Happy Hollidays! This Warm December: Brushfire Holiday's Vol. 1

As the semester ends and we seemingly feel the weight of finals lifting off our shoulders, we forget how it felt to be a kid, when you had all the time in the world to sit around and do nothing. Hopefully we all will digress and enjoy the holiday season for all its worth. although most of us will have to work though the holiday season to make ends meet, time still manages to open up and we get to really spend time with the people that matter most to us.

This Warm December: Brushfire Holiday's Vol. 1 is an compilation of Christmas music which is warming and nice for this time of year. This album and the Charlie Brown Christmas album are must haves for this season. If your still looking for more holiday music check here for a list from amazon.

Enjoy your break.

Norah Jone's - The Fall

Ever since i heard, "Don't Know Why" back in 2005 I was hooked on Jone's sweet lushes jazz vocals and with her new album, "The Fall" she delivers once more. This record is something different for Jones though. She puts down the piano and picks up the guitar. A beautiful women who can sing and professionally play more than one instrument, Norah Jones is pretty much my dream women. Anyway, this record is something of a heartbreak record. Norah is recently coming off of a long relationship with her producer, and her songs are reflecting her heartache. But, don't worry! Jones' passion and song writing have not left her. Still very rooted in jazz, "The Fall" is a mix of hauntingly beautiful ballads and tantitlizingly close rock/pop songs. Norah Jones is such an original artist that no matter what style she chooses, her music still sounds like Norah Jones. "The Fall" is the newest endeavor and is a good buy for anyone who enjoyed Norah in the past or is looking for a good "chill" album. Since apparently i'm supposed to give a star rating i'll go with a 4 out of 5. Some of you may think it's a 3 or lower, but it grows on you. Check it out! Or at least illegally download one song!
Written by - Gary Rettberg

Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas is an album by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, released in 1965 as the soundtrack to the animated Christmas cartoon. This album, hands down, is my absolute favorite Christmas album. This jazz trio is extremely talented and really sets the mood for any Christmas party or occasion. The tone of the piano isn’t a bright sound like an expensive grand piano, but it resembles more of the sound of the family piano in the living room, which creates an even warmer feeling for the holidays. The upright bass also has a wonderful tone, where you can really hear the acoustics of the natural sounding bass as it stands for a solid backing for the piano or walks around as a thumping bass line or solo. The drums are even more subtle then the piano and bass (which is uncommon). Be the drums subtle, with combination with the bass offer a very solid rhythm section.

4 / 5 Stars