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A Christmas album aimed specifically at capturing the sense of reflection (and sometimes sadness) that the festive season can bring, Canadian veteran Chilly Gonzales unveils ‘A Very Chilly Christmas’. The LP features guest contributions from Feist and Jarvis Cocker and includes one original composition alongside covers of both canonical festive classics and pop/rock standards - David Berman, Mariah Carey and everything in between.

“We want Chilly Willy!” “We want Chilly Willy!” While Barney Gumble may have been clamouring for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, unfortunately all we’ve got in at the moment is Chilly Gonzalez. He’ll have to make do. Solo Piano III is - who’d have guessed - the third LP in the Grammy-winner's series of records for solo piano. Act quickly to get one of the copies with a bonus CD of live recordings.

Chilly Gonzales takes a seat at the keyboard once more. The follow-up to 2004’s Solo Piano is another collection of lush lounge compositions that blur the lines between classical and pop. There’s plenty of Debussy, Schubert and Satie in here, but there’s also the melodic nouse one would expect from Drake’s go-to pianist. Solo Piano II is a lovely thing - let’s hope we don’t have to wait another eight years for the next instalment.