Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a guitar was tuning, not even feedback. The programmers were all tucked in their beds with visions of synthesizers playing in their heads. Ma and Pa in their robes and caps had just settled online for a long winters download. CD burning and MP3’s for the kids in the morn and a portable laptop from Ebay and samples from Napster for the little one.
Then came such a clatter I jumped up from the cubicle to see what’s the matter. In the living room under the tree I saw old Saint Nick busting a move. The milk and cookies were still there because Santa was too busy under the disco ball. Strobes hit his buckles making them even brighter. The belt couldn’t have been much tighter. I looked at his face so happy to say “Dear Saint Nick, your sleigh awaits.” He just smiled as Joy Electric played.
Ronnie Martin brings us the holiday offering The Magic of Christmas, a collection of favorites reborn into a synthesizer pop world. Background pops and beats back up Martins smooth, almost elf-like vocals. Deck the Halls has the support of the Kringle Elves while Frosty has a new mix to represent.
Martin provides an original Lollipop Parade. Considering the entire disk is vocals and synth, the songs are impressively simplistic, holding the Yule Tide cheer while using just enough bling to carry the timeless tunes without layering them down with unneeded solos and extras.
Though one could argue no Christmas CD’s complete without Rudolf and the Jiggling Bells but we’ll let him slide with only a snowball or two thrown his way.
