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Switched on Christmas [special edition]
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 09:14PM 
Happy Holidays everybody!
We have a special treat for you... brand new Venus Hum recordings.
A few years back we released a little Christmas EP called 'Switched on Christmas'. The goal was to make a totally synthesized Holiday record in the style of Raymond Scott (60's synth pioneer) and all those funny Switched on...Bach, The Beatles, Country, Bacharach LPs... you name it and there was probably a Switched on version. Well, we Venus Hum folks never totally reach our goals and what we wound up with was a record with some campy bits ("Suzy Snowflake", "Let it Snow") plus also some rather pretty bits ("Silver Bells", "The Christmas Song") and plenty of synths, guitars, sleigh bells and even the occasional slide whistle. It was also a chance for Annette to showcase all of her Rosemary Clooney inspired chops. We've heard from many kindly people who have told us that 'Switched on Christmas' has become essential Holiday listening for them and their friends... and we are very touched.
So, it's 2009 and we've decided to give the EP a little make-over and even add 2 brand new recordings. The first is in traditional Switched on fashion... a classic called 'I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm'. The second is a new-ish song that deserves to become a classic, Bryan Wilson's 'What I Really Want For Christmas'. This one is not Switched on at all, but instead is an all acoustic ballad performed by yours' truly.
Best of all, we are giving 'Switched on Christmas' away free as a THANK YOU to every longtime (and hopefully brand-new) fan. Head over to our Bandcamp site and grab it now, then go spread the word and the love.
Tony
Reader Comments (14)
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Awwwwwweeesoomme! Merry Xmas to you, too!
Thanks guys! I have all your other releases and I've provided reviews on iTunes, too: "bumble bees, lullabies and hot tube amps." Heh. I'll spread the word about this on Twitter for sure.
and in FLAC too!!! Thank you !
Cool tunes, Tony! Thanks for making this available! I'll definitely put it on my Facebook page.
Have a wonderful Christmas season!
Greg
Tony,
"What I Really Want for Christmas" is TERRIFIC! Great work on this song! Very delicately handled and evocative.
Greg
Very nice of you to say so!
Thanks, what a great Christmas gift.
This thing won't give me the download no matter what I do. It shows me two boxes, the second of which is the "Flash ok," and then...nothing happens. Any suggestions? I have the old 6 track version, but would really like to hear the 2 new songs.
thanks so much!
though it makes us crave a live performance of the holiday show that much more ...
For several years, there was a little being known only as The Snowflake Fairy...
Then, Venus Hum released "Switched on Christmas [Special Edition]"...
And The Snowflake Fairy suddenly had a name... :)
http://bit.ly/8Prgep
She's very happy with her Christmas gift!
I feel I should say, I absolutely love this blog. Could tell me how I can go about keeping up to date with it? By the way I discovered this website through Lycos
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