A Lump of Coal

Various Artists (Artist), The Primitives (Artist), Hoodoo Gurus (Artist), Henry Rollins (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dead Line
• ASIN: B000008E90
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,602 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Little Drummer Boy (Up the Khyber)

2. The First Noel

3. Step into Christmas

4. Blue X-Mas (To Whom It May Concern)

5. O Holy Night

6. Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella

7. Silent Night

8. O Little Town of Bethlehem

9. King of Orient

10. Here Comes Santa Claus

11. Twas the Night Before Christmas

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Put it in your stocking, December 1, 2004

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lump of Coal (Audio CD)

This is a very good Christmas album. It features alternative rock acts (circa 1991). Almost all of the performances are good. The Crash Test Dummies version of "The First Noel" is the best version of that song that I ever heard. The Hoodoo Gurus do a great instrumental version of "Little Drummer Boy". Henry Rollins does the creepiest reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" ever. Every other performance is good, with the exception of "Blue X-mas" by Drunken Boat, which stinks. This CD is long out of print, but if you can find a used copy of it, it is worth getting.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lump of Coal is a Diamond of the Rough, August 21, 2011

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Wudwaen "of Toddybrook" (Chilhowee, Mo, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lump of Coal (Audio Cassette)

I first heard Lump of Coal when I was a college DJ back in the early 1990s. Like Judy Collins these artists make perfectly executed skill lift the meanest images of desperation into praise of that which is beyond, above, and within us all. It is easy to feel there is some grand art in vaulted cathedrals and back-lit stained glass windows echoing with well seasoned choirs near towering altars. The magnificent earthy tones of this album help one see the altars in the hearts of those the songs describe - those who feel forgotten by high ritual and better fortune; Those whom He came to heal.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just like I remembered it!, January 19, 2011

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pcarlber - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Lump of Coal (Audio CD)

I had this CD about 16 or 17 years ago and had given it as a gift to my sweetie at the time...It is a very interesting mix and ends with a bang.