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  • Summary: The Christmas release from the ex-Pedro the Lion frontman includes a cover of the John Lennon & Yoko Ono song, Happy Xmas (War Is Over).
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  • Record Label: Suicide Squeeze
  • Genre(s): Holiday, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk, Holidays, Christmas
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Dec 20, 2016
    75
    This isn't a party album, but rather a microcosmic, and downright fascinating take on the complexity of Bazan's frequently examined relationship with religion.
  2. Dec 20, 2016
    70
    Dark Sacred Night is a non-traditional Christmas album, but one of great import nonetheless. It makes a perfect companion for those of us whose Christmas experience is absent of the typical festivities and jubilation.
  3. Dec 20, 2016
    70
    Not every track works and it's unlikely to replace Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas in terms of sheer comfort, but it's certainly honest and offers an alternative to the parade of musical schmaltz that arrives like clockwork each season.
  4. Mojo
    Dec 20, 2016
    60
    There are tidings aplenty, but little comfort and even less joy. [Feb 2017, p.97]