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This Is Christmas

Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler

This Is Christmas

A predominantly self-penned album of Christmas songs from the Ash front man and his partner Emma Lee Moss

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6.3

Label
Infectious
UK Release date
21/11/2011
US Release date
27/12/2011
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  1. 8.0 |   The Fly

    An uncompromising indie festive excursion, to tame even the most resolute scrooges
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  2. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    Essential listening for those in search of a cool yule
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  3. 7.5 |   The 405

    Has enough great bits in it to transcend the holiday season and perhaps become a record that can be listened to all year round
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  4. 7.0 |   DIY

    The whole darn record reminds me of the Christmas period in it’s full extent. Moments of sheer, unbridled, childlike joy, confused, bewildered, stressful sections and a tone or two of disappointment, all accompanied by moments of melancholy and the occasional slapdash comedic oddity
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  5. 7.0 |   BBC

    While there’s humour aplenty here, This Is Christmas has its heart in the right place
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  6. 7.0 |   NME

    Hate-proof, loved-up, entertaining stuff that strikes just the right balance of humour and heart-tugging
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  7. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Neither turkey nor cracker but a sweetly silly trifle. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Q

    Nothing pious or sugary ... but breezy fun. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   Mojo

    As season cheer goes it slaps seven sleigh bells out of dreary old Stille Nacht. Print edition only

  10. 5.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    If Santa wants to get hold of a copy of this Christmas offering he may find himself rooting around in the bargain bins. Bah humbug
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  11. 4.0 |   The Guardian

    Too much of the album, right down to the chord progressions (Mrs Christmas steals one of its hooks straight from Here Comes Santa Claus), is pastiche, without any hint of a twist
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