Sunday, February 17, 2013

Music Review: A Very Veggie Christmas

Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Fun talking in between fun Christmas songs
Cons: You only get to listen to it one month a year.
The Bottom Line:
A Christmas party
With all your favorite Veggies
Sure to be a hit




Welcome to the Annual VeggieTales Christmas Party

A Very Veggie Christmas is the Veggie's first Christmas CD from early in their career. While not an animated video like they normally produce, kids (and adults) already a fan of the series will love this CD.

Bob the Tomato is hosting the first annual Veggie Christmas party. It promises to be an international night, with Larry, Junior, Archibald, and others performing Christmas songs from around the world. And the food will be traditional Polish Christmas dishes. If Oscar the caterer ever shows up.

This CD is fun for all ages, just like other VeggieTales products. I frequently find myself laughing and singing along. It does feature the songs from their first Christmas video, The Toy that Saved Christmas, so if you're looking for that soundtrack, this is the place. In fact, I suspect that this CD was produced for the sole purpose of getting those song onto a CD. They mix some lesser known Christmas carols together with more familiar ones, so it seems fresher then many adult Christmas CDs. Granted, they sound like the cartoon characters they are, so this isn't high art, but I have really come to love "He is Born, the Holy Child" and "Ring, Little Bells" from this CD. I could do with out "The Boar's Head Carol" and the story behind it. Of course, it's hard not to like a CD that features the silly song "Oh Santa!"

If your kids are fans of these veggies, they'll play A Very Veggie Christmas over and over during the holiday season. The nice thing is, it won't annoy you in the process. A sure fire hit that will please everyone who hears it.

Running Time: 41:03
Tracks:
1) Talking
2) Feliz Navidad
3) More talking
4) The Boar's Head Carol
5) Still more talking
6) Ring, Little Bells
7) Vegetables talking
8) Go Tell it on the Mountain
9) More vegetables talking
10) Angels we have Heard on High
11) Vegetables talking about watching a video
12) Can't Believe It's Christmas
13) Vegetables talking during a video
14) Grumpy Kids
15) More talking
16) Oh Santa!
17) Even more talking
18) He is Born, the Holy Child
19) Vegetables talking to sheep
20) While by my Sheep
21) Vegetables talking to a Polish caterer
22) The 8 Polish Foods of Christmas
23) Vegetables tire of talking
24) The Big Medley!
25) The end of the talking
26) Away in a Manger

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