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Christmas With the Beach Boys

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  Name Artist Time Price  
1 Little Saint Nick The Beach Boys 2:02 $1.29 View In iTunes
2 The Man With All the Toys The Beach Boys 1:34 $1.29 View In iTunes
3 Santa's Beard The Beach Boys 2:03 $0.99 View In iTunes
4 Merry Christmas, Baby The Beach Boys 2:23 $0.99 View In iTunes
5 Christmas Day The Beach Boys 1:48 $0.99 View In iTunes
6 Frosty the Snowman The Beach Boys 1:59 $1.29 View In iTunes
7 We Three Kings of Orient Are The Beach Boys 4:06 $0.99 View In iTunes
8 Blue Christmas The Beach Boys 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes
9 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town The Beach Boys 2:24 $0.99 View In iTunes
10 White Christmas The Beach Boys 2:32 $0.99 View In iTunes
11 I'll Be Home for Christmas The Beach Boys 2:47 $0.99 View In iTunes
12 Auld Lang Syne The Beach Boys 1:24 $0.99 View In iTunes
13 Little Saint Nick (Single Version) The Beach Boys 2:10 $1.29 View In iTunes
14 Auld Lang Syne (Alternate Version) The Beach Boys 1:25 $0.99 View In iTunes
15 Little Saint Nick (Alternate Version) The Beach Boys 2:06 $1.29 View In iTunes
16 Child of Winter (Christmas Song) The Beach Boys 2:50 $0.99 View In iTunes
17 Santa's Got an Airplane The Beach Boys 3:12 $0.99 View In iTunes
18 Winter Symphony The Beach Boys 3:02 $0.99 View In iTunes
19 (I Saw Santa) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree The Beach Boys 2:24 $0.99 View In iTunes
20 Melekalikimaka The Beach Boys 2:36 $0.99 View In iTunes
21 Bells of Christmas The Beach Boys 2:46 $0.99 View In iTunes
22 Morning Christmas The Beach Boys 3:25 $0.99 View In iTunes
23 Toy Drive Public Service Announcement The Beach Boys 1:23 $0.99 View In iTunes
24 Dennis Wilson Christmas Message The Beach Boys 0:34 $0.99 View In iTunes
25 Brian Wilson Christmas Interview The Beach Boys 2:36 $0.99 View In iTunes

Album Review

The Beach Boys were the ultimate summer band, their songs full of sun, surfboards, and endless waves of good vibrations, but it is always interesting to remember how many of those bright productions featured sleigh bells as part of their rhythm tracks, as if Brian Wilson wanted to stick a little bit of winter in there. So it should come as no surprise that the Beach Boys recorded two Christmas albums, the first, The Beach Boys' Christmas Album, in 1964, and a second unreleased set, Merry Christmas With the Beach Boys, a decade later. This disc essentially combines both projects, throwing in some alternate mixes and minutiae, and replicates 1998's Ultimate Christmas release (minus one track, the inconsequential "Christmas Time Is Here Again") right down to the same track sequence. If the Beach Boys favored sleigh bells in summer, then their bright and sunny vocals brought warmth into the dead of winter, as well, particularly with their classic holiday single, "Little Saint Nick," featured in three different versions here, including an alternate take (heavy on saxes) sung over the backing track to "Drive-In." "Merry Christmas, Baby" is another example of Brian simply moving the proven and successful Beach Boys formula to a different season. The alternate mix of "Auld Lang Syne" (the one without Dennis Wilson's spoken interjections) spotlights the gorgeous multi-tracked harmonies of the group, while the cluttered kitchen sink production of "Child of Winter (Christmas Song)" shows how complicated Beach Boys arrangements could get when left unchecked. The real gem of this set, though, aside from the sleigh bell-, glockenspiel-, and celesta-laced original 1963 single version of "Little Saint Nick," is Dennis' haunting "Morning Christmas," which is elegantly and stunningly arranged, carrying some of the mysterious power and allure of the season. Capitol releases a version of this holiday material every year or two, and while it won't change your opinion of the Beach Boys one way or the other, that's exactly why it's worth picking up at half price in the post-Christmas CD sale at your local music store.

Recent Customer Reviews

Originals are great; covers are so-so
     
by PSUCoasterfan

The originals on this album, especially "Santa's Beard", "Santa's Got an Airplane", "Winter Symphony", "The Man With All the Toys", and (of course) "Little Saint Nick" are all fantastic. Anyone who enjoys non-standard Christmas music should appreciate these contributions by the Beach Boys. I didn't care for their covers of classic Christmas carols as much, however. The Beach Boys didn't alter the classic carols enough to make them memorable or to give them the Beach Boys "style."

For $7.99 this is a great buy, however, even if you only like half of the songs.

Favorite Holiday Album!
     
by AllyRe

I've never written a review before but when I saw this album I got all excited and felt the need to tell the world how wonderful it is. This is my favorite holiday album! If you like the Beach Boys then you will love this christmas album! Buy it! You will not be disappointed!

I like the Beach Boys alright but wow... did not care for this at all.
     
by Salzburg78

I heard some of these songs on the radio, and to me, they were just so bad I needed to come on here and warn people. I like the Beach Boys okay, but I feel they butcher some of these classic songs. I know it's their music style, but I didn't care for it. The song "The Man With All the Toys" - one of the worst Christmas songs I've ever heard has just some strange vocals and not so great tune.
If you really love the Beach Boys you'll probably like these, but definitely not my type of Christmas music.

However, if you like the Beach Boys a lot, this many songs for the price is an amazing deal.

Biography

Formed: 1961 in Hawthorne, CA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s

Beginning their career as the most popular surf band in the nation, the Beach Boys finally emerged by 1966 as America's preeminent pop group, the only act able to challenge (for a brief time) the overarching success of the Beatles with both mainstream listeners and the critical community. From their...
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