专辑简介

Big, bold, and brassy, Everything You Want for Christmas is a swinging holiday dance party, full of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's characteristic good humor and cheerful rowdiness. While BBVD slow down occasionally -- for a bluesy "Merry Christmas Baby," a gentle "Blue Christmas," and a stately instrumental version of "We Three Kings" -- they spend most of their time with exuberant, horn-driven arrangements of Christmas classics and several worthy originals. Guitarist and vocalist Scotty Morris contributes the aptly titled "Rockabilly Christmas" (Carl Perkins would be proud) and two amusing narratives: "Last Night (I Went Out with Santa Claus)" -- turns out Santa parties hard -- and "Christmastime in Tinsel Town." They resurrect "Mr. Heatmiser" from the '70s Claymation TV special The Year Without Santa Claus (it's a thumping, cool-cat strut) and bound through "Jingle Bells (Cha Cha)" and the Louis Armstrong classic "Is Zat You Santa Claus?" Everything You Want for Christmas has its roots in big-band swing and early rock 'n' roll, but there's nothing nostalgic about Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's energetic and joyful performances. Steve Klinge, Barnes & Noble