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MojoMay 31, 2012As seasonal cheer goes it slaps seven sleigh bells out of dreary old Stille Nacht. [Jan 2012, p.90]
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Jan 18, 2012This Is Christmas is effectively hate-proof, loved-up, entertaining stuff that strikes just the right balance of humour and heart-tugging.
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Q MagazineDec 22, 2011Breezy sort of fun to be had. [Jan 2012, p.126]
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UncutDec 16, 2011This Is Christmas [is] neither turkey nor cracker but a sweetly silly trifle. [Jan 2012, p.86]
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Dec 13, 2011It layers on the schmaltz but stops short of choking the listener with sentimentality by revealing a wickedly singular wit and some snappy expectations-eschewing cuts.
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Dec 13, 2011Singer-songwriter Emma-Lee Moss and Ash frontman Tim Wheeler, a couple in real life, join musical forces and attempt, valiantly and with not inconsiderable success, to breathe new life into that stalest of stale old genres: the Christmas song.
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Dec 13, 2011The combination of Emmy and Tim's vocals is also a consistent issue throughout the record; partly a result of a seeming refusal to harmonise, but mainly because are both blessed with mellifluous tones that, whilst effective on their own, offer little variation or texture together.
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Dec 13, 2011The contents of this cracker are as tired as ever.
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Dec 13, 2011This Is Christmas is a joyous and affectionate affair that already feels like an instant festive classic.