Christmas according to Darkness

Christmas according to Darkness

ByJohn

The connection between Darkness and Christmas is surprisingly strong. Or rather, Justin Hawkins and company’s way of reimagining the Christmas holidays seems to know no end. After the 2003 single, “Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End)”, a sort of parody of Christmas songs, with references to bells and Santa Claus accompanied by the frontman’s typical falsetto singing, and having played some festive songs during a surprise concert at St. Pancras station in London last November 25, the British band has released a new cover of a Christmas classic.

The song that Darkness decided to reinvent in their own way is “Mistletoe And Wine”, originally written for the musical “Scraps alias The Little Matchgirl”, an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Little Match Girl”, and brought to success in 1988 by the British singer Cliff Richard.

Sharing news of the new single on Instagram, the frontman told fans: “Season’s greetings! Children roasting over a roaring fire, with their eyes all aglow, are crying in ecstasy over our latest seasonal offering. ‘Mistletoe and Wine’ represents a musical departure for the Darkness, as we reimagine Richie Clifton’s timeless classic by adding a dollop of shoegaze and drone. Jack Frost staring at his toes? You will too. In a good way.”

John
John

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