The song 'Cold Christmas' by the British artist 'Rodney Cromwell' is a dark track that has nothing to do with a typical Christmas song. So it's a song for people who find the typical Christmas songs terrible, like I do for example (Call me the Grinch).
The artist himself describes it as the evil twin of the last single 'The Winter Palace'. The intro is already mercilessly ingenious and immediately reminds you of 'Ladytron', but is definitely a bit more Dark Wave. I like this mixture of these typical 70s organ sounds and the 80s dark wave / post punk sound like 'Sisters Of Mercy'. This is definitely a perfect song for an alternative Christmas playlist!
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Lyrics of 'Rodney Cromwell – Cold Christmas'
Julie wanted a Christmas tree,
Until she fell into poverty.
House is cold and the lights are off,
And now she's getting a nasty cough.
It's cold now, it's cold now, it must be Christmas
It's cold now, it's cold now, it must be Christmas
Suzie's gonna have a good time,
She found a bottle of cheap mulled wine.
Her mistletoe was bought in vain,
She's having fun with a Candy Cane
It's cold now, it's cold now, it must be Christmas
It's cold now, it's cold now, it must be Christmas
Raymond's drinking a miniature.
Hide's the bottle in the furniture.
He lost his job in the building trade,
Now he's a Santa at least he's paid.
It's cold now, it's cold now, it must be Christmas
It's cold now, it's cold now, it must be Christmas
Rodney Cromwell about 'Cold Christmas'
The latest song from Rodney Cromwell – although released for the festive season – is no Mariah or Cliff Richard Christmas hit though. A relentless krautrock beat propels a driving synth bass line, layered with Cromwell’s signature ARP synth strings and a thumping bass guitar. It is the most knowingly gothic song that Cromwell has released to date
As the UK descends into another round of austerity, the lyrics of ‘Cold Christmas’ are like ‘Eleanor Rigby’ turbo-charged for 2022. “Julie wanted a Xmas tree, until she fell into poverty, the house is cold and the lights are off, and now she’s getting a nasty cough”. ‘Cold Christmas’ was recorded in Cromwell’s home studio in Catford, London and was produced by Dom Cresswell at Studio AUW in Kent.