A Southern rock Christmas album? Hey, it makes as much sense as Run-DMC's "Christmas in Hollis," and the good news is that the Lynyrd Skynyrd boys--along with special guests the Charlie Daniels Band and .38 Special--truly get into the spirit with a nice mix of seasonal standards (rock and otherwise) and originals.
Among the latter, the Daniels Band provides a frankly terrifying "Devil Went Down to Georgia"-derived take on "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," while Skynyrd crunch through Chuck Berry's "Run, Rudolph Run" with Stones-like aplomb.
On the originals front, .38 Special score big with "Mama's Song," a Southern rock power pop hybrid in their best '80s style, although it must be said that these self-proclaimed wild-eyed Southern boys have a sentimental streak a mile wide (and when their song is followed by Skynyrd's near-obscene "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'," it's a tad disconcertin'...).
In any case, the album concludes, nicely, with a little harmonizing by the entire Skynyrd family (kids, relatives, road crew, dogs, etc).
Fun stuff.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christmas Time AgainRick Medlocke, Dale Rossington, Gary Rossington, Hughie Thomasson, Johnny Van Zant | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | 君と僕の部屋 (Kimitoboku No Heya) | K | Play | 05:55 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Christmas Time Again (Instrumental) | K | Play | 05:24 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | 君と僕の部屋 (Kimitoboku No Heya) (Instrumental) | K | Play | 05:54 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 mins | 52 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | .38 Special | Guest Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Anonymous Composer | Composer |
| 3 | Don Barnes | Composer |
| 4 | Mike Brignardello | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 5 | Marvin Brodie | Composer |
| 6 | Ken Caillat | Executive Producer |
| 7 | Eddie C. Campbell | Composer |
| 8 | Roger Campbell | Assistant, Studio Assistant |
| 9 | Michael Cartellone | Drums |
| 10 | Alan Chappell | Art Direction, Design, Tray Card |
| 11 | Carol Chase | Vocals |
| 12 | Danny Chauncey | Composer, Engineer |
| 13 | J. Fred Coots | Composer |
| 14 | Bill Cuomo | Keyboards |
| 15 | Charlie Daniels | Guest Artist, Guitar, Producer, Vocals |
| 16 | Joel "Taz" DiGregorio | Keyboards |
| 17 | BeBe Evans | Production Coordination |
| 18 | Ben Fowler | Engineer, Mixing |
| 19 | Rick Fowler | Mixing |
| 20 | Haven Gillespie | Composer |
| 21 | Randy Glenn | Quality Control |
| 22 | Jannelle Guillot | Voiceover |
| 23 | Charlie Hayward | Bass, Keyboards |
| 24 | Lynn Hodges | Children's Choirmaster, Choir Director |
| 25 | Ioannis | Art Direction, Design, Digital Art, Tray Card |
| 26 | Mike Janas | Engineer, Mixing |
| 27 | Patrick Kelly | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 28 | Tom Lipsky | Executive Producer |
| 29 | Gavin Lurssen | Mastering |
| 30 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Primary Artist |
| 31 | Johnny Marks | Composer |
| 32 | Mark Matejka | Guitar, Vocals |
| 33 | Pat McDonald | Drums, Percussion |
| 34 | Rick Medlocke | Composer, Guitar, Producer |
| 35 | Rodney Mills | Mastering, Mixing |
| 36 | Melinda Pepler | Production Coordination |
| 37 | Mark Pfaff | Harp |
| 38 | Billy Powell | Keyboards |
| 39 | Mike Purcell | Assistant Engineer, Pro-Tools |
| 40 | Sir Mack Rice | Composer |
| 41 | Glen Rose | Photography |
| 42 | Dale Rossington | Composer, Vocals |
| 43 | Gary Rossington | Composer, Guitar, Producer |
| 44 | Beth Schackne | Production Coordination |
| 45 | Ross Schilling | Production Coordination |
| 46 | Steve Short | Mixing, Mixing Assistant |
| 47 | Kristian Storli | Authoring |
| 48 | Paula Szeigis | Production Coordination |
| 49 | Hughie Thomasson | Composer, Guitar, Producer |
| 50 | Traditional | Composer |
| 51 | John Trickett | Executive Producer |
| 52 | Johnny Van Zant | Composer, Producer, Vocals |
| 53 | Donnie Van Zant | Composer |
| 54 | Charlie Watts | Mastering |
| 55 | Kathi Whitley | Production Coordination |
| 56 | Chris Wormer | Guitar, Vocals |
| 57 | Chuck Ybarra | Graphic Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |