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The Guardian - UK
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Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Lloyd Bradley, Archie Forde, John Fordham, Alexis Petridis, Olive Pometsey and Laura Snapes

‘It became a running joke how much my brothers and I hated it’: the sound of Christmas to me

Lena Horne.
Christmas spirit … Lena Horne. Photograph: GAB Archive/Redferns

Cookin’ Soul – Doom Xmas

I’m always fascinated by the ways in which my generation manage to participate in the circulation of music. Amateur TikTok edits resurrect forgotten gems and turn obscure starlets into sensations; home producers fabricate entire albums if their favourite rapper doesn’t release enough. Such is the case with Doom Xmas, the brainchild of Grammy-winning Spanish producer Cookin’ Soul, which refashions the work of late cult rapper MF Doom into Christmas music. There are filthy Grinch soundtrack flips, hectic Latin Christmas skits and a chopped-and-screwed Nat King Cole that’ll change the way you hear The Christmas Song.

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