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The Ventures' Christmas Album

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Album 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."

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Great rockin' holiday album!

I love this album. It's a great holiday album and perfect for Christmas parties. I play this album over and over during the holiday season.

Biography

Formed: 1959 in Tacoma, WA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

Not the first but definitely the most popular rock instrumental combo, the Ventures scored several hit singles during the 1960s — most notably "Walk-Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O" — but made their name in the growing album market, covering hits of the day and organizing thematically linked LPs. Almost 40 Ventures' albums charted, and 17 hit the Top 40. And though the group's popularity in America virtually disappeared by the 1970s, their enormous contribution to pop culture was far from...
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The Ventures' Christmas Album, The Ventures
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  • $9.99
  • Genres: Rock, Music, Holiday, Christmas: Rock, Rock & Roll, Christmas, Surf
  • Released: Nov 1965

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