Pop/jazz/rock cross-over star Michael Franks' first-ever holiday album sets the scene for mirth, merriment, and a cool yule all around. On tracks like "Said the Snowflake" and "I Bought You A Plastic Star (For Your Aluminum Tree...more.
Wonderful album -- full of love songs, interesting lyrics and arrangements, and gentle sense of humor. Goes perfectly with a glass of wine, a big picture window, and some falling snow. Franks' voice hasn't changed at all.
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Fantastic Michael Franks "Style" note-blowin'. I play it year round 'cause it's not tied to the traditional sounds of the holidays. What makes it "Christmasie" is the subjects of the songs. The music is puuure Michael in the usual...more.
In true Franks fashion, this CD is filled with fun and clever toungue-in-cheek lyrics. It is romantic, lush, and a really good time. Too bad CDNow isn't offering sound samples because if you could hear sampling you'd...more.
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Michael's greatest hits CD captures a lot of his great songs of the 70s to early 90's. I have a lot of his albums, and this one gets played a lot! Anyone who likes Jazz with a bit of...more.