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  • Release Date: 10/17/1995
  • Original Release: 1965
  • Sales Rank: 13,079
  • Label: RAZOR & TIE
  • UPC: 793018208529

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The Ventures' Christmas Album

1LISTENSleigh Ride 2:26
2LISTENSnow Flakes (What Child Is This?) 2:22
3LISTENSanta Claus Is Coming to Town 2:10
4LISTENJingle Bells 2:04
5LISTENJingle Bell Rock 1:55
6LISTENSilver Bells 2:30
7LISTENRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1:50
8LISTENFrosty the Snowman 2:02
9LISTENScrooge 2:06
10LISTENBlue Christmas 2:24
11LISTENWe Wish You a Merry Christmas 1:59
12LISTENWhite Christmas 2:52

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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." Dennis MacDonald, All Music Guide

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October 23, 2002: A fantastic album. This recording is sure to become your favorite one to spin during the Christmas season. With the exception of "Scrooge," all of the tracks are excellent.

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January 25, 2001: After forty years of listening to Christmas music and thirty of collecting, The Ventures' Christmas effort ranks in my ''must have'' list. One review referred to the change in the group's style and that is a valid point. There's no right or wrong on this one, it comes down to preference. While the style is a departure it adds a good bit of humor to otherwise routinely arranged holiday music, and the group has put some fun into what was in the 60's and 70's consigned in many cases to elevator music. I agree that it would be interesting to hear them play in their normal mode, still it's refreshing to listen to someone give an interesting twist to sometimes mundane fare.