Audio CD review:
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Christmas Time Again

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Christmas Time Again

Band: Lynyrd Skynyrd Title: Christmas Time Again Rating: Release Date: 12 September, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Santa's Messin' with the Kid 2: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 3: Christmas Time Again 4: Greensleeves 5: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Charlie Daniels Band 6: Run Run Rudolph 7: Mama's Song 8: Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' 9: Classical Christmas [Instrumental] 10: Hallelujah, It's Christmas - 38 Special 11: Skynyrd Family

Editoral Review The band, which now consists of three founders and a handful of later recruits, mix Yule warhorses ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Greensleeves") and more recent fare ("Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'," "Run Run Rudolph," Eddie C. It's a long way from Jacksonville, Florida, to the North Pole, but first generation Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd put antifreeze in the old touring van and set a course for Santa's workshop with this seasonal outing. Campbell's customized-for-Christmas take on "Messin' with the Kid") with a smattering of originals. Guests Charlie Daniels and . 38 Special check in with one song apiece, giving the whole project a kind of TV variety-show feel--that is, if you can picture a bearded Perry Como with a stack of Marshall amps at his back. --Steven Stolder .. You can see a complete list of all Lynyrd Skynyrd discography, or go back to the Lynyrd Skynyrd tabs