Hear R.E.M.’s new Christmas song

11 December 2010
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Tired of that Coldplay Christmas song yet? Afraid to even click on The Killers’? Well, maybe this will get you in the holiday spirit.

As an exclusive gift to their fan club members, R.E.M. have put out their own holiday single.

R.E.M. release a Christmas single every year (last year was 'Santa Baby' and Lenny Kaye’s 'Crazy Like a Fox'). This season, R.E.M. have covered Darlene Love’s 1963 track 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)'.

No Michael Stipe, but the rest of R.E.M. and Scott McCaughey of the Minus 5 contribute to this treat. Mike Mills handles vocals, and former R.E.M. member Bill Berry is behind the kit for the track, as he was for 'Crazy Like a Fox'.

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home by Cover Me

Cheers

Source: consequenceofsound.net