Description: Ho Ho Ho Spice: Hospice Awareness & Benefit Project (2-CD Set, Xmas, 49 BANDS, 2002) The front cover of HO HO HO SPICE: A HOSPICE AWARENESS AND BENEFIT PROJECT (Volunteer Records, 2002) describes it as "an eclectic and friendly alternative-ish Christmas collection," and that's about as precise as is possible given the depth and breadth of the track listing. Ho Ho Ho Spice runs nearly 50 tracks, most of them original compositions, with recordings spanning more than 30 years.Ho Ho Ho Spice was collected exclusively from indie artists and labels, most from New York and New Jersey, though its reach extends as far as Seattle, Arizona, Texas, and Ireland. And, obviously, it served a good cause by supporting dying patients in hospice care - specifically at the St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center in New Jersey. The problem is, Ho Ho Ho Spice possesses no discernible musical vision: folk, goth, punk, blues, pop, and much more vie for the listener's attention. So, Ho Ho Ho Spice is a very worthy effort that can also be a taxing, discombobulating listen. That said, some very accomplished material is nestled here amongst a raft of anonymous, obscure music. To start with, Ho Ho Ho Spice contains no less than four entries from my Top 100 Songs list: super-rare tracks by the Reducers ("Nothing For Christmas") and Sonny Columbus & His Del Fuegos("That Punchbowl Full Of Joy") plus two cuts from Chris Stamey's fine Christmas Time - out-of-print at the time, though expanded and reissued twice since....
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Location: Cathedral City, California
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Various Artists (49 Bands)
CD Grading: Mint (M)
Record Label: Volunteer Records
Release Title: Ho Ho Ho Spice: Hospice Awareness & Benefit Project
Occasion: Christmas
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Color: Silver
Case Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Catalog Number: VolRec 001
Edition: Collector's Edition, First Edition, Limited Edition, Rarities Edition, Compliation
Type: Album
Format: CD
Release Year: 2002
Language: English
Era: 2002
Instrument: Many
Style: Christmas, Holiday, Xmas
Features: Compilation, Original Cover, Original Inner Sleeve, 2 Disc Set
Genre: Holiday, Christmas, Xmas
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
