Yulenog 3: Hardest Workin' Man In Christmas

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Review from Mistletunes.com Yulenog 3: Hardest Workin' Man in Christmas, Nathan Kuruna (self-issued) Nathan Kuruna is a Philadelphia artist and filmmaker who also makes his own Christmas albums. This one for 2007 is actually his third, made with the help of a pretty wide circle of musical friends, and he makes donations to Toys For Tots from the proceeds. There's a wildly amateurish vibe to this that seems deliberate; for example, his version of Mel Torme's "Christmas Song" features a variety of cheap flutes and perhaps even kazoos that seems designed to distract from the sincere vocal and piano in the foreground. Other highlights include "I'm Going to Spend My Christmas With a Dalek," for you Dr. Who fans, and covers of James Brown's "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto," They Might Be Giants' "Santa's Beard," and a version of "The Chipmunk Song" in which the vocals start out two octaves below normal, rather than above, as with the 'Munks. And of course, there's the original "Let's All S**k D**k On Christmas," for those looking to clear the room of excess relatives on the holiday. You'll have to decide how much of this variety of ironic detachment works in your world, but there are enough fun moments to make a visit to his website worth your while. Check out his two previous discs while you're there. --mistletunes.com