aaamusic | On 21, Nov 2010

Buy a sensible Xmas gift this year: get Christmas Gift – a compilation album with artists such as Animal Beat, Whiskey Priest and James Neil, not just because it’s a great album, but because 100% of profit will go to Save The Children.

Tracklisting:

1. Love Again – The Animal Beat
2. Waxwing – Tyler Butler
3. A Song About Trust – Tina Refsnes
4. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – The Whiskey Priest
5. Waiting To Find Me – Sara Lewis
6. Life Will Love You – Ben Holland (from Winter Hill Transmission)
7. Christmas By The Sea – Travis Tucker (from The Animal Beat)
8. Silent Night – Trev Gibb
9. This Is A Gift – The Kickliner
10. Up Before Dawn – James Neill
11. Firth – Junkboy
12. Christmas In The Sun – April Maybe May
13. Sleep Child – Justin Levinson
14. O Holy Night – Travis Tucker (from The Animal Beat)
The music: It’s not your average Christmas album – the 14 songs on the album are from artists on our roster and friends of the label and, rather than focusing in on the superficial, materialistic aspects of what Christmas has become, they look more at the reality of life and the fact that, Christmas or not, the world isn’t exactly ‘roses and poetry’. In short, they’re great, thought-provoking songs that pitch uncertainty and insecurity (however big or small) against the simple hope that everything might turn out fine next year.
The concept: Christmas is about giving, right? Decision made – we’re going to do something positive, make a bit of a difference (however great or small). All the money this record makes from sales will go to charity! 100% of it! Every last penny!

The dream: As much as we’d love to think music could change the world, it can’t. Not on its own. You need people in the equation. Songs are songs, and beyond the notes and the words, there’s reality. So please help us achieve what we set out to do by persuading people to buy this record: if we make the record a success, we’ll make some money. All of that money will be donated to Save The Children who will use it to help young people facing very difficult situations.