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Bummed Out Christmas! - Various Artists (1989)

Another of the great Rhino Christmas compilations, this one tracks the dark side of the holiday. Look at the titles: "Christmas in Jail," "Christmas Spirit???," "Don't Believe in Christmas," "Santa Got a DWI," and this obscure Everly Brothers classic, "Christmas Eve Can Kill You." There's also "Christmas in Viet Nam" and the Staples Singers demanding to know "Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas?" Possibly the apex of this collection is "Who Say There Ain't No Santa Claus" by Ron Holden and the Thunderbirds, in which the singer starts out by celebrating the big insurance settlement he got from his wife's death and ends up in the chair after being convicted of her murder. Bummed out Christmas, indeed. :~ mistletunes

Tracks:

01. Somebody Stole My Santa - The Christmas Jug Band

02. Christmas Eve Can Kill You - The Everly Brothers

03. Santa Came Home Drunk - Clyde Lasley And The Cadillac Baby Specials

04. Don't Believe In Christmas - TheSonics

05. Lonely Christmas Call - George Jones

06. Christmas In Viet Nam - Johnny And John

07. Santa Got A DWI - Sherwin Linton

08. Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas? - Staple Singers

09. Who Say There Ain't No Santa Claus - Ron Holden And The Thunderbirds

10. Christmas In Jail - The Youngsters

11. Christmas Spirit?? - The Wailers

12. Christmas In Prison - Doug Legacy And The Legends Of The West

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At long last, a Christmas album for the rest of us! Anyone who spends the month of December squirming as they hear a thousand trite and empty-headed musical declarations of holiday cheer finally gets a responsible statement of the opposing point of view with Bummed Out Christmas!, a collection of Yuletide music at its least cheerful. While some of these tunes are actually pretty fun -- most notably "Somebody Stole My Santa Claus Suit," with Dan Hicks fronting The Christmas Jug Band, and Sherwin Linton's "Santa Got a DWI" -- several really are truly depressing stuff, particularly George Jones' "Lonely Christmas Call," Johnny and Jon's "Christmas in Viet Nam" (in which the holiday cease-fire is violated mid-song), and the Everly Brothers' just-plain-miserable "Christmas Eve Can Kill You." But the rhythm and blues contingent really walk off with top honors here, thanks to Clyde Lasley's well-oiled "Santa Came Home Drunk," the Staple Singers' sincere "Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas?," and the Youngsters' brilliant "Christmas in Jail" (which wouldn't make a bad public service announcement). So, put away that Kenny G holiday CD and give Bummed Out Christmas! a try -- it's a wonderful way to say "Bah Humbug!" to the special people in your life.

:~ Mark Deming

So you say you're sick of people telling you to cheer up at Christmas? In fact, you'd like to wallow in your misery and bring a few of your pals down with you? Well, have we got the holiday album for you, loaded down with a dozen of the most downbeat Christmas songs of all time. From country weepers like George Jones' "Lonely Christmas Call" to rock sneers like the Sonics' "Don't Believe in Christmas," this set has something to turn everyone's smile upside down. But just when life looks its bleakest, you can treat yourself to a chuckle by hearing how things could be even worse, as on the one-two punch of "Santa Got a DWI" and "Santa Came Home Drunk." Raise a cup of Christmas jeer and sing along. --David Sprague

The people at Rhino Records have put together some great collections over the years, and you can count this one among them. They always seen to find songs that you just can't get anywhere else. I bought this just for one song, the 50's doo-wop "Christmas In Jail" by The Youngsters, but I ended up liking almost the entire disc. The songs range from the 50's to the 80's and cover all sorts of musical styles tied together by the common theme of a less-than-merry Christmas. The only clunker is the hokey "Santa Got A DWI". Just ignore that one and enjoy the rest of the great songs here. In addition to "Christmas in Jail", there is also a zydeco version of John Prine's "Chistmas in Prison". There are two smokin' garage-rock songs from 1966 by two bands from Tacoma, WA; "Don't Believe In Christmas" by the Sonics, and "Christmas Spirit??" by the Wailers (not the reggae band). The Everly Brothers "Christmas Eve Can Kill You" may be sad, but it sure is pretty. And The Staple Singers' gospel song "Who Took The Merry Out of Christmas?" is done so well, they make it seem uplifting. The disc may be called "Bummed Out Christmas", but you'll be glad to own it. :~ Amazon

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