MY FAILED CHRISTMAS CAREER

Third in a series of Andy Partridge EPs of songs originally written with other performers in mind and the first Christmas themed release. You know how it isa You wait years for a decent new Christmas song to come along to brighten the festivities and then, sooner than you can say aeho-ho-ho,AE along comes Andy Partridge with a quartet of instant classicsa And if the aefailedAE part of the songwriter EP series wasnAEt already starting to look just a little bit odd after the first two volumes topped the vinyl charts in the UK, one of this EPAEs offerings was, the composer admits, recorded by The Monkeesa - presented here in its original form with lead vocals by AndyAEs daughter Holly. So, while youAEre busy assembling ingredients for the Christmas pudding, hereAEs the ideal soundtrack to play on repeata songs of snow, sleighs, Yuletide cool and the unwrapping of that special present, all delivered in that inimitable, partridge in a pear tree, stylea