Happy Xmas 6/20/1988 to paraphrase Jones himself

to paraphrase Jones himself

Recording information: Allaire Studios

not much of a rock band

Although Michael Bubl

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Happy Xmas 6/20/1988 to paraphrase Jones himselfHappy Xmas, Eric Clapton's first Christmas record in a career that's spanned over four and a half decades, certainly bears its share of seasonal charm, but it's also of a piece with the warm, amiable music he's made in the 2010s. Like Old Sock and I Still Do before it, Happy Xmas relies on songs from other songwriters (he wrote only one tune, the slow burning "For Love on Xmas Day") and cooks to a cozy groove that's grounded in the blues but also