Sometimes acts roll out their holiday song so close to the event there’s hardly time for us scribes to consult our thesauri for appropriate words of praise. Like these Austrian guys. Sure, they’ve had a busy year getting their sixth long-player Music into record stores. I reviewed it here and nearly bankrupted my suitable-superlatives overdraft trying to capture its energy. Obviously, I’m a fan. So when I spotted that The Geezers had a seasonal single out I knew I had to rally my writing reserves to get something into a post about it before Santa completely finished his work. “White Christmas” is not that song. You know the one. Bing’s thing. Instead this version is a thing of exquisite pop craft. The lumbering gate has the ambiance of The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” with its feel of a circular return in the pacing. Like you could just keep playing it over and over. Then there’s the distinctive guitar and keyboard flourishes, with some nice vocal harmonies coming in halfway through. This is perfect holiday montage music, adding a resonant seasonal sound to your mix of merry snaps of whatever this day brings you.

Holiday songs are plentiful this time of year but harder to make memorable than you might think. The Geezers have pulled off something both pleasant and original. Visit them on Bandcamp and Facebook to get more.

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