Tracey Thorn, ‘Tinsel and Lights’ – Album Review
Holiday albums come cheap. From Sinatra to the Chipmunks, Mariah Carey to Scotty McCreery, Christmas records have been a quick and cost-efficient way for artists to put a little something extra under their trees without spending too much effort. The classics -- Elvis’, Phil Spector’s -- mess around with convention and expectations. If they’re good enough, like Elvis’ and Spector’s records, they ca