For the past few days, I've been sitting on the information that Bob Dylan will be releasing a Christmas album on October 13, trying to take it all in. My first thoughts were "Woah, so he's Christian again?" and then "WOAH, how are Bob Dylan's rough-as-nail vocals going to sound to little Jimmy on Christmas Eve as he bops to some 'Must Be Santa?' Grinch-like?"
I never expected Bob Dylan to follow in the footsteps of artists such as Mariah Carey or Amy Grant and make a Christmas Compilation, so I did a quadruple take when I first heard this. Though I shouldn't be surprised, because Bob Dylan is the type of artist who always launches an atomic-bomb sized surprise and then acts like it was just a hiccup. Just another thing Bob can pull out of thin air and pull off flawlessly. Sure, it might not resonate with his entire audience, but that's millions of people isn't it? And Dylan's no people-pleaser.
Oh, and by a simple twist of fate, all royalties will go to the charity Feeding America, so if you're hungry this holiday season, don't think twice, it's alright. He's gotta serve somebody and he might as well sing his Christmas ballads for all those thin men out there who need some shelter from the storm, the hurricanes and the buckets of rain. Dry your tears, sad-eyed lady of the lowlands.
I'm sorry.
http://www.bobdylan.com/#/news/christmas-heart-be-released-october-13
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