The Beach Boys - The Ultimate Christmas Collection
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Artist: The Beach BoysEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-09-22
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Little Saint Nick
- The Man With All The Toys
- Santa's Beard
- Merry Christmas, Baby
- Christmas Day
- Frosty The Snowman
- We Three King Of Orient Are
- Blue Christmas
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- White Christmas
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
- Auld Lang Syne
- Little Saint Nick (Single Version)
- Auld Lang Syne (Alternate Mix)
- Little Saint Nick (Alternate Mix)
- Child Of Winter (Christmas Song)
- Santa's Got An Airplane
- Christmas Time Is Here Again
- Winter Symphony
- (I Saw Santa) Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
- Melekalikimaka
- Bells Of Christmas
- Morning Christmas
- Toy Drive Public Service Announcement
- Dennis Wilson Christmas Message - Dennis Wilson
- Brian Wilson Christmas Interview - Brian Wilson
Free Music Notes for The Ultimate Christmas Collection
Free Music Review: Beach Boys fans will love this!!
Hit: 4 Stars
I admit it. I love the Beach Boys. And I love Christmas music. So I love this album. But my wife, who is not a fan of the Beach Boys but who does like Christmas music, adhors this album. My point is simply that unlike other artists on many Christmas albums, the Beach Boys have not lost their sound and style. This is truly a Beach Boys album, but they just happen to be playing and singing Christmas tunes.
Apparently, this album combines their original Christmas album from the 60's with a previously unreleased Christmas album from the 70's. I appreciate the fact that this disc is relatively long, with a lot of music, in contrast to so many 8 or 10 track albums. There is lots of good stuff here.
My primary complaint is that the interviews and radio promos are strange, especially as an end to the album. But this remains one of my favorite Christmas albums, even if I only listen to it when my wife isn't around. The Beach Boys were a fantastic band with amazing vocal talents, and I'm glad that they decided to do some Christmas stuff for us to enjoy!!
The Ultimate Christmas Collection Poster
"Little Saint Nick," the Beach Boys' 1963 classic, is undoubtedly one of pop music's coolest original Christmas songs. Hanson rocked it more recently, and decades later the original still sounds as hot as the California sun on this special combination of previously released and unvaulted alternate takes and never-released material, including a distinctly different arrangement of "Nick" and a fun, loopy ditty called "Santa's Got an Airplane." While many of the songs here are fodder for completists--and will sound uneven to others--it's hard to resist a record that features real rarities and Christmas material from 1964. Dig master Brian Wilson singing solo on "Blue Christmas" from the '64 Christmas Album and his keenly orchestrated "Winter Symphony" (for a 1977 Christmas disc that was never released, much of which is highlighted throughout this CD) with the warm, brassy instrumental bridge, plus a couple of fun public-service announcements and a Christmas-themed interview with the group's eccentric genius. --Martin KellerPop Music CDs
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