An Alternative Christmas is a production music album released in 1998 by Cavendish Music.
Description[]
Cavendish Music, Nichion and Sonofind sites[]
A perfect antidote to yet another predictable Christmas.
The Music People old site[]
Original Christmas music performed in a wide variety of musical styles: dance, hip hop, rock, funky, nostalgic, groove, traditional, etc. Includes 0:29 versions.
Contents[]
| Track No. | 29 Sec. | Piece | Composer(s) | Duration (min:sec) | Notes |
| 1 | 23 | It's Christmas | Cliff Haywood | 2:01 | Gentle nostalgic groove. |
| 2 | 24 | God Rest Ye Merry Man In Tights | Cliff Haywood (arranger) | 3:14 | Abstract traditional arrangement. |
| 3 | 25 | Jingle X Bells | Cliff Haywood (arranger) | 1:41 | High energy outerspace groove. |
| 4 | 26 | Christmas In W1 | Nick Harvey | 3:59 | Upfont dance track with male vocals. |
| 5 | 27 | Universal Yuletide | Nick Harvey | 3:45 | Wistful introspective male vocals. |
| 6 | 28 | Mary Louise | Nick Harvey | 1:24 | Nostalgic sad piano, contrasting drum & bass. |
| 7 | 29 | Enchanted Sleighride | Patrick Hawes | 2:36 | Crisp, active sleighride feel. |
| 8 | 30 | Starlight | Patrick Hawes | 2:47 | Lush, sugary sentimentality. |
| 9 | 31 | A Magic Moment | Patrick Hawes | 2:25 | Bright, delicate strings. |
| 10 | 32 | Merry Christmas | Steve Sidwell | 2:31 | Bright, bouncy Tijuana Christmas. |
| 11 | 33 | Funky Fairy | Steve Sidwell | 3:41 | Brash, festive rock. |
| 12 | 34 | A Dixie Wonderland | Steve Sidwell | 2:28 | Dixieland melody. |
| 13 | 35 | Hallelujah | Steve Sidwell | 2:34 | Fun & funky groove with female vocals. |
| 14 | 36 | The Rockin' Stocking | Tim Renwick | 3:02 | Brash, festive rock. |
| 15 | 37/38 | MFC | Tim Renwick | 2:51 | Aggressive heavy metal with acoustic sequences. |
| 16 | 39 | Winter Warmer | Tim Renwick | 2:06 | Reflective, acoustic lullaby. |
| 17 | 40 | Russian Monks | Steve Alexander | 3:26 | Ambient texture with haunting male voices. |
| 18 | 41 | Home Alone | Steve Alexander | 3:15 | Sad, lonely and nostalgic. |
| 19 | 42 | Chill Out | Steve Alexander | 3:33 | Cool, chilled-out vibe. |
| 20 | 43 | Fun & Frolics | James Kaleth | 2:42 | Chirpy, upbeat & punchy. |
| 21 | 44 | Under The Mistletoe | James Kaleth | 2:26 | Predictable Christmas Ballad. |
| 22 | 45 | And Mother Makes 3 | James Kaleth | 3:14 | Strident, major key Christmas colours. |