"We threw in some sleigh bells and some other festive stuff"

Decks the halls and all that, right?
It sure seems like the Christmas season now, with our tree and all the decorations up and ice all over the roads and sidewalks.
We've also been hearing a wide range of Christmas music during the past several days, ranging in quality from the good to the bad to the OH DEAR, WHY MUST WE HEAR THIS CRAP AGAIN?
I think I have discovered a fine antidote to the songs from that latter category.
Eddie Argos of Art Brut has teamed up with members of another high-quality British indie band, Black Box Recorder, to form a collective called. Black Arts, who just released "Christmas Number One," a glam-sounding musical tale of a Christmas hit record that becomes WAAAY too big for its own good.
The song is hilarious and catchy and the video is available on YouTube (look here).
Black Box Recorder, if you don't recall, is the trio of Luke Haines (ex-Auteurs), John Moore (ex-Jesus and Mary Chain) and Sarah Nixey. I adore their songs "Facts of Life" and "England Made Me." Now, this holiday season, there is a new reason to love this band!