I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, of all the Christmas albums released since Low (now 20 years old!) my favourite is Tracey Thorn’s Tinsel and Lights. There’s a mixture of covers and new songs, from one of the greatest women to come out of the post-punk era.

This is the album’s opening track, one of the new songs, the video for which was filmed in Lille, France.

Even better is the album’s title track which tells the story of a New York Christmas:

This year I finally got a vinyl copy, you should, too!