A John Waters Christmas
|
List Price: Our Price: $3.41 You Save: $9.57 (74%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Category: Music CD See more new music releases 
|
|---|
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
Free Music Notes for A John Waters Christmas
Free Music Review: Not-so-subtly bizarre
Hit: 4 Stars
This collection was well worth the money I spent. I haven't seen a lot of John Waters movies, so I can't say if it's similar to his soundtracks. He did do terribly well (and I do mean "terribly") in bringing these little-heard carols to a larger audience, however. (The liner notes greatly enhance the listening experience, too.) Some songs on this album could give you diabetes. Others venture into a crazy alternative universe where chipmunks, rednecks and religious nuts croon about the joys and horrors of the holiday season. The album ends perfectly with the carol "Santa Claus is a Black Man." Can you dig it? I most certainly can.Free Music Review: Happy Holidays...
Hit: 4 Stars
...from the clearly insane Mr. Waters...this dude truly ain't hooked up rite, as we'd say down South...faves from this collection are the creepy "Happy Birthday Jesus", the scurrilous "Here Comes Fatty Claus" and last, but not least, "Santa Claus is a Black Man"...This is the perfect pick me up for any X-mas party. Trust me, your friends and family will not have heard these highly peculiar carols...Free Music Review: Not the Typical Christmas Music
Hit: 4 Stars
Like John Waters' classic Christmas movie Female Trouble, this is far better than the usual corny holiday stuff. It's the only Christmas album that I actually enjoy.Free Music Review: John Waters does x-mas
Hit: 3 Stars
I am a huge John Water's fan (especially the Divine years), and love to find christmas music with a twist. When you combine the two together, as in this cd, I expect a winner. And I am not disappointed. Some have said this collection of holiday songs is not kitschy or sleazy enough to bear JW's imprint. Well it seems to me if you watched enough of his films, and paid attention to the soundtracks, you would know this is not so.
Much like the soundtracks of Woody Allen, Water's film scores have a certain unmistakeable sound. The music in Woody Allen's
films will be heavily jazz, old style jazz. The music of Water's films have a very early rock'n'roll vibe. The kind of rock'n'roll that was played by black and white musicians of the 50's and 60's, and usually not always the most commonly played on radio stuff. It is fun, risky (and sometimes risque) and a wonderful surprise to whomever takes the time to listen. I guess my point is, this is a fun and mind blowing collection of christmas tunes, and I am proud of Mr Water'choices.
Free Music Review: offended listener
Hit: 3 Stars
I have been looking for years for the song "Happy Birthday, Jesus" sang by Little Cindy. When I got the cd I was so excited. As a little girl my Dad played the "Happy Birthday, Jesus" which was on a 45 record each year at Christmas. My Dad died when I was 13 and the record of the song got lost somehow. I planned to play the song for my three children and my seven grandchildren when we gathered for our Christmas celebration. I was rather offended when I first got the cd and my oldest son was here to visit so I put the cd in and we listened to the "Happy Birthday Jesus" and as it finished playing I was basking in the memories of Christmas past and imagine my surprise when the next song started playing. It contained profanity and was very offensive to me. I don't understand why that song even had to be on the cd. If they had left that song off of the cd I would have given it five stars.