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Jingle All The Way: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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This collection kicks off with the Brian Setzer Orchestra's EXCELLENT version of Jingle Bells-these guys really rock out, and when they're joined by the marvelous Darlene Love on Sleigh Ride & Deep In The Heart Of Xmas-look out! While rest of the album includes the usual Merry Christmas Baby by Charles Brown; Run Rudolph Run by Chuck Berry & the ultimate holiday rock song Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms, Setzer & gang carry it home. Now if only The Brian Setzer Orchestra would do an entire album of Christmas tunes!

There are 12 songs on this soundtrack. The 4 songs on here with the Brian Setzer Orchestra - AMAZING. Those songs along justify buying the whole thing!! That rendition of "Jingle Bells" has to be the best ever recorded. Upbeat with the horns and Setzers magnificent guitar playing - this is meant to be played at full volume when you're in your car making a mad dash to the mall for those last minute Christmas shopping items.

The song "So They Say It's Christmas" with the late, great Lou Rawls is a slow, mellow tune featuring Brian Setzer on acoustic guitar and Lou's rich baritone vocals. A winner.

Next we have "Sleigh Ride" with Darlene Love's vocals. This is another quick-paced numbe with horns and Setzer's fancy fretwork. Refer to the notes for "Jingle Bells" - the same applies here.

We all know are likely familiar with most of the next 8 songs - some classics here we never tire of during the holidays.

Former Montose / Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar makes a surprise co-writing appearance on the final track - "Deep In The Heart Of XMas" with Darlene Love teaming up with Brain Setzer Orchestra again. A great way to end the CD. This is one of my favorites Christmas CD's ever. The Brian Setzer Orchestra has recorded two other Christmas CD's that are also excellent - check out BOOGIE WOOGIE CHRISTMAS and DIG THAT CRAZY CHRISTMAS. "Jingle Bells" on this soundtrack is also recorded on BOOGIE WOOGIE CHRISTMAS, but the two tracks sound slightly different and I prefer the movie version of that song. I recommend you get them all.

This Soundtrack for Jingle All The Way is just as great as the movie itself. Stike a pose and give two biceps up!

I love this CD i listen this all year round, and even have a few song that i even work out too.One of my all time fav cd.

This is an awesome soundtrack. It is fun and enjoyable to listen to. The best songs on this soundtrack are all of them

I finally got around to watching Jingle All the Way this season. Since I'm already a fan of the Brian Setzer Orchestra, I enjoyed the movie soundtrack and then jumped on Amazon to order the MP3 version of the soundtrack.

While all the songs are good, the best cut is Lou Rawls doing "So They Say It's Christmas" followed by Charles Brown's "Merry Christmas Baby".

Even if you are not really into Swing, Jump or Blues for Christmas music, the tracks on this album will make a great contribution to your Christmas Music Mix.

I ordered this because my son (with Down Syn) LOVES music! The Cd was perfect and the music brings him great enjoyment!

I guess it is easy to get carried away and want a soundtrack when you are watching a movie.... Some of the track makes NO sense without the movie.
Anyway , there are some decent songs to make Christmas feelings flow.

This is the soundtrack to a terrible Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Being a Christmas movie, the soundtrack features Christmas music. There were four new songs recorded for the movie by the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Three of the four songs feature lead vocals by Darlene Love or Lou Rawls. Three of the four Brian Setzer Orchestra songs later appeared on the group's first Christmas album, but with Brian singing them rather than Darlene or Lou. Either way, they are good songs. There are also six classic Christmas songs by the likes of Chuck Berry, Johnny Mathis and Nat King Cole on the album. I should mention that Charles Brown's "Merry Christmas, Baby" is not his original hit version, but is rather a remake he recorded several years later (still good, though). So far so good, but there are two boring tracks of the movie's instrumental score. But if you skip those tracks this is a pretty good CD.