Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Silly and serious mix well for a great new CD.
Cons: A little too
serious in the second half.
The Bottom Line:
Plenty of silly
Although not in second half
Great during season
The Veggie Silliness Shines on This Christmas CD
The VeggieTales gang is getting ready to put on a Christmas
spectacular - a singing Christmas tree. They just need to decide who gets to be
the star on top. While Bob will make the ultimate decision, he wants the help
of some judges - Archibald, Madame Blueberry, and Mr. Lunt, who wants to be the
snarly judge everyone loves to despise. Everyone wants to be the star,
including Miss Achmetha, who is still hung up on puppies; the Boyz in the Sink;
and Blind Lemon Lincoln. And, in the funniest song on here, the Peas and the
Pirates fight over who should sing "We Three Kings."
I was a bit concerned since I just loved their first
Christmas CD if this would live up to it. I'm happy to report it's just as
silly and fun as the first one. The second half stays more on the series side
with the focus on familiar Christmas songs. There are lots of new songs or song
parodies as well, including three new outstanding songs, "Was He a Boy
Like Me?" "What My Father Did on Christmas Eve," and "It's
About Love."
VeggieTales is a series of kid's Christian DVD's. This CD is
an all new recording made up of completely new material (unlike their first
Christmas CD). Nothing from either of their Christmas DVD's is represented
here. Instead, we get all new fun. Of course, since this is a series designed
for kids first, the characters sound...well like cartoon characters. Picture
any cartoon you've seen and you get the general idea of what this CD will sound
like. This probably isn't the best place to jump into these characters. Once
you've seen a few DVD's, this CD will make a lot more sense to you and you'll
get some of the jokes.
The Incredible Singing Christmas Tree is another Christmas CD that kids and parents will love
because it is truly funny. It might be a fight to see who can wear this one out
first.
CD Length: 54:36
Tracks:
1) O Christmas Tree
2) Puppy Love
3) The Friendly Beasts
4) Jingle Ka-Ching
5) Battling Kings
6) Silent Night
7) Christmas Sizzle Boy
8) Candy Line Blues
9) Was He a Boy Like Me?
10) What My Father Did on Christmas Eve
11) Here We Come a-Caroling/Ding Dong Merrily on High
12) What Child is This?/The First Noel
13) Hark the Herald Angles Sing/Angels We Have Heard on High
14) Joy to the World
15) For Unto Us a Child is Born
16) It's About Love
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