BARENAKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The Barenaked Ladies
(Nettwerk/Warner)
Who needs nine ladies dancing for Christmas when you've got five Barenaked ones throwing a hilarious multi-denominational holiday bash?
CHESTNUTS ROASTED: We Three Kings (with Sarah McLachlan); Hanukkah, O Hanukkah; Sleigh Ride; I Have a Little Dreidel.
YULE LOVE: The funky Jingle Bells; the cheeseball Wurlitzer organ versions of O Holy Night and Rudolph, complete with Rhythm Ace beats; the wickedly funny Elf's Lament (with Michael Buble); the envy-filled Green Christmas; the CSNY chorale Deck the Stills; the jazzy family gathering tale Christmas Pics; the a cappella Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus; and nearly every other cut on this thoroughly entertaining 20-track set.
YULE WISH: They would make this an annual tradition.
Track listing
1. Jingle Bells
2. Green Christmas
3. I Saw Three Ships
4. Hanukkah Blessings
5. O Holy Night
6. Elf's Lament
7. Snowmen
8. Do They Know It's Christmas?
9. Hanukkah O Hanukkah
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman/We Three Kings
11. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
12. Carol of the Bells
13. Footprints
14. Deck the Stills
15. Christmastime (Oh Yeah)
16. Sleigh Ride
17. Christmas Pics
18. I Have a Little Dreidel
19. Wonderful Christmastime
20. Auld Lang Syne