Some Words from the Bird

 Timing is everything. Christmas is right around the corner, so how fortuitous it is that this album found it's way to the top of my listening list. I know that this will be part of the soundtrack to trimming the Christmas tree this year, along with "A Very She and Him Christmas", and a Colonel Sanders Christmas album I found in my album collection. On the cover of the album the Colonel looks like he has just finished some turkey and is nodding off in front of the fire. Good enough for me.  I have been looking forward to this one, not just because of the Christmas tunes, some of which are very familiar, but also the chance to listen for the "Wall of Sound" that is Spector's trademark. The recording stands out as much fuller than some of the other selections that we have been listening to. It is full, the drums aren't an afterthought, they are mixed in loud, and drive the tunes. The vocals are strong and come from the artists that Spector was often wor...