Ventures, The: The Ventures' Christmas Album CD Track Listing
Ventures, The
The Ventures' Christmas Album (1995)
Originally Released November 1965\nCapitol CD Edition Released October 4, 1990\nRazor & Tie CD Edition Released October 17, 1995\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Originally issued on Dolton, this instrumental classic was reissued briefly in 1990 on CD by EMI. The Ventures have a blast with unique covers of secular Christmas songs: each instrumental borrows riffs from popular mid-'60s hits, incorporating them into their twangy guitar yule melodies. "Sleigh Ride" uses The Ventures' own hit, "Walk, Don't Run," while other selections borrow from hits of other artists. It's a gas to hear "Frosty the Snowman" set to The Champs' "Tequila." -- Dennis MacDonald\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nAh, 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 \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA True Christmas Classic, November 21, 2004\nReviewer: Danno (NY, NY)\nThis is one of the few must-own Christmas discs of the rock era. The Ventures (probably the most creative of all the 1960s instrumental bands) took a handful of Xmas chestnuts and blended them with mid-1960s riffs and licks. The result, while probably dreamed up by an executive to squeeze some cash from those 60s teenyboppers, definitely stands the test of time a lot better than most subsequent Xmas albums by other artists. Why? No matter what material the Ventures recorded in the 1960s, they approached the task with fuzzed out Mosrite guitars, nimble drumming, generous reverb, and no-nonsense bare-knuckled gusto. The result is one of the few holiday CDs you might play once the holidays are over. I can't recommend this one enough. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Blue Christmas" are the standouts.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA Christmas Classic, December 21, 2001\nReviewer: Mike Vegas King (Taunton, MA United States)\nThe Ventures "Christmas Album" is my favorite holiday-themed instrumental album of all time. It sounds as fresh today as it did when it was first released. The opening song starts with the intro to their biggest hit, "Walk, Don't Run" but soon segues into "Sleigh Ride." Several other songs begin with a familiar opening riff to a sixties hit song but then change into a Christmas classic. My favorite example of that is when "Eight Days A Week" turns into "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer." The album also contains an original Ventures instrumental, the humorous "Scrooge." "Snow Flakes" is really the traditional tune "Greensleeves." The Ventures are the greatest instrumental band in the world, and their Christmas album makes the perfect stocking stuffer.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nBouncy guitar music, November 29, 2000\nReviewer: S. Barbieri "mom2 3princesses" (Pittsburgh, PA)\nThe Ventures were one of the premiere surf bands of the sixties. They have influenced guitarists from Elliot Easton of the Cars to Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. This album proves not only to be great listening music but fun to dance to as well. The lead-ins to every song will be familiar to classic pop music fans but what they do with every song will amaze you. The reviewer's favorites being 'Blue Christmas' (which rocks out and doesn't sound blue at all!) and 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas'. These songs will run through your head over and over again and provide a fantastic backdrop for any light hearted holiday get together!\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nA Rockin' Christmas with a sense of humor, November 12, 1999\nReviewer: A music fan\nI have my original copy of the vinyl LP (my version is in mono, not stereo) and I am glad to see it has now been issued on CD (and in stereo--WOW! ). The Ventures start most every song with a riff from a popular 60's song before seguing into the Christmas tune. I didn't know this when I originally bought the album, so it came as quite a shock to hear "Walk Don't Run" segue into "Sleigh Ride". But it's all pretty cool and it brings a smile to the face of everyone I've every played my worn LP for.\nI've always wanted these songs in stereo, but the stereo LP is hard to find and pricey, and you have to deal with those annoying pops and scratches. Look for this great album in stereo AND on CD with little or no surface noise looks like a good deal to me!\n\nHalf.com Details \nProducer: Joe Saraceno \n\nAlbum Notes\nReissue producer: Mike Ragogna.\nOriginally released on Dolton Records (8038).\n\nIndustry Reviews\n...includes sufari-ized versions of 'Jingle Bell Rock' and 'White Christmas.' - Rating: B\nEntertainment Weekly (12/01/1995) YEAR: 1995
This misc cd contains 12 tracks and runs 26min 43sec.
Freedb: 8b06410c
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: Music
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: music songs tracks misc Christmas
- Ventures, The - Sleigh Ride (02:22)
- Ventures, The - Snow Flakes (02:21)
- Ventures, The - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (02:12)
- Ventures, The - Jingle Bells (02:01)
- Ventures, The - Jingle Bell Rock (01:56)
- Ventures, The - Silver Bells (02:31)
- Ventures, The - Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer (01:50)
- Ventures, The - Frosty The Snowman (02:03)
- Ventures, The - Scrooge (02:04)
- Ventures, The - Blue Christmas (02:25)
- Ventures, The - We Wish You A Merry Christmas (02:00)
- Ventures, The - White Christmas (02:51)
