The gift of music
Phil Spector (Philles £2.99 amazon.co.uk) still touch the parts that others can’t reach, no matter how many years have gone by.
When we’re giving the gift of music, we are not simply seeking to please the recipient. We’re often trying to say something about ourselves. That’s why people of true taste and discernment may also arrive at the front door bearing a chocolate log and (Buzzin’ Fly ), the carefully secular but still seasonal 2012 set by Tracey Thorn, (Butterfly £12.99 ) by that infallible (Takoma £11.40 ), a record of Christmas tunes played on the acoustic guitar by the late John Fahey, which has accompanied the wrapping of presents consistently since 1968.
