"Christmas Lights" by Euan Blackman

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"Christmas Lights" by Euan Blackman

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I never dreamed that I'd ever need to type the word "Coldplay" in any circumstance let along in a review for "Hot Music Live" but now Euan Blackman has compelled me to do so as he's decided to cover their song "Christmas Lights" for festive reasons.

I'm not sure what prompted this writer of his own fine songs to travel into this territory: possibly after the intensity of his own work in 2024, he felt like a little light relief. He's earned that as he has the right not to be closely questioned on his artistic choices.

He makes the song his own really, delivered in his trademark style vocally & strips it down in arrangement to boost any honesty factor. Personally I prefer his intimate take over the bland commercial setting of the original: he makes it sound like he's singing to directly to the listener

Christmas is (or should be) a time of goodwill & as Christmas songs often exist on a different plane to others, a suspension of over acute critical activity seems appropriate. So just enjoy.

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