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In a more-than-worthy follow-up to his 2002 Yuletide fest, Boogie Woogie Christmas, Brian Setzer and his Orchestra return for a wild-eyed holiday treat on Dig That Crazy Christmas. He and his troupe roar and swing through 11 evergreens, so to speak, and Setzer contributes two new originals: the horn-driven stomper "Hey Santa!," spiced with some sizzling vocal and instrumental interplay, and the roaring blues grinder "Santa's Got a Hot Rod," complete with blaring horns and a fine, growling vocal from Setzer describing the wonders of Santa's new souped-up wheels, which have replaced a "rusty old sleigh." "White Christmas" gets a gently rocking arrangement, graced by honking sax and robust guitar punctuations, while a mid-tempo instrumental version of "My Favorite Things" provides Setzer with a showcase for a jazz-tinged guitar solo, ahead of fanciful flights of brass and woodwinds. For comic relief, consider his mock spooked-out vocal on "'Zat You Santa?" and his generous serving of ham on "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch," to which he adds a reverberant top-strings solo that pays homage to "The Munsters" theme song. On an ambitious note, Setzer gets way out there on a breakneck treatment of "Angels We Have Heard On High," its soaring melody developed by, variously, the hearty orchestra and a full-bodied church choir, with enough room for a burst of blaring horns and trebly rock guitar solos. Setzer ties up this holiday gift with a lush, dreamy rendition of "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve," which, like the rest of the disc, rings true both in content and spirit. David McGee, Barnes & Noble

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