David George’s Christmas Ain’t a Drag (The Musical) is about four lost souls intersecting at a nightclub on Christmas Eve. From the promotional material: Brad has lost love and is eager to find it. Holly is always looking for love but never seems to hold on to it. Trish has walled herself away from love. And, Nick is trying to break those walls down. Then there’s Benedict, the owner of the club – a bah humbug kinda’ guy. In the end, love conquers all!
The smokey blues elevate the plotless revue material. “What’s a Naughty Girl to Do?” (feat. Shanna Jones) takes the sax to a new level on the blog. “Hot Rod Santa” (feat. Shay Estes) ups the Hey Hey quotient. “Red Lipstick” (feat. Shay Estes) gets va va voom with the drums. The quieter bits don’t generally work as well (like the lullaby “Tonight’s Child“), but i guess ya gotta vary the tunes and tones to keep ’em guessing. ‘Cuz the lighter waving anthem “Christmas Time is Here” (feat. Shanna Jones) busts up the genres. (And makes me think The Beatles.) Then comes “Another Blue Christmas“… i guessed dull cliche, but it’s got trumpet quiet cool. I mean très cool. And to all a cool vibe. Great album.