BMG Rights Management
Release Date: November 4th 2022
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Bryan Adams– Let’s Get Christmas Going (Single) (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Track Listing:
- Let’s Get Christmas Going
It’s 2023, and The Voice last week was resoundingly blocked by Australia. Afghanistan stunned England at the Cricket World Cup 2023 in their latest group match, while the Israel-Palestine war is still going without any end in sight. New AI meta bots have been circulating online recently as well; and though I wrote a similar introduction post last year, the fact still remains. Depending on your views, the world is in a good place, or it isn’t. you can be in one of two ideological and political camps; and sometimes you may lose friendships or familial relationships because of differing views. And thus, it is now in these turbulent times, where we need music more than ever. Music, or I guess in essence God through any type of music He chooses, can lift the spirits, can calm our soul and can sooth and ease our pain and suffering. Music can make us think about our life and can make us ponder the deep questions; while music can also provide us a means to escape.
CCM, worship, pop, rock, country, and every other genre in between can all, at one point or another, strive to accomplish these tasks of making each of our days all the brighter. We’ve reviewed plenty of uplifting albums throughout this year, last year, and in all other years previous… but one such artist that I’ve stumbled across lately that has warmed my soul, is Bryan Adams and his music, especially his new rock album So Happy It Hurts, and his new re-recorded albums Classic and Classic II. I’m not that well-versed in anything from Bryan Adams all that much. Jon blogged about Bryan way back in 2019. And so, if you want to read about Bryan and his music, and his biggest hits like “Summer of 69”, “Everything I Do (I Do It For You)”, “Please Forgive Me”, “Heaven”, “Here I Am” and “All For One” to name a few; you can read that blog at your own pace. I subsequently rated Bryan’s album extremely high in 2022. But now that Bryan has unveiled a new holiday single (and new holiday EP to be reviewed later on this year); the question remains as to whether “Let’s Get Christmas Going” rates high compared to other hit original Christmas songs by other artists or at least how does this song compare to holiday singles from Dan + Shay and Love & The Outcome which I recently reviewed?
Sadly, “Let’s Get Christmas Going” never gets off the ground. The single is dreary, meandering, and monotonous; as Bryan relays that we need to get Christmas going to get into the spirit of the holiday. It’s a vague as anything, and I can’t in good conscience recommend this song to anybody. It’s an unfortunate outcome because Bryan is talented in his music. But unless I gain a better appreciation for the song when reviewing the EP later on this year; then “Let’s Get Christmas Going” can get going into the trash can.
When I listened to So Happy It Hurts, I concluded that though there were a number of the romantic songs on this album quite possibly being able to be interpreted as worship songs to Jesus- even if that wasn’t Bryan’s intention; Bryan Adams’ latest all new studio album is a reinvigorating breath of fresh air. An album full of positive and happy moments and a collection of songs that are musically and lyrically extremely cohesive; So Happy It Hurts is an album that demands to be listened to; no matter if you love rock music or not. This album is a must for fans of artists like Sting, Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, and Bruce Springsteen… but this Christmas song pales in comparison. Perhaps you can wait for my full assessment after the EP is reviewed. But at this stage, let’s stay clear from this song and listen to “Behold” instead!
Score: 1.5/5
RIYL: Sting, Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen, Richard Marx, Ronan Keating, U2, Queen