[.ca] The Ventures' Christmas Album

From Amazon.com:
Ah, this is jingle bell rock the way it's supposed to be, with driving guitars, splashy drums, and full stereo separation. The Ventures' Christmas Album just might be the best rock & roll holiday record ever made. The instrumental twang kings deliver pretty much what you'd expect--note-for-note renditions of standards, all dressed up with ubiquitous sleigh bells as well as the requisite reverb. What really makes this disc a blast though is the way the quartet weaves 1960s pop signatures into every tune; warping "Woolly Bully" into "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "I Feel Fine" into "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," and so on. Spin this and let your party guests have fun guessing which hit single will morph into a Christmas classic. --Michael Ruby

World's Happiest Christmas Album:
Way back in the year 1965 I bought the vinyl version of this album and played it every Christmas for a very long time. In 1987, when I got my first CD player (yes, boys and girls CDs have been out since about 1986!) I searched in vain for a copy of this CD. Every year at Christmas time I tried to find it and finally about two years ago got a copy. The wait was worth it. All the good stuff everyone says about this is absolutely true. I can only add that for me, it is one of the happiest Christmas albums available. It brings back wonderful memories every year!

Guaranteed to put a smile on your face!:
In the grand scheme of things, this CD is probably not as great a contribution to the Christmas culture as - well, for instance, Chapter 2 of the Gospel according to Luke. It may not become associated with Christmas in quite the same way as the Christmas tree, Santa Claus, the wreath, and so on. But taken on its own terms, it's a fun and lively recording. Expect smiling faces and tapping toes when you play this!

CHRISTMAS IS ROCKIN with the VENTURES:
This is by far one of the most rockin Christmas CD's that I have ever heard! You can't keep still listening to this one. I must say that "Sleigh Ride" is one of my favorites. I've searched high and low looking for something that would make the Christmas as fun and happy as it's intended to be and this CD is just the stuff. Buy this one and have yourself a Rocking Christmas. You definately will be glad you did. :)

• Sleigh Ride
• Snow Flakes (What Child Is This?)
• Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
• Jingle Bells
• Jingle Bell Rock
• Silver Bells
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Frosty the Snowman
• Scrooge
• Blue Christmas
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas
• White Christmas