| It's a Cool, Cool Christmas | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Cover: | itsacoolcoolchristmas.jpeg |
| Released: | November 21, 2000 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, Christmas music |
| Length: | 72:11 |
| Label: | Jeepster Records |
| Producer: | Various |
It's a Cool, Cool Christmas is a Christmas charity compilation album released in 2000 by Xfm on Jeepster Records in aid of The Big Issue. The album includes a mixture of traditional Christmas songs and original songs with a Christmas theme.
Allmusic writer Tim DiGravina described the album as "inspired good fun", calling it "without a doubt, one of the better alternative, holiday collections."
According to DiGravina, Grandaddy's "Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland," with its lyric about building a snowman and pretending that it is Alan Parsons, "might be the funniest song from 2000".[1] The BBC's Richard Banks called "Alan Parsons" "a stroke of comedy genius".[2] Scott Miller, in his book , suggested that Grandaddy "probably deserve immortality" just for this song.[3] Ireland's public broadcasting network, RTÉ, called the Grandaddy song "downright silly",[4] while Exclaim! called it "one of our favourite indie rock Christmas tunes ever".[5]
Six By Seven's "I Believe in Father Christmas" was described by DiGravina as "some sort of post-modern classic".
"O Come, O Come Emmanuel", contributed by Belle and Sebastian, was described by RTÉ as a "beautiful ethereal version".
. Scott Miller (pop musician). Music: What Happened?. 2010. 125 Records. 201. 9780615381961.