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REO Speedwagon
Not So Silent Night
Release Date: 2009 11 03
Label: Sony/BMG
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REO Speedwagon may prepare listeners for a dose of noisy rock & roll on the title of Not So Silent Night, their first-ever Christmas album, but the 13-track seasonal record isn't all that loud. The group turns the nominal title track into a power ballad, treats "Winter Wonderland" as a boogie, recasts "Deck the Halls" as a deeply silly rocker, Spectorizes "Little Drummer Boy," tears it up on "Children Go Where I Send Thee," and reworks "God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen" into a weird piece of prog (complete with Kevin Cronin calling out "oh you funky gentlemen" during a breakdown), but there's an amiable politeness to the performances, so it never sounds too raucous. It does, however, sound like REO Speedwagon, so anybody looking for classic carols, both traditional and contemporary, given a full-on arena rock treatment should be satisfied with this cheerful little LP. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1First NoelTraditional:58
2Winter WonderlandBernard, Smith3:02
3Silent NightGruber, Mohr3:42
4Deck the HallsTraditional3:24
5Little Drummer BoySimeone, Davis, Onorati3:49
6White Snows of WinterBrohms, Drake, Shane2:55
7Angels We Have Heard on High (Gloria)Traditional4:16
8Children Go Where I Send TheeTraditional4:03
9I'll Be Home for ChristmasKent, Gannon3:46
10God Rest Ye, Merry GentlemenTraditional3:51
11Happy Xmas (War Is Over)Lennon, Ono4:22
12Blue ChristmasHayes, Johnson3:57
13Joy to the WorldGeorge Frederick Handel, Watts3:43







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