Apart from a blockbuster duet with Lana Del Rey, there are no new musical ideas on this twangy
Amazon Prime Video special and soundtrack
Kacey Musgraves entered the festive
music market three years ago with the release of A Very Kacey Christmas. Now, she’s back to carve out more of the holiday pie with an Amazon Prime Video special and an accompanying soundtrack that makes Mariah Carey’s Merriest
Christmas on
Netflix seem edgy by comparison. The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show revels in old-fashioned seasonal kitsch as familiar as the old woolly jumper that comes out of your wardrobe every December. (Savvy viewers will also question whether the doll’s house-style setting was inspired by Taylor Swift’s video for Lover.) The schmalz is very much intentional and the special zips along thanks to its tight running time – just under 45 minutes – and sardonic narration by Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy.