(CBS Local) It's difficult to match the uniqueness of Paul McCartney's 1979 holiday original, the now-classic "Wonderful Christmastime," so jolly old saint Macca isn't even trying. He's released his new Christmas song for streaming. The track is a cover, as most holiday songs tend to be, of the Christmas standard "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)." The jazzy rendition sounds as though McCartney is lightly caressing his fingers over the piano keys and giving his most elegant croon.
The mood of the whole thing certainly fits in line with McCartney's most recent album, 2012′s Kisses on the Bottom, a collection of classic pop covers. Listen to it here.
