This Is Christmas

Favourite Albums of 2011 (82 items)
list by El Paulo

2011 holiday collaboration between British singer/songwriter Emmy The Great and her boyfriend Tim Wheeler, leader of the Irish trio Ash. This Is Christmas is a much-needed departure from the usual sentimental warblings that clutter up the charts this time of year. The album features Matt Tong from Bloc Party on drums, Euan Hinshelwood (Young Husband, Emmy The Great) on guitar, a string section orchestrated by esteemed film composer Ilan Eskeri, with Tim and Emmy playing everything else. Infectious.