Albums help holiday spirit
By Mike Freeman
Emerald Contributor
It is destined to be yet an
other eventful Christmas gath
ering with the family
That overcooked, leather
clad turkey, baked ham with
some kind of jellied goop on
top. and the thought of even
having it on the same plate as
everything else is enough to
cause dry heaves
And if that weren't enough
everyone is in such a jolly
good mood that nothing can
stop Uncle Pinky when he
bounds to the stereo to crank
out those irrepressible songs
o the season How spiffy1
The Osmonds crooning
Jingle Bells' White Christ
mas", and Winter Won
derland "
Tis the season to grab a
hammer and smash
But ho! All is not lost
among a plethora of sicken
ingly sweet songs and can
tankerous carols Thanks to
the ghost of Christmas Cyn
ics, a special listing of unor
thodox X mas albums has
been prepared with the sole
purpose of keeping you from
doing something you might
regret
A recent album, adding to
the expanding list of various
artists combining their ef
forts, is A Very Special Christ
mas
With talent ranging from
Bryan Adams doing a reggae
tune, to Madonna sounding
like Betty Boop on Santa
Baby this is an alburn to sat
isty a variety of preferences
For the ultimate in Christ
mas music of the 90s Christ
mas Rap offers artists Hun
DMC and Derek Ei with the
original "Chillin' With Santa
Grandma Sophie s gonna be
in for a big surprise when this
hits the air and she's expect
ing hmmm maybe Johnny
Mathis?
If none of the above have
set those wheels of mischief
turning as to when to slip the
album on the turntable lor the
greatest impact. Dr
Demento's Christmas Album
will get it all going. Just about
every outrageous holiday tune
ever uttered in someone s
drunken stupor is on this ter
rific album
However if it happens that
you just don t have the family
that has the stomach for
these alternatives to those
tired, old yuletide melodies
you can always go for Thu
New Kids on the Block Christ
mas- a crowd pleaser at any
gathering Sure
Please rest assured that it
the Carpenter's Christmas al
bum or Bing Crosby is more
what you and your family are
accustomed to. that s |ust
peachy.
But every once in a while
you just have to nip them in
the bud to make sure that
there s no one napping at the
table, y know what I mean?
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