in the
EXTD= classy footsteps of Miss Peggy Lee, Aimee Mann takes an intimate
EXTD= approach to an increasingly hectic time of year. In other words,
EXTD= the set is a throwback to a slower-paced era. (In cinematic term
EXTD=s, that means more Meet Me in St. Louis, less Jingle All the Way.
EXTD=) There are two fitting originals, "Calling on Mary" (Mann) and "
EXTD=Christmastime" (Jon Brion and Michael Penn). The rest are seasona
EXTD=l favorites, with the exception of Jimmy Webb's "Whatever Happene
EXTD=d to Christmas," which may be new to some. On all tracks, the foc
EXTD=us is on the tasteful strings--credit Patrick Warren for the cham
EXTD=berlin, celeste, and pump organ--and Mann's delicate delivery. Ov
EXTD=erall, the artist is more interested in providing comfort than ra
EXTD=dical reinvention, although a dreamier-than-usual "Have Yourself 
EXTD=a Merry Little Christmas" enjoys a slight edge over the other sel
EXTD=ections. Grant Lee Phillips, taking over from Boris Karloff, prov
EXTD=ides the theatrical narration on "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch."
EXTD= --Kathleen C. Fennessy \n\nAmazon.com Product Description\nGramm
EXTD=y winner and Oscar nominee Aimee's first Christmas album is a col
EXTD=lection of holiday classics and two original, beautiful, and bitt
EXTD=ersweet songs written by Mann and Michael Penn. Reminiscent of cl
EXTD=assic albums of the 40's and 50's, but without any retro kitsch. 
EXTD=Like Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, and Peggy Lee, Aimee Mann capt
EXTD=ures the emotional beauty of Christmas. \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER R
EXTD=EVIEW\nA World War II-era Christmas sound., November 3, 2006\nRev
EXTD=iewer: Michael Stack (Watertown, MA USA)\n\nI did a bit of a doub
EXTD=le-take when the email arrived that Aimee Mann was releasing a Ch
EXTD=ristmas album. I mean, I think Christmas carols and cheery songs 
EXTD=come to mind immediatley, and certainly Aimee Mann isn't exactly 
EXTD=cheery. Of course, it works out ok since I really quite dislike m
EXTD=ost of the cheery Christmas carols and Mann pretty much stays awa
EXTD=y from them, instead going for a lot of moody ruminations borne o
EXTD=ut of the Depression and World War II-- a mix of melancholy and o
EXTD=ptimism. This stuff certainly fits Mann a whole lot better than t
EXTD=he cheery songs we associate with kids going door to door (has an
EXTD=yone ever seen Carolers in the real world by the way?). \n\nAll i
EXTD=n all, it ends up being a decent record-- quiet, very tame, lacki
EXTD=ng a lot of the drive and louder guitars that run throughout her 
EXTD=albums but keeping the mood, making the whole thing a pretty somb
EXTD=er affair. The WWII stuff is really the highlights throughout-- "
EXTD=I'll Be Home For Christmas", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christ
EXTD=mas" and "White Christmas" all get fantastic renditions. Other hi
EXTD=ghlights include Mann's original closing number, "Calling on Mary
EXTD=", which sounds as though it would have fit nicely on "The Forgot
EXTD=ten Arm" and a fairly entertaining reading of "You're a Mean One 
EXTD=Mr. Grinch" (the only really cheery piece on the record). The onl
EXTD=y real complaint I have about the record is its length-- at 33 mi
EXTD=nutes there's really quite short. \n\nReading other reviews here,
EXTD= I think it's really important to note this isn't an album of upb
EXTD=eat numbers-- it's definitely a pretty downtempo affair and full 
EXTD=of those World War II era pieces. The songs that aren't from them
EXTD= sound like they should be ("God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"). Taken
EXTD= for what it is, it's a good enough record, not one I think I'll 
EXTD=be coming back to a lot, but I don't regret picking it up. Recomm
EXTD=ended for Mann's fans and anyone who likes this sort of stuff, ev
EXTD=eryone else should skip this one.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\n
EXTD=Mann for all seasons greetings, November 20, 2006\nReviewer: Paul
EXTD=\nWhile a Christmas CD may be the last thing you'd expect from Ai
EXTD=mee Mann, I have to agree "One More Drifter in the Snow" is quite
EXTD= good. There is more than a little something to appeal to even th
EXTD=e most cynical Aimee Mann fan or just the not quite fallen optimi
EXTD=sts among us. There's humor, wit and holiday cheer as only Aimee 
EXTD=can could interpret it. "Have Yourself a Merry Christmas" and "Ca
EXTD=lling on Mary" are high points. The collection might have benefit
EXTD=ed from a couple more obscure Christmas songs as some of these pr
EXTD=obably did not need yet another rendering, even accomplished and 
EXTD=sublime renderings. The work certainly does not suffer for it. Th
EXTD=is holiday CD is a perfect addition for any collection.
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