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Izumi Records are releasing a charity Christmas album, to be made available through iTunes from December 6th.
Featuring new songs and performances of some traditional Christmassy niceness, the compilation features such young hopefuls and indie luminaries as Emmy The Great (pictured), Duke Special, Duels, David Ford, Iain Archer, Envelopes, Electric Soft Parade, The Joseph & Mary Chain and El Perro Del Mar. It hopes to raise money for Shelter (www.shelter.org.uk), a housing charity.
It’s Not Like Christmas will be available as a digital download from the iTunes Music Store worldwide from 6th Dec 2006 with a general release a week later on 13th December 2006.
The full tracklisting is as follows...
Duels - 'Do You Hear What I Hear?'
Envelopes - 'Pink Christmas'
Ingo Star Cruiser Ft. Gaby Froden - 'Just Like Christmas'
Iain Archer - 'Little Drummer Boy (Black Forest Version)'
Duke Special & David Ford - 'Of Whoredom & Falconry'
El Perro Del Mar - 'Oh! What A Christmas'
The Late Greats - 'Sleigh Ride'
Amusement Parks On Fire Ft. Leila Moss (The Duke Spirit) - 'The Day It Snowed'
Electric Soft Parade - 'The Friday Before Christmas'
David Ford - 'Have Yourself A Bitter Little Christmas'
747s - 'Blue Christmas'
Swimming - 'In Dulci Jubilo'
Minuteman - 'Last Christmas'
Emmy The Great ft. Lightspeed Champion (ex-Test Icicles) - 'Christmas In Prison'
The Joseph & Mary Chain 'The Twelve Days Of Christmas'
Amazing Pilots - 'White Christmas'
Sketches For Albinos - 'Let It Snow'
Matt Harding - 'Purple Snowflakes'
Find this release on MySpace here.
