Customer Reviews

Blame It On Christmas, Vol. 1

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Apparently some people don't get the joke. This isn't really a compilation of rare Christmas songs from all over the world. All the songs here were actually recorded specifically for this album by one group of people. The songs are done in various styles; such as marching band, Jewish, Arabian, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Santo & Johnny, surf, polka and many others. It's pretty fun, although it isn't "laugh out loud" funny. It's more of an "isn't that clever" type of humor, that will make you smile but probably won't make you chuckle. Fans of novelty Christmas music may want to check it out.

This is truly fabulous, I bought it four years ago in nyc, and as I live in england have had to put up with friends hassling me to get them copies, now I can send them to Amazon. The Jewish Christmas classics with 'Rabbi Tevye and the three weissmen' are priceless. cannot reccomend highly enough.

This CD I ran across by accident and bought it on impulse...It is the BEST holiday CD I own! It is very funny and let's you travel around the world...hearing traditional songs done ina not-so-traditional way :) BUY IT!! You won't regret it! Now if I could only find Vol.2......

My husband and I make this a yearly tradition as we put up our Christmas tree. It's a must have for any family that has a great sense of humor!!!

If you ever wondered what it would sound like if Bing Crosby was the lead singer of the Doors, then "We Three Bings" will answer that for you. The rest of the songs are other well-known Christmas songs rearranged in many different ways. You'll probably like some cuts much more than others, depending on how you feel about the various styles of music presented -- Surf, Polka, Afro-Cuban, Swing/Lounge, Marching Band, etc. The over-the-top Yiddish accent on the songs by "The Three Weissmen" tends to get a little old, but is still pretty funny to hear on a Christmas CD.

Even the liner notes are worth reading for the little jokes in there, like their claim that the "Irish" version of "White Christmas" dates back before Irving Berlin was even born.

A truly eclectic album with songe that are somewhat overdone made fresh all over again. Not really a choice for those looking for a traditional album.

Sinatra parody, Bing Crosby parody, Hawaiian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, Marching Band, Beach Music, and more! Try it, you'll like it. I only have one question - where's Vol. 2?

I was an announcer at a big band and jazz station when this CD crossed my desk. I laughed out loud, not LOL the cliche, but real gut-busting belly laughs. I used some of the more innocuous instrumentals on the air as fillers but shied away from "Schlepp the Halls," funny though it is, out of respect for our many older, and cranky, Jewish listeners.

I still remember the day I played "That Swingin' Manger" on the air. Afterward, the boss called me down the hall and said (nicely, thank goodness), "I don't think you better play that one again." He was right, didn't fit well with our otherwise ultra-straight take on holiday music. It still makes me laugh, though, whenever I play it for myself.

Also filed under "blows against the empire," see "Green Christmas" by Stan Freberg. Even though it's a very long concerted attack on sponsors, whose Christmas ad buys probably accounted for a fourth of the whole year's revenue, I still played it on the air. Just twice a year, though, once the day before we started playing all the other holiday music for real, and once in the middle of summer.

I grew up on Mad Magazine and the Three Stooges, and love "Blame It On Christmas." So...consider the source.

I can't believe the Amazon reviewer liked this so much. It is a waste of money. You'll know it was a mistake within four songs, maybe three. If you want good novelty Christmas music, this is not it. I sure wish I'd done more research than just take the word of the Amazon reviewer.

Don't ask why great commercial com"YULE"ations like this exist, just enjoy them for what they are, a remarkable collection of really rare holiday songs. Kwazy Canadian compliers scoured the Earth for some unusual, colorful, weird, and somewhat daring YULEtune ever recorded. With the work done for ya, a receipe right order that allows quality play thrus you're free to let these jammaceutical jingles coax out many big grins. As always over indulgence of this disc in just one season could do a dim, be careful merry mixmeisters. ~~~~ {1} (org!) instru~tinsel, marching band meld ****. {2}(org) mazel tov fiddle*** {3} s.s.s. worldish Caribbean, instru~tinsel ***1\2 {4} s.s.s. worldish belley dancer, instru~tinsel, **** {5}s.s.s\ (org) Frank like loungey **** {6} s.s.s.\(org) Panamanian congo swing, instru~tinsel **** {7} s.s.s\org heavy bongos & rhythm **** {8}s.s.s\(org) mazel tov **1\2 {9}s.s.s instru~tinsel polka with claps, loungey **** {10} s.s. instru~tinsel , marching band *** {11}s.s.s worldish instru~tinsel Italian loungey ***1\2 {12}s.s.s mariachi fiesta **1\2 {13}s.s.s. mod sufer wipeout, instru~tinsel **** {14} s.s.s communist, songsmith unknown, instru~tinsel ***1\2 {15} s.s.s.\(org!) Bing take off loungey ****1\2 {16} s.s.s. Irish drinking ** {17} *** Hawaiian steel guitar, short instru~tinsel *** ~~~~~Post Script : Generous genre generation from the wide, wide world with twists n' tweaks of mostly super seasonal standards with an eleven load of instru~tinsel. Though this disc was compiled in 1995 I have yet to find duplication amongst other mas merchandized~merry~mirth mixes makes me sermonize, like the other reviewers, that this disc belongs in every serious YULEtide Treasure Seekers Chest. Hey we've waited a while, where's vol. II ?*** buyit*saveit*shareit*giveit*donateit to the local library***YULEridGEMality Factor = 5