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Post by The Cincinnati Kid on Jan 7, 2019 20:03:44 GMT -5
Released in 1964, this classic album features originals on side one, with covers arranged by Dick Reynolds on side two. Little Saint Nick has become an all-time Christmas classic and is one of the Beach Boys' most streamed songs. Attachments:
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Post by Beach Boys Fan on Jan 7, 2019 22:45:38 GMT -5
9. Jolly holidays meet The Beach Boys. Sweet Christmas album by America's #1 band! Top that!
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Post by kds on Jan 8, 2019 12:46:45 GMT -5
Since Christmas is still somewhat fresh, with the Catholic Christmas season just wrapping up a couple days ago, I suppose I'll rate the BB Christmas gem.
It's still one of my all time favorite Christmas albums. And it was the first BB album I ever had (on cassette which I got on Christmas Eve 1990 at age 10).
I have to say as I've gotten older, I much prefer the first five songs - the BB originals - to the Dick Reynolds traditional songs. That one exception is We Three Kings, which I think is still breathtaking. While I do play the album from start to finish enough in December (it's short enough), I rarely find myself listening to the covers individually save for We Three Kings. They're all well done, but I think some better sequencing could've made the album flow a little better. Maybe have Frosty later in the album to mix the upbeat songs with the ballads.
So, with yet another Christmas in the rear view, I award this an eight.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 13:08:44 GMT -5
I'm giving the Christmas album 9/10. I think they knocked it out of the park, and I don't have any issues with the sequencing. The only reason I'm docking a point is that I think the single version of Little St. Nick is better than the album version. But for real, this is the only Christmas album I listen to any time of the year.
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Post by dumbchops on Jan 9, 2019 3:05:11 GMT -5
Believe it or not, this is the only Beach Boys album I haven't heard all the way through. Thus, I cannot rank it. What I've heard, I like such as "Little Saint Nick". I own the lp but I've just never got around to playing it and forgot about it this last Christmas. I'm assuming that it is good for what it is and it remains the only album I hadn't totally absorbed. I'll have to get back on this one.
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Post by Jason (The Real Beach Boy) on Mar 28, 2019 11:36:33 GMT -5
9. A boatload of fun on the first side, and amazingly beautiful on the second. Brian's magic was omnipresent, and the band's love of the season shows.
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Post by Awesoman on Nov 27, 2023 10:09:18 GMT -5
Since we've entered the season...
One of my favorite Christmas albums. It's essential listening if you like Christmas music. "Little Saint Nick" is a certified holiday classic. The other original songs rank from serviceable to good. "Santa's Beard" is a funny little tune, "The Man With All The Toys" is quirky fun (although I admit that I actually kind of favor the more fleshed out remake Brian and his band would record decades later), "Merry Christmas Baby" is okay with a good lead vocal from Mike, and "Christmas Day" is decent if somewhat forgettable. Then you have the second half of the album of Christmas classics with a terrific orchestral production. They're all excellent with "We Three Kings" potentially being the standout.
Since they don't have an entry of their own I'll briefly touch upon the 1970's Christmas tracks. By and large they're mostly bland and forgettable. "Child Of Winter" is pretty lame, the Christmas-fied version of "Loop de Loop" is unremarkable, and the π.πΌ.π. π΄πππ’π converted tracks are hopelessly pointless. "Winter Symphony" does fare better even if it is a tad lightweight. And finally there's Dennis's outstanding "Morning Christmas", which absolutely lives up to its hype and deserves to be ranked as a Christmas classic in its own right. How this song (along with several other songs Dennis had recorded) laid dormant for several decades is a damn shame.
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