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Christmas With Weezer

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As a huge fan of Weezer, I downloaded this album the moment I heard about it, and I was not disappointed. There are no new songs here. Every track is a Christmas classic and they don't tinker with the lyrics or the melodies, which works surprisingly well.

All too often artists go so far out of their way to find some completely new interpretation of a classic that they neglect to understand why these songs are considered classics in the first place. That's why this is such a good album. They don't mess with the essence of the songs, but anyone who hears them clearly knows this is a Weezer album. Their unique sound is front and center.

I must say that I was quite surprised that Weezer was covering traditional Christmas songs especially in the politically correct day and age that we live in. Great cover of these songs makes me feel like a kid again at Christmas. Like it was said before the songs are true to their original purpose but with a fun Weezer sound.

I love Weezer, my favorite band, hands down. And I was suprised to see that they made a Christmas album. Apparently it's not very well known either. That's a shame because they really did a nice job with it. Every song is a well known classic that anyone can enjoy, whether you like Weezer or not. As some of the other reviewers have said, they don't tinker too much with the songs which is probably a good thing. They do, however, inject some of their own style into the songs, it's very subtle, but you'll notice the occational riff that is very much their own. I do find it odd them singing about Christ considering some of their other songs could hardly be called "Christian". Going along with that, they actually sing the second, and third verses of the songs which is rarley done because the content is very dogmatic, moreso than the more common first verse. It's not every day you hear lyrics like "veiled in flesh the godhead see, hail in incarnate diety". Even though I'm not religious I appreciate when something like this is done, first it's diffrent, second it's stuff that makes you think, and lastly because it's the way it was written. I've never been much for abridged versions of anything, unless it's really necessary.

It's a relativly short album, only six songs, and it really works. If it went on further it would have worn out its welcome, any shorter and it would have left me wanting more. I reccomend it because it does what it sets out to do, it's a good listen, and enjoyable throughout.

I agree with the previous reviewer about Weezer staying true to the melody and lyrics of these classics but adding their own special Weezer sound to them. Listening to these tracks brought me back to the early 80's and the start of the Christian punk rock movement with the likes of Undercover and the 77's. Look up Undercover's take on the classic hymn Holy Holy Holy and you'll see what I mean. Another 4 or 5 songs would have rounded out this "EP" nicely, but hey, I'm happy with what I received. Thanks guys.

I bought this and was not disappointed. Rivers sings with passion and brings the perfect Weezer Style album. My only complaint, they could have played ten songs and given me more! This also mixes well with my Crash Test Dummies Mix of Jingle All the Way. Great album, buy it! The bottom line is this is a great addition to your mp3 Christmas play list and adds a fresh sound to some old favorites. I also like the fact that they unapologetically sung songs about Christ.

I must admit I am a Weezer fanboy. That being said, I really enjoy this album. This thing that makes Weezer so unique is that everything they do runs counter to the norm. This album is no exception. While others would dabble with generic holiday songs like Fosty, Rudolf, and the like. Weezer unabashedly goes after the classic Christmas songs that remind us of the reason for the season.

This is classic Weezer at their best. These songs are for the most part unaltered and stay true to their original form but with a Weezer twist. If you are a fan of Weezer's crunchy, straight forward, humbucker guitar sound with classic Rivers Cuomo double tracked vocals a la Blue Album, then you will not be disappointed. I'm also very impressed that they recorded "traditional" Christmas songs to make this album. The two stand out tracks in my opinion are "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (nice little guitar solo) and "O Holy Night" (very old school Weezer sounding). You don't have to be a Weezer fan to enjoy this album.

I love to play this alum in my regular rotation of Christmas music during the Holidays. If you are looking for something a little different and some good rock n roll this is the Christmas album for you. My only complaint is that there are not more songs. Weezer follow this up with more please....

I am not a huge Weezer fan, but am a HUGE fan of Christmas music. It was so refreshing to hear my favorite traditional songs sung their way. LOVE IT!

All the other reviews have already praised this collection. I will simply say that they are right. This is a great Christmas collection with a cool Weezer sound. Buy it!