The Electric Fantastic Sound record label states they started the idea of these electronic Christmas songs as a joke. The resulting two annual collections are anything but a joke. For the most part, these two albums give us some tasty treats of electronic beats, synth-rock, and electro-pop. There’s a nice mixture of standards and original songs, all different enough to cause a double take but good enough to mix with your holiday favorites.

The first one was released in 2006 and is still freely available. The album starts with a strong entry titled “December” by New Modern Angel. It is full of spacey sounds and has a good modern vocal. Neurobash’s “Close Your Eyes” and Quelles Paroles’ “She Won’t Be Home”, like many of the tracks, has a tight 80s synth-rock sound. Soviet’s “Come Together…It’s Christmas” is one of the more mainstream sounding Christmas songs but it’s a doozy. Libra’s Eurythmic influenced groove is quite addictive on “All I want For Christmas is You”. However my favorite is “Santa Baby” by Iceland’s Bloodgroup. It is a clever cover of a usually cheesy Christmas song. My fondness for this version is only surpassed by Sheila E’s sexy cover from a few years back.

Also free is Electric Fantastic Christmas 2007. Centrum’s “Staffan var en Stalledräng” is a luscious mix of Trip-hop and Celtic. PLAS-TICK’s “Last Christmas” and Romantic’s “Home For Christmas” are splendid techno ballads that remind us that “good commercial pop” is not necessarily an oxymoron. Thought Criminals “Party Til The Police Come” is a wild romp that hovers between Depeche Mode and George Clinton. Diskodiktator wraps it up with a snappy “Christmas Groove”. My favorites? I’ve heard Hyperbubble’s cover of “Away in a Manger” many times before and it still blows me away. Neurobash takes the prize for weirdest song with “Mistress for Christmas”. Both albums will be nice additions to your holiday music collection.

The albums are available in 128kbps MP3. When you have your fill of Christmas vibes, check out Fantastic Electric Sounds’ web site for music to purchase and enjoy. If you enjoy these Christmas albums you can support the label and the artists by buying the 2007 Christmas collection in 320kbps MP3.

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Electric Fantastic Christmas 2006 (No longer available)
Electric Fantastic Christmas 2007