Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia (1 Viewer)

I think I might get a free trial with Spotify so I can hear this guff tomorrow to mark the GENTLE TURNING OF THE YEARS :)
 
Castle Annie sounds like a horrific place to spend Christmas.

Clearly (and I base this judgement solely on the sound of her music) her castle is the target of a an army of child zombies in search of ethically sourced Afrcan orphans - chez Annie is where they hang out - sharing positive HIV stories of hope.

I hope you understand me.

Happy winter solstice.

Lullay, lullay.
 
While I'll definitely be spending a lot of time this festive season praying for orphans in Darfur, I also feel sorry for the children that sprung forth from Annie's womb. Imagine her glower when you try to switch over to Muppets Christmas Carol before the end of yet another documentary about AIDS.
 
Zu-Klara said:
It’s only thanks to this wonderfully celebratory thread that I realised who exactly that was next to the bag of NATCO in the header :D
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'Natco Foods is an earth-loving company that brings you a wonderful celebration in foods, ranging from lentils, spices, grains, nuts, chutneys and much more!'

No mungbeans though. How is Anne meant to make her Christmas casserole of misery for her kids, before they fuck off to Dad's, now?
 
Admittedly I am a bit pissed and in bed watching these exquisitely bellowed hymns on my phone but I did wonder why on earth someone had turned up with a pancake at 0:34

 
Zu-Klara said:
Admittedly I am a bit pissed and in bed watching these exquisitely bellowed hymns on my phone but I did wonder why on earth someone had turned up with a pancake at 0:34

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Bellowed resistance to genocide is for life, not just for Christmas.
 
Annie would like us all to have a very SOLEMN, vegan Christmas, infused by a festive awareness of GENOCIDE and MENOPAUSE, and hessian weaves.

Glasgow city council had her barred from the ABBA party at TGI Fridays for the 'Coleslaw is MURDER' placard.
 
I'm LOVING Annie's Brexit statement.
She BELLOWS it in foreign - for added impact.
Is she a remainer?
(Probably, but in our Ann's case, probably for the persecution points - very prestigious)
 
At this time of year, I often ponder on this thread, and the wisdom of the anti-famine campaigner Annie Lennox OBE.

Is there a mystic - or an Indian saddhu, so to speak - that could channel her thoughts for this festive season?
 
I knew my Christmas 2019 had hitherto been missing something, but couldn't quite put my finger on the fact that it was being shouted at by an earnest Scottish (nearly) pensioner.
 
Christmas 2020 SAVED!

Annie Lennox has announced she is releasing a digitally remastered version of her sixth solo album, A Christmas Cornucopia.

The 2020 re-issue of A Christmas Cornucopia will be released via Island Records on 20 November to mark its 10 year anniversary. It will feature a brand new, previously unreleased track, Dido’s Lament, a new tracklisting, and new artwork.

“I’m absolutely delighted to be releasing the 10th Anniversary of A Christmas Cornucopia,” says Annie. “2020 has been an unprecedented year around the world… The carols on this album represent continuum – harking back to a time before modern technology, climate emergency, global pandemics, pollution, forest destruction, species extinction and all the challenges our world must urgently deal with in terms of crisis in sustainability. I hope this recording will at least offer some comfort and nostalgia, but also an awareness that political leaders, religious leaders and everyone around the world must face up to the question of how many more Christmasses we have left to spend on this blighted earth.”

The new song, Dido’s Lament, was written by Henry Purcell in the 17th century and has been arranged by Annie Lennox and Mike Stevens. It will be released as the lead single from the album on 10 November and will be accompanied by a music video (out 12 November).

All proceeds earned from Annie’s original composition on the album, Universal Child, will be paid to The Annie Lennox Foundation. The Annie Lennox Foundation raises money for various charitable projects, primarily those supporting and educating women and children in Africa and people with HIV/Hepatitis C in Scotland.

Vinyl:

A-Side

  1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  2. The First Noel
  3. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
  4. See Amid the Winters Snow
  5. Silent Night
  6. Universal Child
B-Side

  1. Angels From the Realms of Glory
  2. The Holly and the Ivy
  3. As Joseph Was a Walking
  4. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
  5. Lullay Lullay
  6. In the Bleak Midwinter
  7. Dido’s Lament

CD:

  1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  2. The First Noel
  3. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
  4. See Amid the Winters Snow
  5. Silent Night
  6. Universal Child
  7. Dido’s Lament
  8. Angels From the Realms of Glory
  9. The Holly and the Ivy
  10. As Joseph Was a Walking
  11. Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
  12. In the Bleak Midwinter
  13. Lullay Lullay

Streaming:

  1. Universal Child
  2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  3. Silent Night
  4. Angels From The Realms of Glory
  5. The First Noel
  6. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
  7. Dido’s Lament
  8. The Holly and the Ivy
  9. Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
  10. In The Bleak Midwinter
  11. See Amid The Winter’s Snow
  12. Lullay Lullay
  13. As Joseph Was A Walking
 
On this note I must add there's never a bad time to RANDOMLY break into LULLLAAAYAY!!! LULLAAAY!!!! My little TINY (impoverished, orphaned) child!!!!

(Seriously though I do love her Xmas album.)
 
Christian said:
New artwork though. I mean, it can't POSSIBLY be any worse, can it?
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It’s fine. At least it’s attempting to fit the era and mood of the songs. Would you prefer something like this...

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octophone said:
Different is not always good.

Serving up a dead rat on a stick as a shish kebab is "different" but it's not going to win Masterchef.
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Except it is this time. If you want the same tired old Xmas bops we’ve all heard thousands of times before, there are literally dozens of half-arsed pop star efforts. I think this one is extremely high quality. It’s not meant to be a party album.
 
straightorbroken said:
"The perfect Christmas funeral album!"
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Well, kind of actually! Does Christmas have to be nothing but bops? Some of you lot could do with having a NICE SIT DOWN with a flagon of eggnog and a salted hogshead, whilst listening to Ann barrel her way through some thoroughly depressing but beautiful dirges.
 
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