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Henry Boy Jenkins - Love For Christmas

from Merry Krampus by Green Monkey Christmas

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HBJ: All instruments played and/or programmed, and all vocals front and back, by HBJ. Recorded, mixed, and mastered at ToyTown Studio between September and November 2013 to tape and computer and back round again. Eargogglers data: 67 instrument tracks, 49 backing vocals, two lead vocals, and at the 3:06 mark, a choir of 100 Henrys to tickle your eardrums. Find the hidden track and win a sugar cookie.

My fascination with surrealist song began with a collection of Broadway musical records for kids. The simple melodies, ample use of sound effects, and picturesque lyrics immediately cued one’s memories, painting pictures for the ears and the mind’s eye. Peter Pan and Captain Hook were as alive to me as Lovely Rita and Billy Shears.

I remember singing along with George Harrison’s backwards guitar solo in “I’m Only Sleeping”, and Ringo’s frenetic drumming at the coda of “Strawberry Fields Forever”. I spent hours deciphering the dual chorus chants of “Everybody’s got one!” and “Oompah-oompah, stick it oop ya joompah!” in the fade of “I Am The Walrus”. Cranberry sauce indeed.

At its best, the holiday season may well be the purest embodiment of psychedelia one could experience without Doctor Roberts’ chemicals. Elves and fairies, flying reindeer, exotic spices and ancient carols, all swirl in a blanket of twinkling lights, sparkling ornaments, creating a tapestry of sounds and sensations that rise and fall like day-glo waves of innocence and dreams. Turn off your mind, relax, and ride the snowflakes. Merry Christmas to you all!

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from Merry Krampus, released December 2, 2013
© 2013 by Henry Boy Jenkins BowlieSongs (BMI)

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Green Monkey Christmas Olympia, Washington

Green Monkey has been making Xmas albums since 2009., with 11 jolly comps from NW artists. And yes, the previous ones are available on Bandcamp.Plus two Tom Dyer Christmas collections. And The True Olympians Xmas collection. Damn that’s a lot of good cheer.

And all the compilation dough goes to MusiCares, a charity that helps music people in need and lord knows there are some of those every year.
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