Wrapping: Vince and Andy, in cartoon caricature, are pictured - predictably - inside a snow globe. Style: The electronic fare we have come to expect over the last three decades.
Content: Thirteen festive-themed tracks, including a reverential Silent Night, The Christmas Song and a 26-minute Christmas radio show. A limited edition box set includes a festive tree bauble, desktop calendar, postcards and a festive card signed by the duo.
’Tis the reason to be jolly: The single Gaudete would grace some of their better records.
Scrooge moan: Synthesisers and the Christmas theme don’t really mix.
White Christmas? Yes it’s there. Sung with a traditional delivery but accompanied by electronic beeps and whistles.
Blue Christmas? It’s difficult to get too excited about much on it.
Stocking or shocking? Neither to be honest. It could always have been Cliff Richard. A perfect present for a revivalist.
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