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DISCID=620dcd19
DTITLE=The Beach Boys / Christmas with the Beach Boys
DYEAR=2004
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Little Saint Nick
TTITLE1=The Man With All The Toys
TTITLE2=Santa's Beard
TTITLE3=Merry Christmas, Baby
TTITLE4=Christmas Day]
TTITLE5=Frosty The Snowman
TTITLE6=We Three Kings Of Orient Are
TTITLE7=Blue Chirstmas
TTITLE8=Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
TTITLE9=White Christmas
TTITLE10=I'll Be Home For Christmas
TTITLE11=Auld Lang Syne
TTITLE12=Little Saint Nick
TTITLE13=Auld Lang Syne (Mono Alternate Mix)
TTITLE14=Little Saint Nick (Alternate Version)
TTITLE15=Child Of Winter (Christmas Song)
TTITLE16=Santa's Got An Airplane
TTITLE17=Winter Symphony
TTITLE18=(I Saw Santa) Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
TTITLE19=Melekalikimaka
TTITLE20=Bells Of Christmas
TTITLE21=Morning Christmas
TTITLE22=Toy Drive Public Service Announcement
TTITLE23=Dennis Wilson Christmas Message
TTITLE24=Brian Wilson Christmas Interview
EXTD=Originally Released October 5, 2004\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: The Bea
EXTD=ch Boys were the ultimate summer band, their songs full of sun, s
EXTD=urfboards, and endless waves of good vibrations, but it is always
EXTD= interesting to remember how many of those bright productions fea
EXTD=tured sleigh bells as part of their rhythm tracks, as if Brian Wi
EXTD=lson wanted to stick a little bit of winter in there. So it shoul
EXTD=d come as no surprise that the Beach Boys recorded two Christmas 
EXTD=albums, the first, The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, in 1964, and 
EXTD=a second unreleased set, Merry Christmas With the Beach Boys, a d
EXTD=ecade later. This disc essentially combines both projects, throwi
EXTD=ng in some alternate mixes and minutiae, and replicates 1998's Ul
EXTD=timate Christmas release (minus one track, the inconsequential "C
EXTD=hristmas Time Is Here Again") right down to the same track sequen
EXTD=ce. If the Beach Boys favored sleigh bells in summer, then their 
EXTD=bright and sunny vocals brought warmth into the dead of winter, a
EXTD=s well, particularly with their classic holiday single, "Little S
EXTD=aint Nick," featured in three different versions here, including 
EXTD=an alternate take (heavy on saxes) sung over the backing track to
EXTD= "Drive-In." "Merry Christmas, Baby" is another example of Brian 
EXTD=simply moving the proven and successful Beach Boys formula to a d
EXTD=ifferent season. The alternate mix of "Auld Lang Syne" (the one w
EXTD=ithout Dennis Wilson's spoken interjections) spotlights the gorge
EXTD=ous multi-tracked harmonies of the group, while the cluttered kit
EXTD=chen sink production of "Child of Winter (Christmas Song)" shows 
EXTD=how complicated Beach Boys arrangements could get when left unche
EXTD=cked. The real gem of this set, though, aside from the sleigh bel
EXTD=l-, glockenspiel-, and celesta-laced original 1963 single version
EXTD= of "Little Saint Nick," is Dennis' haunting "Morning Christmas,"
EXTD= which is elegantly and stunningly arranged, carrying some of the
EXTD= mysterious power and allure of the season. Capitol releases a ve
EXTD=rsion of this holiday material every year or two, and while it wo
EXTD=n't change your opinion of the Beach Boys one way or the other, t
EXTD=hat's exactly why it's worth picking up at half price in the post
EXTD=-Christmas CD sale at your local music store. ~ Steve Leggett\n \n
EXTD=Half.com Album Credits\nCheryl Pawelski (Compilation), Producer\n
EXTD=\nAlbum Notes\nThe Beach Boys: Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine, Mike Lo
EXTD=ve, Carla Wilson, Brian Wilson.\n\nLiner Note Author: Anthony DeC
EXTD=urtis.
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