HOLIDAYS EP |
Paul McCartney |
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TITLE: HOLIDAYS
ARTIST: Paul McCartney LABEL: MPL Communications FORMAT: EP RELEASE DATE: 20th November 2020 |
TRACK LISTING
Wonderful Christmastime
Coming Up (Live
Pipes of Peace
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting by an Open Fire)
Hosanna
Lady Madonna (Live)
Coming Up (Live
Pipes of Peace
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting by an Open Fire)
Hosanna
Lady Madonna (Live)
DESCRIPTION
Paul McCartney is getting into the festive spirit with the release today (20) of the Christmas-themed digital EP Holidays. It complements the appearance last week of the Home EP, in a series of digital-only collections of existing material with themes that connect to songs on his eagerly-awaited McCartney III album. The new set, recorded at home “in rockdown,” follows on December 18, a week after its original planned date.
Holidays is a six-song release led off by McCartney’s perennial festive favorite “Wonderful Christmastime,” in its edited version remastered in 2011. Next is the live recording of “Coming Up,” recorded in concert just before Christmas 1979 at the Glasgow Apollo in Scotland. That single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in June 1980.
The festive EP also includes Paul’s UK No.1 of Christmas 1983, the title track of the “Pipes of Peace” album, and his version of the perennial “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire).” Co-written by Robert Wells and singing great Mel Tormé, it was recorded by McCartney during sessions for his 2012 album Kisses On The Bottom.
Paul’s take of “The Christmas Song” first appeared in the various artists album Holidays Rule, before a different, live recording featuring strings featured on the deluxe version of the album, Complete Kisses. Also on the Holidays EP is “Hosanna,” from the 2013 album New, and a live version of the classic Beatles hit “Lady Madonna.” Paul Sexton/www.udiscovermusic.com
Holidays is a six-song release led off by McCartney’s perennial festive favorite “Wonderful Christmastime,” in its edited version remastered in 2011. Next is the live recording of “Coming Up,” recorded in concert just before Christmas 1979 at the Glasgow Apollo in Scotland. That single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in June 1980.
The festive EP also includes Paul’s UK No.1 of Christmas 1983, the title track of the “Pipes of Peace” album, and his version of the perennial “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire).” Co-written by Robert Wells and singing great Mel Tormé, it was recorded by McCartney during sessions for his 2012 album Kisses On The Bottom.
Paul’s take of “The Christmas Song” first appeared in the various artists album Holidays Rule, before a different, live recording featuring strings featured on the deluxe version of the album, Complete Kisses. Also on the Holidays EP is “Hosanna,” from the 2013 album New, and a live version of the classic Beatles hit “Lady Madonna.” Paul Sexton/www.udiscovermusic.com
COMMENTS
Holidays is the second in a series of download only themed EP's to tie in with the release of McCartney 111..
The EP features 2011 remastered versions of an edited Wonderful Christmastime and the 1979 live version of Coming Up recorded in Glasgow released in 1979.
Paul McCartney's last No.1 single from 1983 Pipes of Peace remastered in 2015.
A wonderful version of The Christmas Song originally released on the Christmas Rule album.
Hosanna from Paul's 2013 album New and a live version of Lady Madonna complete the EP.
The EP features 2011 remastered versions of an edited Wonderful Christmastime and the 1979 live version of Coming Up recorded in Glasgow released in 1979.
Paul McCartney's last No.1 single from 1983 Pipes of Peace remastered in 2015.
A wonderful version of The Christmas Song originally released on the Christmas Rule album.
Hosanna from Paul's 2013 album New and a live version of Lady Madonna complete the EP.