The Ronettes and the Crystals add some rock ‘n roll power to kid favorites like “Frosty the Snowman,” “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” “Sleigh Ride,” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Bob B. Sure, Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound production style helps to define A Christmas Gift for You (1963) but do you know what else defines this album? The artists! Spector used the stars from his label, Philles Records, and was determined to make a smash holiday hit. These five albums are essential for any collection, and though they don't cover his whole discography, they're enough to get any listener started on a journey through LA's gritty back alleys, Africa's steamy jungles, and maybe a Chinese restaurant or two.Ī Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector Nothing indicates that a person is well-read and clever like finding out that they have some well-loved Zevon records in their collection. And though he left us too early, he left behind a comparatively small but genius catalogue far beyond the hit "Werewolves of London." 7, 2003 from pleural mesothelioma, a lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Thompson, Stephen King and David Letterman, who hosted Zevon's last public appearance on The Late Show.īut, as he wrote in 2000, Life'll Kill Ya, and the man who famously sang "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" died Sept.
A songwriter's songwriter, he never found the same fame as his contemporaries–the Eagles and Jackson Browne among them–but he had plenty of fans, including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Hunter S.
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