Bryan Adams - Merry Christmas

It's nearly that time of year again! It's nearly Christmas! And because I love the festive period so much, I'm going to review a brand new festive single, courtesy of Mr. Bryan Adams.

No stranger to Christmas songs himself, Bryan Adams releases this gem of a Christmas track, ingeniously called...

wait for it....

"Merry Christmas". Oh.

The song itself is actually pretty good. As always, Bryan's vocals are the highlight of the song, his pleasant crooning fitting in perfectly with sleigh bells and piano chords. The only bit that ruins it for me are the horribly cheesy keyboard riffs in the middle that wouldn't be out of place at a baseball game. Not cool.

All in all, it's not the best Christmas song ever but it's much better than some of the more recent attempts at a Christmas Number 1. Anyone remember Miss Piggy's "I'm The Christmas Queen" from 2006?

Didn't think so. 

At the end of the day, I personally think the Christmas Number 1 should be taken up by a festive song, not some super-angry Californians or the latest product from the X Factor machine. By the looks of this year's crop though, Bryan Adams may be our only hope.


SMc