Jethro Tull - Christmas Album (Fresh Snow At Christmas Deluxe Edition) (4 CD/Blu-ray) - 6th Dec 2024

[DuncanS]

Mine is still on it's way, trying to beat the arrival of Xmas. Lucky it didn't arrive yesterday though, it was nearly 40C. It would have melted to nothing in my letterbox.

I remember my Aunt & Uncle phoning us on Christmas Day and saying it was so hot they were down to their underwear and had even had to remove their wedding rings! They lived on Philip Island.

 

[Blackwood]

ImportCDs just e-mailed my ship notice.

USPS Media Mail is just code for “really, really fast... here before you know it” right?

 

[H.A.L.]

Mine finally arrived this afternoon. Will put a fake fireplace scene on my screen and listen to it tomorrow!

There was indeed a Christmas card inside, one you could send someone with room for a full note. Forgive me if I don't mail it out.

 

[srbjab]

I'm a bit surprised but still happy - just got a ship notice from Importcds. There's a chance it will arrive before Christmas.

 

[SomethingAnything]

I remember my Aunt & Uncle phoning us on Christmas Day and saying it was so hot they were down to their underwear and had even had to remove their wedding rings! They lived on Philip Island.

Phillip Island is on the coast (but not that far from me in the city). If they were hot, they were still in one of the cooler spots, being right on the sea.

I remember, before my family migrated from the UK, rellies already living here said everybody has their Xmas dinner on the beach. We migrated in Nov and so we duly did that after only arriving a month and a bit. We were the only ones! The wise aussies were all indoors, in air-conditioned comfort eating their roasts and xmas puds. Mum sat us down and we ate turkey sandwiches with grains of sand blowing everywhere all over our food and in our sandwiches. We never did it again.

30C expected this Xmas day (as reported by tonight's news), so cooler than the 39-something C of the other day I'm glad to report.

(Phillip Island is pretty nice BTW.)

 

[H.A.L.]

Not ready to judge, as I'm only a few songs into this. Woo! Spatial matters, haha.

Deck the halls with walls of sound waves. Happy hols, everyone!

 

[JohnN]

Jethro Tull Forced To Settle For Second Place Yet Again With Their 20-Year-Old Album

 

[JohnN]

https://www.goldminemag.com/reviews...reissued-to-truly-add-fresh-snow-at-christmas

 

[SomethingAnything]

My copy arrived yesterday. So how about that? I really thought it wouldn't show until after chrissymus was nothin' but a memory.

There is no poll thread for this album that I can find. So I'll say it here. All around, packaging, disc authoring, bonus content, and the all-important music and Atmos mix itself, the is a wonderful album. Fabulous Tull songs, the band doing Xmas like they have done since '68. I am hearing so many new things and so much depth of quality in the playing and recording. The remix by Bruce Soord probably outdoes Wilson -- it is simply glorious -- and has me hoping he will be the one, not Wilson, to remix any further Tull albums.

Ten, with Christmas bells on.

 

[fizzywiggs41]

Well , I suppose I can NOW finally order this from the shed ...well in Canada we've had a Postal Strike , which ended Tuesday , now both sides are in arbitration .
Hopefully all works out for those frosty cool Office Workers so they can enjoy the Season. And us too.I do have a couple of items stuck in the mail, as I'm sure others here do as well.