A Rock N' Roll Christmas (1995)

About this title: PolyGram Special Markets' 1994 budget compilation A Rock 'N' Roll Christmas is a nice little find. Elton John's relentlessly joyful rocker "Step Into Christmas" is the standout because this album is the easiest to find and most inexpensive source. Old-fashioned rock & roll is represented by Bob Seger's (technically Bob Seger and the Last Heard) "Sock it to Me Santa," which borrows more than a little from James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Part I"; George Thorogood and the Destroyers' "Rock and Roll Christmas"; and Chuck Berry's bluesy "Merry Christmas Baby." The Moody Blues are often ... read more

Tracks:

1. Step into Christmas [John/Taupin]
2. I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas [Jovi]
3. Sock It to Me Santa [Keels]
4. What Child Is This? [Dix/Traditional]
5. Rock & Roll Christmas [Thorogood]
6. I Believe in Father Christmas [Lake/Sinfield]
7. Silent Night [Gruber/Mohr]
8. Christmas Wrapping [Butler]
9. Christmas Is the Time to Say "I Love You" [Squier]
10. Merry Christmas, Baby [Baxter/Moore]
11. Father Christmas [Davies]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.