| 1. Rock & Roll Christmas (Ron Dante) |
| 2. Christmas in New York (Lou Christie) |
| 3. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Tommy Roe) |
| 4. Jingle Bell Rock (Gary Lewis) |
| 5. Home For The Holidays (Bobby Vee) |
| 6. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Chris Montez) |
| 7. Shine Your Light On Me (Ron Dante) |
| 8. O Holy Night |
| 9. Holly Jolly Christmas (Gary Lewis) |
| 10. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Ron Dante) |
| 11. Peace On Earth (Bobby Vee) |
| 12. The Christmas of Our Lives (Ron Dante) |
Editorial Reviews
Ron Dante -- Leader singer from The Archies, has produced for Cher, Pat Benatar, & Barry Manilow.
Product Description
Produced by Ron Dante, lead singer for The Archies (Sugar, Sugar), who has also produced numerous hit albums for Barry Manilow, Pat Benatar and Cher, Rockin' Christmas Party, Volume 1 showcases a sleigh-full of legendary rock 'n' roll singers performing both traditional Christmas songs as well as five new original holiday tunes.
In addition to Dante, who sings Rock & Roll Christmas (written by Grammy Award winner Joe Brooks), Shine Your Light On Me (co-written by Dante and two-time Academy Award winning songwriter Al Kasha), Santa Claus Is Coming To Town and the soon-to-be classic original, The Christmas Of Our Lives; the album features Lou Christie performing his original song, Christmas In New York and O Holy Night; Tommy Roe sings Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Gary Lewis performs Jingle Bell Rock and Holly Jolly Christmas; Bobby Vee does Home For the Holidays and his original song, Peace On Earth; and Chris Montez performs Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.
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ASIN: B0006H59UI Release Date: 2004-11-02 |
Tracks:
- Rock & Roll Christmas (Ron Dante)
- Christmas in New York (Lou Christie)
- Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Tommy Roe)
- Jingle Bell Rock (Gary Lewis)
- Home For The Holidays (Bobby Vee)
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Chris Montez)
- Shine Your Light On Me (Ron Dante)
- O Holy Night
- Holly Jolly Christmas (Gary Lewis)
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Ron Dante)
- Peace On Earth (Bobby Vee)
- The Christmas of Our Lives (Ron Dante)
Album Description
Produced by Ron Dante, lead singer for The Archies (Sugar, Sugar), who has also produced numerous hit albums for Barry Manilow, Pat Benatar and Cher, Rockin' Christmas Party, Volume 1 showcases a sleigh-full of legendary rock 'n' roll singers performing both traditional Christmas songs as well as five new original holiday tunes.In addition to Dante, who sings Rock & Roll Christmas (written by Grammy Award winner Joe Brooks), Shine Your Light On Me (co-written by Dante and two-time Academy Award winning songwriter Al Kasha), Santa Claus Is Coming To Town and the soon-to-be classic original, The Christmas Of Our Lives; the album features Lou Christie performing his original song, Christmas In New York and O Holy Night; Tommy Roe sings Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Gary Lewis performs Jingle Bell Rock and Holly Jolly Christmas; Bobby Vee does Home For the Holidays and his original song, Peace On Earth; and Chris Montez performs Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.
Customer Reviews:
A blast from the past.......2007-07-16
Relive memories from yesteryear with artists of the calibre of Lou Christie, Tommy Roe, Gary Lewis, Bobby Vee, Chris Montez plus ron Dante.
Old favourites like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bell Rock, Santa Claus is coming to Town.
Good value for money!
Rockin' Christmas Party Vol. 1.......2004-12-16
greater singer. The other guys aren't too shabby either.
Have yourself a rock & roll Christmas!.......2004-11-17
The first of Ron Dante's four tunes on the CD, "Rock & Roll Christmas," is fast-moving and energetic, the epitome of holiday fun, underscoring Ron's talents as composer, producer, and performer; no better song could have been chosen for the opening track. "Christmas in New York," performed by Lou Christie along with his backup singers, The Crayons, is a sentimental midtempo offering; listening to it makes me want to hop a plane to Manhattan and Rockefeller Center at tree-lighting time, and even those who weren't born and raised in the NYC-Metro area, as I was, will get a warm and fuzzy thrill from this original holiday tune.
Tommy Roe's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," is, in a word, electrifying ... folks who remember Tommy only for his candy-coated 60's hits "Dizzy" and "Sweet Pea" will be blown away after hearing this one. "This Diamond Ring" purveyor Gary Lewis presents a rockin' good time with "Jingle Bell Rock," followed by Bobby Vee taking us "Home for the Holidays" with a lilting country twang. Next comes a pleasant surprise as Chris Montez serves up his own salsa-flavored version of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." (For the trivia buffs among you, this song was penned by the same composer who gave us "Rudolph" - the incomparable Johnny Marks.)
The lovely "Shine Your Light On Me" is illuminated by Ron Dante's flawless vocals and impeccable phrasing, and is the perfect lead-in for Lou Christie's "O Holy Night," in which the falsetto king (remember "Lightning Strikes" and "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" from the 60's?) proves not only that he can still reach the notes but also the heartstrings. Gary Lewis returns with another Marks classic, "Holly Jolly Christmas," then Ron takes center stage with a strong rendition of "Santa Claus is Coming To Town." This version, with the titular observation repeated three times in the refrain, was popularized by the Crystals and later picked up by Springsteen, among others - but Ron truly makes this song his own, and this track is itself destined to become a holiday classic. Bobby Vee's "Peace on Earth," another pleasant Yuletide offering, is sandwiched between "Santa" and another future holiday classic courtesy of Ron Dante, the lovely "The Christmas Of Our Lives."
The words "Volume One" splashed across the cover of this CD indicates that future editions will be forthcoming. If the subsequent releases are as good as this one - and I have no doubt that they will be - I'll be first in line to buy 'em!
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