
I see over on DC9 Pete's
linked to an old holiday fave, the Old 97's performing "Holly Jolly Christmas," taken from the 1995 Big Iron release
Honkey-Tonk Holidays: Christmas in Deep Noellum. The disc -- which also features the likes of Cowboys and Indians, Liberty Valence, the Mutineers, the Sutcliffs, Andy Owens and other bands beloved by us olds -- has been out of print since forever; way back in '97, we ran a piece about
how hard a time Mike Mattocks had distributing the record. But, see, I've still got my copy, which is why, after the jump, you'll find three more tidings of comfort and joy courtesy a neglected gem worth rediscovering at this most wonderful (
enh) time of the year. And, if nothing else, that cover -- which, if you click on it, will get real, real big -- makes me remember how damned much I miss Naomi's.
--Robert Wilonsky
Cowboys and Indians: "Santa, Santa"