Believe it or not, incredibly, this song is actually by Sun Ra, although it's almost totally unrecognizable as a Sun Ra song. Those well versed on Sun Ra and the Solar Myth lore, however, will surely recognize some clues (Easter eggs) on the label, spare as it is. But really, honestly, this is Sun Ra, 1960.
We here at WDW have never much liked Christmas music and once any musician puts out a record of Christmas songs, we generally consider that a sure sign that their career is over. Only Sun Ra could pull this one off - only Sun Ra could make us not only listen to but actually enjoy this song.
To even things out a little bit, to slap a little yin on the yang above, here's some more Sun Ra the way most of us remember the Arkesta.
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