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It无毛视频檚 certainly beginning to look and feel a lot like Christmas. And as is tradition, I am delivering my annual Christmas music review for the holidays.
Now无毛视频檚 the time for the Christmas decorations to go up and the official start of my holiday music marathon. With over 200 Christmas albums comfortably stored in my holiday music catalog, a marathon aptly describes the holiday soundtrack that will play around the clock throughout my family无毛视频檚 home during the next several weeks. I无毛视频檝e already added 15 new albums from this year无毛视频檚 releases that are ready to take their spin in the rotation.
This year无毛视频檚 featured selection is from a band that is near and dear to my heart. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016, Cheap Trick is truly one of my favorite bands. You can imagine my excitement when the Illinois rockers released their first-ever Christmas album.
With 无毛视频淐hristmas Christmas,无毛视频� the quartet gives the holiday an enthusiastic makeover with a spirited set of seasonal sentiments guaranteed to get the blood flowing for those long stretches of shopping and visitations.
无毛视频淢erry Christmas Darlings无毛视频� is one of three original numbers with frontman Robin Zander merrily singing, 无毛视频淚t lifts me up this time of year/When hearts are full of yuletide cheer/So Merry Christmas darlings/Merry Christmas everyone now.无毛视频� And so it begins.
From there, the band jumps into rousing covers of Wizzard无毛视频檚 无毛视频淚 Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day无毛视频� and the Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz penned 无毛视频淚 Wish It Was Christmas Today.无毛视频�
Other reworked offerings include the Kinks无毛视频� 无毛视频淔ather Christmas,无毛视频� Slade无毛视频檚 无毛视频淢erry Xmas Everybody无毛视频� and the Ramones无毛视频� 无毛视频淢erry Christmas (I Don无毛视频檛 Want to Fight Tonight).无毛视频�
Additional noteworthy covers include 无毛视频淧lease Come Home for Christmas,无毛视频� 无毛视频淩un Rudolph Run无毛视频� and 无毛视频淪ilent Night.无毛视频�
As much as I love the numerous guitar-driven tracks, the moment that clearly stands out is Zander无毛视频檚 performance on the touching Harry Nilsson arrangement 无毛视频淩emember Christmas.无毛视频�
无毛视频淥ur Father of Life无毛视频� is another original tune with a soaring choir that gracefully captures the true focus of the holiday.
The title track brings the festivities to an exhilarating close by reminding us that Christmas is a time for family, friends and cheer.
This holiday season, remember to take time out to relax with a cup of hot chocolate by a cozy fire and count the various blessings received throughout the year. For me, it无毛视频檚 the perfect time to feel like a kid again.
Merry Christmas!
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.