Record Store Day Monkees Christmas Party Plus Release 11/29/19

Reported by Fred Velez

Rhino Records will release a limited edition of two 7″ 45 vinyl singles of ‘The Monkees Christmas Party Plus’ as part of the Winter Record Store Day on November 29, 2019 at participating record stores.

RECORD 1: “Unwrap You At Christmas (Radio Mix)”/ “Unwrap You At Christmas” –Andy Partridge (featured vocal by Holly Partridge

RECORD 2: “Riu Chiu (Original TV Version)”/ “Christmas Is My Time Of Year (1976 Mix)”

Check participating record stores regarding Record Store Day releases.

Record Store Day Link: Monkees Christmas Party Record Store Day\Participating Stores

Zilch Podcast 129 – Monkees Christmas Party Round Table

The latest Zilch Monkees Podcast number 129 features a round table discussion on The Monkees ‘Christmas Party’ album.

Link: Zilch Podcast 129 – Monkees Christmas Party Round Table

The Monkees ‘The Christmas Song’ Video

Rhino has dropped the third video from ‘The Monkees Christmas Party’ album, Michael Nesmith’s rendition of Mel Torme’s ‘The Christmas Song’. The song was produced in the style of the First National Band by Christian and Jonathan Nesmith, the video was produced by Jonathan Nesmith and Susan Holloway in a similar style to the ‘You Bring The Summer’ video done for ‘Good Times!’. Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz recorded dialogue for their animated selves in the video. The video has a nice, dreamy nostalgic quality to it that perfectly suits the song, with enough in jokes to satisfy Monkees fans this Christmas Season!

Fred Velez, 2018. Author of the book: A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You – The Monkees From A Fan’s Perpective

Link: Fred Velez Monkees Book

Monkees ‘What Would Santa Do?’ Video

Another animated video from The Monkees ‘Christmas Party’ album, ‘What Would Santa Do?’, with artwork by comic artist Michael Allred.

Monkees Unwrap You At Christmas Video

Rhino unveiled the first video from the new Monkees ‘Christmas Party’ album, ‘Unwrap You At Christmas’. Done in the style of the ‘She Makes Me Laugh’ video from the 2016 ‘Good Times’ album, the video features new artwork by comic artist Michael Allred who did the album cover, with a new single mix of the song available on Amazon and iTunes. Rhino also announced that the vinyl version of ‘Christmas Party’ will be available in September, 2019.

Fred Velez, 2018.