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Christmas [Single, EP, Maxi]

Pet Shop Boys | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (14 Dec 2009)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Single, EP, Maxi
  • Label: Parlophone
  • ASIN: B002TIWQNK
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 19,899 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas (New Version) 3:51£0.89
Listen  2. My Girl 3:43£0.89
Listen  3. All Over The World (New Version) 3:50£0.89
Listen  4. Viva La Vida/Domino Dancing 5:33£0.89
Listen  5. My Girl (Our House Mix) 5:49£0.89

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very exciting new PSB release!, 11 Nov 2009
By Gabby "Gabby" (Birmingham, Warwickshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Christmas (Audio CD)
I just heard the new version of "All Over The World" and it's good remix, an improvement on the album version and is a great start to this new EP which I guess the Pet Shop Boys are hoping might propel them to the top of the charts this Christmas. Likely that wont happen due to the X Factor which is a shame and a total bore. You almost wish they'd discount X Factor entrants to the singles chart.

Anyway, that's off subject...this CD boasts 5 new tracks. The aforementioned remix of "All Over The World" which is a cracker, and the Boy's cover version of Madness' "My Girl" which if you YouTube it you'll be able to see footage of at the "Can You Bear It" concert where they played live with Suggs!

Next off is a new version of "It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas" which was formerly only released as a fan club giveaway (and also on a US only Elton John compilation CD) - a new version is most welcome from this long time fan, and should prove popular on the radio during the season.

Then we have a remodelled mix/mashup of "Domino Dancing" with Coldplay's "Viva La Vida". Again you can hear this online at YouTube when the Boy's played this live on tour. This version is new studio version and I think is very exciting and might even get Coldplay die hards to buy a PSB single!

Finally there is an unreleased remix of "My Girl". Maybe a stocking filler, but I don't think you can really go wrong with it.

This is a much much better release than anything the Boys have put together this year - maybe they have finally got their proverbial "poop" together after the poor management and bad decisions that have plagued them since the release of their first single, "Love Etc." this year. I have high hopes for this and if it doesn't get AT LEAST into the top 5 this Christmas season, there is something very wrong with the music buying public.

Nice one Boys!

*** POST CHART EDIT ***
So, this made No.40, just scraping into the chart. Thank goodness the Rage Against The Machine campaign won through to keep X-Factor off the top spot, but this is pitiful. If I was Neil and Chris, I'd quit right now. Not because I want them to, but because we don't need to see output of such a high calibre reduced to the bargain bin so quickly. Cowell should be ashamed of what he's done to the British pop charts.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic new release from PSB!, 15 Nov 2009
By L. Green "Feltano" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas (Audio CD)
Finishing off what has been an amazing year for the Pet Shop Boys, December sees them releasing this brilliant 5-track Christmas EP. First off is a new version of It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas, a track originally released in 1997 as a fan-club exclusive. It's full of festive cheer with bells and all! Upbeat and full of classic PSB humour, it's a charming little track.

My Girl is even better, a cover of the classic Madness track. Beefed up from the original demo appearing on the Boys' site in 2008, the chorus is perfection. We also get the extended `Our House' mix later on the EP which ups the dance vibe and adds some trancey synth hooks in.

Appearing as in many ways the 4th single from the Boys' Yes album we get a new version of the amazing All Over The World. Personally i prefer the original version but this one suits the Christmas feel of the EP with a new, dreamy string section. It feels softer and i think on the whole fans are just glad that this wonderful track is getting the exposure it finally deserves.

And lastly, we have, what was for me anyway, the thing i had been looking forward to most on this EP - the studio version of the awesome Viva La Vida / Domino Dancing mash-up the Boys' had performed live on tour. Now, listening to it here, it's still fantastic, but it lacks the all-out `WOW!' factor of experiencing with a live audience. The track feels a little flat and the 1 minute drum intro could possibly have been cut. The Domino Dancing synth hook is just as infectious as ever though and the Boys' version of Coldplay's hit song is extremely well done indeed.

The only other thing that could have made this EP even better would have been the Boys' version of The Loving Kind - the song they wrote for Girls Aloud. Nevertheless, this is a great release and a must-buy for Pet Shop Boys fans.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More brilliance but an opportunity missed!, 26 Dec 2009
This review is from: Christmas (Audio CD)
Let's make it short - as has been noted before in these reviews someone made a BIG mistake here, Viva La Vida had Christmas number 1 written all over it - did we forget Always On My Mind... Such a shame, let's hope this is not the last opportunity. OK Boys (and management) redeem yourselves by issuing a load of remixes of this THE standout track of 2009!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it !
It is Xmas time and PSB is fun. It's wonderful that this pop duo is producing such wonderful songs after so many many years. Just enjoy this trip. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Helcio H. Moraes

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally released
Their christmas song is over 10 years old, but the original version was only put on a limited fanclub release. Read more
Published 7 months ago by S. Bach

5.0 out of 5 stars ¡Great Pet Shop Boys EP! ¡Greetings from Lima-Perú!
When the PSB came to Lima and sang Viva La Vida/Domino Dancing, it was definitely a highlight on the show. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Nicolas Velasco

5.0 out of 5 stars a christmas classic..as only the pet shop can do do!
i only stumbled across it by accident....its had no airplay and so just scrapped into the top 40!

its a true christmas classic, with jingling bells, christmas wishes,... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Nathan Armstrong

5.0 out of 5 stars Camp as Christmas
Gosh! Why are people taking this so seriously? Confusing messages about what the group are currently producing? Bah, humbug!! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. E. H. J. Payne

4.0 out of 5 stars Festive release from veteran synth duo
Sadly I have to agree with the reviewer who claimed that this is a quality release apart from the opening track 'It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas'. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Captain Pugwash

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Christmas EP ever
The tradition being that Christmas songs must be either depressingly melancholy or merry to the point of dumbness, the Pet Shop Boys manage to mingle partying with a touch of... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Alejandro Hernandez Puertas

3.0 out of 5 stars The Coldplay cover should have been the a-side
In fact Coldplay have never sounded better than on the Pet Shop Boys' version of "Viva la Vida" - I can't work out whether it's meant to be a bit of a mickey-take or not, but it... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Colin Mccartney

4.0 out of 5 stars Tracks are Great....apart from the Christmas one...
For the most part the tracks on this EP are fantastic. The new version of "All over the world" is quite christmas orientated and the sample from the Nutcracker is replaced with a... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Mark R. Nolan

5.0 out of 5 stars Uncompromising Christmas Track
It doesn't often snow at Christmas has been a limited availability (originally part of the Christmas 1997 fan club mailing) track for a while, which also appeared on the Elton... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Electric Emma

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