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A bit of something different.

James Hymans | Muncie, Indiana USA | 12/13/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album could have been just another collection of the same old holiday songs that are always done, just by a different band this time. But, if you know moe., you know that they'd never let that happen. What moe. offers up is a perfect mix of old favorites, obscure gems, and even two originals. You might expect a holiday collection from moe. to be done with tongue planted firmly in cheek, but while there are moments of pure levity, there are also songs that are done almost reverently. The two originals (Rob's Together at Christmas and Al's Home) are both incredibly heartfelt and display a sentimental side of moe. that is rarely seen. In addition, there are stately readings of Carol of the Bells and Little Drummer Boy, and a downright inspired arrangement of Silent Night into Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring done on slide guitar with a Moog backing. Those alone are worth the price of the album, but you also get a few genuinely fun numbers. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer's lament We're a Couple of Misfits shows up in what can only be describes as a garage band style take, and Jingle Bells in reinterpreted in a way that leaves the band laughing at the end of the track. The album gets a little loose in places, but never places that would hurt the overall feel of the album (it's always in one of the less serious tracks). The album is fun where it needs to be, and sincere where it should be. It's a breath of fresh air from all of the same old holiday collections.It's also worth noting that only 4000 copies of this album were pressed, so if you don't get it now, you probably won't."

Delightful holiday CD

tug-3 | New York, NY | 12/08/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"moe. lets loose and has fun on this delightful, funny holiday compilation. "Together at Christmas" and "Home" are great new songs, and the standards are played with joy and energy. Especially wonderful is the gorgeous slide guitar rendition of "Silent Night," which goes into a Pink Floyd-ish jam."

Not your typical holiday CD

Ali Marshall | Dayton, OH United States | 11/30/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"When I saw that moe. had a holiday CD, I was excited and anxious to hear how they would interpret christmas music. When the Carol of the Bells began to play, I realized just how awesome this band really is. It's a truly beautiful CD with VERY COOL versions of some classic songs. It's too short (I would have loved a 2 disc set of this stuff) but SOO worth it. Moe. is always very exciting to hear and I'm glad they reached out to the holiday music genre."