Release date : Friday, October 13, 2017
Holidays Rule - Vol. 2
By Various Artists • Official album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 10s”
Release date : Friday, October 13, 2017
By Various Artists • Official album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney as producer, composer, or session musician in the 10s”
Previous album Sep 15, 2017 • "Concrete And Gold" by Foo Fighters released globally
Rehearsal Oct 12, 2017 • Brazil • Porto Alegre
Concert Oct 13, 2017 • Brazil • Porto Alegre
Album Oct 13, 2017 • "Holidays Rule - Vol. 2" by Various Artists released globally
Concert Oct 15, 2017 • Brazil • Sao Paulo
Concert Oct 17, 2017 • Brazil • Belo Horizonte
Next album Oct 27, 2017 • "BBC Radio 2 – The Piano Room" by Various Artists released globally
Written by Paul McCartney
1:27 • Studio version • C • Paul McCartney, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots
Paul McCartney : Vocals Jimmy Fallon : VocalsPerformed by : The Roots • Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson • Damon Bryson • Frank Walker • James Gray • James Poyser • Kirk Douglas • Mark Kelley • Tariq Trotter John D'Aquino : Recording engineer Lawrence Manchester : Recording engineer Jon Kaplan : Mixing engineer John MacDonald : Producer, Recording arranger
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Studio version
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Studio version
It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas
Studio version
(Everybody’s Waitin For) The Man With The Bag
Studio version
Peace (Live at the Sheen Center)
Studio version
Christmas Moon
Studio version
May Ev’ry Day Be Christmas
Studio version
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
Studio version
Jesus Christ
Studio version
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
Studio version
That’s What I Want For Christmas
Studio version
A Winter Romance
Studio version
Pipes of Peace
Studio version
Blue Christmas
Studio version
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
Studio version
From paulmccartney.com, September 22, 2017:
Convivial Holiday Music Collection Features Beloved Artists Including Paul McCartney, The Roots, Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash, The Decemberists, and Lake Street Dive, Alongside Newcomers Including Albin Lee Meldau, Calum Scott, and Kandace Springs
Album Due Out Oct. 13 on Capitol Records; Pre-Order Launches Today With Release of ‘Wonderful Christmastime’By Paul McCartney, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots
Holidays Rule Volume 2, a joyful and diverse collection of seasonal music featuring an array of convivial contributions from across the musical spectrum, will be released by Capitol Records on October 13. The pre-order launches today along with the release of ‘Wonderful Christmastime’, a spirited new version of Paul McCartney’s perennial favorite that was performed by McCartney, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in December 2016. ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ is available today to stream, download, or receive immediately with album pre-order.
The set is a sequel to the popular 2012 collection, and features 16 new recordings by beloved artists including Norah Jones, Grace Potter, Rosanne Cash, The Decemberists, and Lake Street Dive, alongside up and coming artists such as Barns Courtney, Albin Lee Meldau, Calum Scott, Kandace Springs, and Vera Blue. The album delves into an unusually rich assemblage of Pop, R&B, Rock, Americana, Jazz, Mariachi, and more.
Holidays Rule Volume 2 lets today’s artists put their own mark on tradition by offering wonderfully fresh takes on holiday chestnuts old and new (Barns Courtney and Lennon Stellaremake ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’; Judah & The Lion reinvents ‘The Christmas Song’; Albin Lee Meldau delivers a soulful version of Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’), reframing songs for the holiday season (The Decemberists cover Big Star’s ‘Jesus Christ’; Norah Jonescovers Horace Silver’s ‘Peace’; MUNA covers McCartney’s ‘Pipes of Peace’), unearthing rarities (Kandace Springs delivers a glistening new version of ‘(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag’; Rosanne Cash dusts off Louis Jordan’s ‘May Ev’ry Day Be Christmas’; Lake Street Diveoffers up the cheeky novelty song ‘I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas’), and contributing new songs to the seasonal repertoire (Grace Potter’s original song ‘Christmas Moon’).
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