The Grinch [Original Soundtrack]

1	Movie Dialogue: Kids Today / Jim Carrey 0:20
2	Grinch 2000 / Jim Carrey 3:20
3	Green Christmas / Barenaked Ladies 3:34
4	Christmas of Love / Little Isidore & the Inquisitors 2:35
5	Lonely Christmas Eve / Ben Folds 2:19
6	Movie Dialogue: Grinch Schedule / Jim Carrey 0:40
7	Better Do It Right / Smash Mouth 3:10
8	Whoville Medley: Perfect Christmas Night/Grinch / Trans-Siberian Orchestra 4:59
9	Movie Dialogue: Reindeer / Jim Carrey 0:35
10	Christmas Is Going to the Dogs / Eels 4:06
11	You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch / Jim Carrey 2:31
12	Movie Dialogue: Christmas Means More / Anthony Hopkins 0:49
13	You Don't Have to Be Alone (On Christmas) / 'N Sync 4:33
14	Where Are You Christmas? / Faith Hill 2:57
15	The Shape of Things to Come 6:32
16	Memories of a Green Childhood 3:28
17	Christmas, Why Can't I Find You? / Taylor Momsen 2:09
18	Stealing Christmas 6:55
19	The Big Heist 4:04
20	Does Cindy Lou Really Ruin Christmas? 4:09
21	A Change of the Heart 3:43
22	The Sleigh of Presents 6:01
23	He Carves the Roast Beast 3:12

Barnes & Noble

He's a mean one, that Mr. Grinch. Director Ron Howard's live-action version of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas stars Jim Carrey as the nasty Green One. For the accompanying soundtrack, Howard gathers a who's who of contemporary pop chart-toppers to sing songs about Whoville's Christmas. Beginning with a lighthearted rap from Busta Rhymes and Carrey himself ("Grinch 2000"), the songs roughly follow the familiar plot, with most of the artists playfully adopting the Grinch's jealous point of view. The Barenaked Ladies and Ben Folds contribute swinging ditties about the Grinch's envy and isolation ("Green Christmas" and "Lonely Christmas Eve"), while Smash Mouth get a bit nastier with the ska-inflected "Better Do It Right" and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra connect the shooby-doowop "Perfect Christmas Night" to the heavy guitar blast "Grinch" on their own "Whoville Medley." Meanwhile, the Eels empathize with Max, the unfortunately antlered hound, on the quirky "Christmas Is Going to the Dogs." The story climaxes with big, lush ballads from 'N Sync (the sentimental "You Don't Have to Be Alone") and Faith Hill (the grandiose "Where Are You Christmas?"). In addition to the pop songs, the album includes selections from James Horner's orchestral score and several brief bits of movie dialogue. Destined to become a new Christmas classic, The Grinch is full of good-natured, playful songs about one mean green guy. Steve Klinge

All Music Guide

The soundtrack to The Grinch, Ron Howard's live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic Christmas story The Night the Grinch Stole Christmas, features excerpts from James Horner's score and pop renditions of favorite Christmas songs. Though a more typically quirky composer like Danny Elfman would have been a more obvious choice to score an off-kilter fantasy like this, Horner's compositions manage to strike a good balance between edgy humor and sentimentality. Of the Christmas tunes, Ben Folds Five's "Lonely Christmas Eve," the eels' "Christmas Is Going to the Dogs," and Busta Rhymes and Jim Carrey's duet on "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" are the standout tracks, but songs by 'N Sync, Smash Mouth, the Barenaked Ladies, Faith Hill, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra add an appropriately eclectic, whimsical touch to the soundtrack. Heather Phares