The Monkees Christmas Party
Mickey Dolenz of the Monkees stops by to chat with Jim all about their new Christmas album!
Listen to Jim’s interview with Mickey by clicking here!
JB: Music, of course, is so much a part of the season, and nostalgia! We want to hear songs that sound familiar and are comfortable, and when you do that, you think of supergroups like…the Monkees, huh? Mickey Dolenz is here, talking with me! How ya doin, Mickey?
More about the Monkees Christmas Party
The Monkees will celebrate the season with their first holiday album, featuring new vocals by Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. The late Davy Jones’ unmistakable voice – taken from vintage recordings – also appears on two songs. CHRISTMAS PARTY will be available on CD, digital download, and streaming services on October 12.
On CHRISTMAS PARTY, The Monkees put their unmistakable vocal stamp on a wide array of classic Christmas tracks, from the R&B holiday standard “Merry Christmas, Baby,” to Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” and Wizzard’s yuletide classic “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day.”
After helming The Monkees’ critically acclaimed studio album Good Times! in 2016, Grammy® and Emmy®-winning songwriter Adam Schlesinger reprises his role as producer on CHRISTMAS PARTY. All of the album’s 13 songs were recorded this year, with “Silver Bells” and “Mele Kalikimaka” using classic Davy Jones vocals from the archives combined with newly recorded music.
Much like GOOD TIMES!, CHRISTMAS PARTY features songs newly written for the band by a group of talented songwriters, including Rivers Cuomo of Weezer (“What Would Santa Do”) and Andy Partridge of XTC (“Unwrap You At Christmas”). Schlesinger and celebrated author Michael Chabon teamed up to write “House Of Broken Gingerbread.” Guitarists Peter Buck of R.E.M. and Scott McCaughey of The Minus 5 play on two songs – a cover of Big Star’s “Jesus Christ” and the album’s title track, which they wrote together.
CHRISTMAS PARTY also includes two songs with Michael Nesmith on lead vocals, with each track being produced by one of his sons.His take on the yuletide classic “The Christmas Song” was produced by Christian Nesmith while “Snowfall” was helmed by Jonathan Nesmith.
aliensdontringdoorbells
“the old man appeared to be talking to himself until he turned to the boy and said, “it’s because aliens don’t ring doorbells.” To the guys in the band, the phrase ‘aliens don’t ring doorbells’ has some ring of truth to it and the name felt just right.” aliensdontringdoorbells is in the Jim Brickman Show – Artist Spotlight.
Pete Muller
“I want to create something that I love,” Pete Muller says, “that I think accurately conveys the emotions that form the songs and touches as many people as possible.” Pete Muller is in the Jim Brickman Show – Artist Spotlight.
We Three
Since 1994 Trans-Siberian Orchestra has been the worlds biggest holiday spectacle. “A Mad Russian’s Christmas is in the Artist Spotlight
