Gamine - 'God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlefolk (The Spectre of Archangelus)' : Xmas Day single by UK duo

Just in time for Christmas, in fact just in time to provide the antidote to ancient crooners whining about mistletoe, come Gamine - Claudia Barton and Ian Williams - with the pop equivalent of a gothic cathedral. Having been silent for some time, the duo resurface with a Christmas tune you will all be familiar with, a three and a half minute epic that feels like it has been plucked from the soundtrack to a festive James Bond film (On Her Majesty's Secret Carol Service?).

With its velveteen vocals carried along on a wall of sound, an orchestra turned up to 11 and a maniac playing flamenco guitar solos all over the place, it's exactly what the end of 2020 deserves!

Available exclusively on Bandcamp at gamine.bandcamp.com

As an extra treat, a live version of the song recorded just before Xmas 2001 at the legendary 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street (aka Tin Pan Alley) can be seen here: youtu.be/uF4-9VBxZXY