Customer Reviews

Wild-Eyed Christmas Night

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If the goal at your Christmas party is to get people up and moving on the dance floor, this album is a must! Though there are great high-powered covers of "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Santa Claus Is Back In Town", the core of the album's charm lies in the band's original compositions - the smokin' "A Wild-Eyed Christmas Night", the anthem-like "Hallelujah! It's Christmas", the slow-dancin' "It's Christmas and I Miss You", and even the sentimental "That Old Rockin' Chair". If you try to stay still while listening to this collection you'll hurt yourself!

If the radio stations would add some of *this* kind of music to the seasonal playlist -- particularly tracks like "Wild-Eyed Christmas Night" or "Hallelujah! It's Christmas", which we *haven't* heard 5,000 overblown, overproduced, and wholly interchangeable renditions of already -- maybe people wouldn't be quite so burned out on Christmas music by the time the 25th actually arrives. :)

I have always liked .38 Special since they first started playing. This album is just another reason why. If you are looking for something to play other than traditional Christmas music this is a great album to get.

We love this CD. I think Halleluiah this Christmas should be considered a Christmas classic and played on the radio every year.

I have always been a 38 Special fan - and a big fan of Christmas music - so this was perfect for me. "Wild Eyed Christmas Night" is pure 38! "That Old Rocking Chair" reminds me of my Grandmother - and that gets me everytime. Every song on here, done in 38 Special style, is wonderful.

Made in CAN in 2001, Serial# 06076-86314-2, Playing Time 36:42

Album #13 for the boys... When I was in high school, math was one of my strengths, but I can't figure this one out:

Premise 1: I like .38 SPECIAL

Premise 2: This CD is from .38 SPECIAL

Conclusion: I DON'T like this .38 SPECIAL CD!

Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against Christmas music (I've got about 20 CDs of it!), but this CD lacks what CDs like "Merry Axemas" presented: originality, and perhaps more importantly, creative interpretations.

"Wild-Eyed Christmas Night" combines 6 "covers" and 4 "originals", and the quality of the former, especially "Jingle Bell Rock" and "O Holy Night" far exceed that of the latter (especially "That Old Rockin Chair".)

As a follow-up to the "Live At Sturgis" album, this one falls short of delivering the goods and the usual enthusiasm that makes .38 SPECIAL well, special.

Their discography deserves the same fate as floors in a building: skip #13!