Janet Devlin is ringing in the holidays. Following the release of her deluxe album, ‘Not My First Emotional Rodeo’, she heads straight from the heart of Nashville and fast-forwards to Lapland with her very first Christmas special. Featuring charming renditions of traditional classics, unexpected collaborations, and festive cheer in true Americana-Janet style, it’s the perfect winter warmer to get into the seasonal spirit.
The special – filmed in a studio embroidered with twinkling Christmas trees and sparkling fairy lights – includes Janet accompanied by her live band. Playing to a small audience dressed in Christmas jumpers, hats, and cosy seats, it’s a beautifully intimate setting that feels like a warm hug as it gets colder and colder outside.
Janet is known for her knack for storytelling, both live and through her lyricism, and she ensures each festive number has a story behind it. Dressed in a shiny red dress and an on-trend fluffy Russian hat, she radiates joy -and gratitude for the year of music that has passed. Opening the wonderland of festivities are the tender classics, ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’, and ‘White Christmas’, her voice fittingly wistful as she adds her own acoustic touch and stripped-back intimacy.
She then jokes about immediately bringing festive cheer to a halt as she moves into the heartbreaking original ‘Wake Up, It’s Christmas’, a ballad penned after she was broken up with just before the holidays arrived. Continuing her streak as a queen of tear-jerkers, this is certainly a standout number to add to the wish-list.
An uptempo rendition of Slade’s ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’ lifts the mood, making way for Maddox Jones to enter the spotlight with his Christmas duet, ‘It’s Christmas Time’, which originally features fellow Northampton and Radikal Records artist Great Adamz. Performed on piano with a hint of jingling sleigh bells, Jones’ melodic addition gives the show a touching dynamic.
The nostalgia continues to deepen in seasonal style as she emotionally heads into a rendition of ‘Your Song’, her X Factor audition track, which she pays touching tribute to and reflects on how far she has come since first performing the song that started it all.
Followed by another radiant collection of festive originals, it’s clear the country star has plenty of seasonal gifts hidden under the tree. Yet it’s the joyful version of a true favourite, ‘Fairytale of New York’, performed alongside Maddox Jones, that transports us straight to Christmas Eve in the drunk tank, swaying under lights as a dusting of snow lands on the ground.
For fans of the singer-songwriter and of joyful Christmas musical events in general, this is the perfect addition to your festive advent calendar. Tick it off now, and celebrate the season in true cowboy fashion…
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