Christmas Shopping [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Buck Owens

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 7, 1968
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B000021YKU
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #101,055 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Buck Owens almost single-handedly created the fabled Bakersfield sound that made such singers as Merle Haggard and Dwight Yoakam famous. And it's pure Bakersfield Buck through most of this record, with its borderline maudlin tunes about absent daddies, bulging families with a christmas shopping list that threatens to put them in the poor house, and moralistic songs such as "It's Not What You Give." Ordinarily these sentiments would drive many a sane and good-hearted person from the room. But in the hands of Owens and his Buckaroos, whether they're doing "A Very Merry Christmas" or the record's timeless highlight, "Merry Christmas from Our House to Yours," it's practically required listening, and with ample charm and country-rock satisfaction. --Martin Keller

Product Description
Sundazed reissue of this classic 1968 holiday album by Buck and his Buckaroos. 12 songs that will brighten up your yuletide cheer including 'Christmas Time Is Near' and 'Christmas Shopping'. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas ain't Christmas without Buck Owens ;-), December 11, 2004

By	Riverside Dreamer (Connersville, IN. USA) - See all my reviews

I just ordered 3 copies of this album! One for me, one for my sister, and one for my parents! When I was a kid we had the Buck Owens "A Merry Hee Haw Christmas" Double Album. It had 10 songs from this "Christmas Shopping" album and 10 songs from the "Christmas With Buck Owens" album.

All I can say is you can't have one without the other. It's not Christmas in our house until we listen to Buck Owens.

This album is the best of the two in my opinion, although listening to only one is like eating a P.B. & J. without the jelly. It may still be good, but it won't be as sweet!! ;-)

Buck Owens Christmas albums stand the test of time like no other Christmas albums I've ever had.

There are songs on here that I loved as a kid ("Christmas Shopping" & "One of Everything You Got") and still love as an adult. You don't outgrow this album!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Classic Country Christmas Album, June 3, 2002

By	Marla J. Ahne (Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Buck Owens gives his all for a fantastic collection of unique Christmas songs.

If you are looking for songs far from the mainstream Christmas staples, this is the album for you. For anyone who ever was a child or has a child, you'll be able to identify with "One Of Everything You Got", a humorous song about children and there requests for gifts. And "All I Want For Christmas Is My Daddy", will surely tug at your heart strings.

Every song is destined to become a family favorite. Hearing them brings me back to my childhood, when my Grandfather would play this record for me, and we would sing every song to each other.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe I found it!, December 17, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Seattle,Washington) - See all my reviews

I grew up listening to this album every Christmas. Our family has been looking for it ever since. It just doesn't seem like Christmas without it. It is by far the best Christmas album ever.I was in disbelief when I saw it.I still know every song by heart and I havent heard it in 24 years. I've just been singing them every year instead of listening to them. Once again I can belt them out to the music. I cant wait!