

You can also purchase the track on Bandcamp or listen to it on your streaming platform of choice. The Brooklyn quartet gives the song their own spin by turning down the tempo just a tad and ensuring that frontperson Krista Diem does what she does best, which is use her commanding vocals to capture the song’s forlorn essence. LAPêCHE’s version of “2000 Miles” is just as cutting and affecting as the original, making quite an impact thanks to their own little tweaks. Since then, though, it’s steadily increased in popularity, appearing on many a holiday compilation and getting the cover treatment by several indie rockers (shout out to Forever Honey, who released a great version last year).

Though popular upon its November 1983 release in the U.K., the song kind of flew under the radar in the states. “2000 Miles” is often neglected as far as holiday songs are concerned, which is a shame, because it’s one of the best original ones out there.
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LAPêCHE’s unique rendition of The Pretenders’ “2000 Miles” gets full marks from us for capturing the longingness and melancholy of the original, while adapting it to their own melodic punk aesthetic. When December rolls around, I’m always in search of solid alternatives to help drown out that nauseating, omnipresent refrain of “All I want for Christmas is you!” So, when one of my favorite bands shared their interpretation of what I consider to be a holiday classic, I was eagerly all ears. The Pretenders - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Music Video) 198,271 views 1.6K Dislike Share Save scamparoo 10K subscribers Music video for Have Yourself A Merry Little. Of course, we checked it twice.Covers are great, right? Absolutely! But there’s something particularly fun about a solid holiday cover. Without further ado, here's our list of the top Christmas songs of all time. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas- 1987 The Pretenders do a great job of this song made famous by Judy Garland back in 1944. Please note, though: These songs are ranked in no particular order, because that would actually be impossible. In 1987, The Pretenders proved them wrong with a beautiful cover of one of the world's most popular holiday songs. Some are old-school hits (think Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" or Brenda Lee's upbeat "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"), others are modern twists on tried-and-true tunes (like Gwen Stefani's "Jingle Bells" or Madonna's "Santa Baby"), a few are new favorites (you can't go wrong with anything involving John Legend and a piano), and a couple are even admittedly melancholy.but in a good The Pretenders kind of way. But here's the thing: With so many timeless classics, covers of the same traditional tunes, and original holiday album releases, it can feel almost impossible to know which Christmas tracks are actually worthy of your very merry playlist-which is exactly why we've compiled a list of the best Christmas songs of all time.

Its what I call it, The Christmas Song, she adds promisingly. Considered a Christmas song, it has been released on various Christmas compilation. That means, if you're anything like us, pretty soon you'll be picking out the perfect Christmas playlist for 2021. Thirty six years after The Pretenders first album, Alone could be the older, wiser. 2000 Miles is a song by British-American rock band The Pretenders. Whether you're planning your annual holiday party, getting a head start on all your shopping, or simply trying to get hyped for the holiday season, nothing will get you in the holly, jolly spirit faster than singing along to one of the most popular Christmas songs (hello, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You"). In our humble opinion, there's no such thing as too soon when it comes to Christmas songs and music.
