Another one taken from that brilliant XFM compilation 'It's A Cool, Cool Christmas', released back in 2000. I have memories of buying that CD from HMV in Bath on a cold Winter evening. This Belle And Sebastian version of 'O Come, O Come, Emmanuel' is of truly haunting beauty... By the way, the photo you see on the right is of my homemade 'Merry Christmas' compilation that I put together last year, made from some Christmas cards and the plastic packaging that they came in. Think I might give it a spin later in fact...Allmusic writer Tim DiGravina described
'It's A Cool, Cool Christmas' as "inspired good fun", calling it "without a doubt, one of the better alternative, holiday collections". RTÉ described Belle and Sebastian's "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" as a "beautiful ethereal version"..The RW/FF Advent Calendar is proud to support The Trussell Trust, helping feed those in need this Christmas. Also, for every 'retweet' @rwffmusic gets on Twitter this month, 2p will go to the cause. You can also give food to your local foodbank (find yours HERE) and donate money to the cause HERE
