Lord Creator “Merry Christmas to You” (Tropico)

Описание: Lord Creator “Christmas Time Is Near” / “Merry Christmas to You” (Tropico, 1968?)

Less than a week to Christmas, which means Christmas Time Is Near!

Here’s a double sider Christmas 45 from Lord Creator, whose real name is Kentrick Patrick. Despite coming from Trinidad and Tobago, Lord Creator was an important “outside” influence on the Jamaican ska and rocksteady scene. That’s because after an early hit in Trinidad, he moved to Jamaica in 1959, recording “Independent Jamaica,” which became the official song marking the country’s independence from Britain and also the first release on Island Records. In 1970 he recorded a hilariously suggestive hit called “Big Bamboo,” but I think this tune is before that.

But back to these tracks. “Christmas Time Is Near” has a great bop rhythm, some steel drums, and lyrics about why fall happens - it’s mother nature telling you Christmas is coming! (Okay, but if so, can we get to spring a little quicker afterwards?)

And the B-side - First of all, whoever is playing the piano intro on “Merry Christmas to You” gets minus five for missing the harmony part each time, but after that the tune is just great and beautiful. For a guy who wrote some downright lewd tunes, this is downright pretty. There’s a nice duet with a woman in the second verse.

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