A Classic Rock Christmas

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B00006JYBS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,057 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rock meets the Spirit of Christmas, November 23, 2003

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L. Steinhiser (Michigan City, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Classic Rock Christmas (Audio CD)

This cd is filled with songs to make you laugh, smile, sing-along, and most importantly for the season, are thought-provoking and remind you the true reason for the celebration, the birth of our Savior!!!

Styx's high energy, spirited "All I Want" a true anthem in the making gets the cd rolling, and then Felix's "Christmas In Your Arms", a sweet and charming yule-tide song soothes you with a gentle peacefulness.

REO Speedwagon's "I Believe In Santa Claus", with Kevin Cronin's soft, innocent lyrics give us adults pause when we think of how we will react when asked THE QUESTION about Santa... It's a beautiful song that makes us want to hear more from this band in the season and year-round!

"Everybody Loves Christmas", Eddie Money's little bopper from the end of the Santa Claus 2 is spunky and fun, John Waites "All I Want For Christmas" has nice sentiment, and " I Believe in Father Christmas" in the Greg Lake (formerly of ELP) spirit is a classic in the making with its strong, almost haunting lyrics and styling.

As the cd plays on, you hear a lovely, Eagle-esque song by Survivor "So This is Christmas", my favorite song on the cd, as it is a vocal and musical delight!

Father Guido Sarducci banters his way through a hilarious spoof on the whole selfishness of the season that often errodes its true meaning in "Santas Lament". It pokes fun at what Santa wants, including a Barbie doll, a five-foot one, that is! lol

"Silent Night" proves there is truly something for everyone on this cd, high-spirited fun, heart-pulling lyrics, and reminders of our youth and our purpose. The gospel choir tone and feel of this one is truly in the traditional celebratory spirit!

"12 Days of Christmas" with Shaw and Blades warms the heart and toes of those of us over 30 who remember singing this is 6th grade choir at school, and NOW we can sing it along with two of our rock hero's from that very era! Splendid!

In a tie with my other favorite is the cd's closer, "Mary". This song asks the unanswerable question, gently and lovingly, but with a passion to bring a tear to your heart, HOW did Mary deal with seeing her son crucified before her very eyes. It speaks to our hearts and minds and makes us wonder something we may have never pondered. This song is the whole essence of the cd, and that such a thing was included on a classic rock cd keeps faith alive that the light is still burning in all corners of the world, as we KNEW it was!

Merry Christmas and Rock On!

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Believe in Santa, December 19, 2002

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Thomas Calhoun "Tom Calhoun" (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Classic Rock Christmas (Audio CD)

I have long been a fan of all kinds of Christmas music and Styx and REO are two of my favorite bands, so this purchase was a no brainer. Most of these guys have worked together recently, either touring, recording or doing benefit shows so the lineup of artists is very familiar. My favorite tracks include Styx - All I Want, Felix Cavaliere - Christmas in Your Arms, REO - I Believe in Santa and Eddie Money and Ronnie Spectors - Everybody Loves Christmas. REO really sounds great. These guys really need to make some more new music. Who cares if radio ignores it, radio is lousy nowadays anyway. They need to get back in the studio because they make great music, not for all the wrong(i.e. commercial) reasons.

One of the most unusual tracks is Keith Emersons Gospel Choir take on Silent Night. Very nice, but not really my style. I like the John Waite track but the line "The snow fell like cocaine". Huh? John, what the heck is that about? I must admit I really hate the 12 Days of Christmas and even though I am a Tommy Shaw fan, I have to skip that one after about 10 seconds. Of all the Christmas songs, Tommy why did you have to cover that one? Isn't that the most annoying song of all time? Oh well.

Overall a very cool album. Buy it. Buy one for a friend.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mark Farner Makes This CD Special, October 10, 2007

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Lawrence R. Gasior Sr. (South Park, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Classic Rock Christmas (Audio CD)

There are a few very good Christmas songs on this CD, especially those by Styx and Survivor. But it's Mark Farner's beautiful and inspiring "Mary (The Return From Calvary) that makes this CD special. I would recommend buying the CD just for this song alone. Truly inspirational!