Bongo Boy Magazine Issue Volume Lets Have A Rockin Christmas | Page 23

MUSIC REVIEW – CHRISTMAS COMPILATION ALBUM

God Jul America !
God Jul is how we say Merry Christmas in Sweden. This is a good Christmas as I just received a
present from my friends at Bongo Boy records. They have released a Christmas album titled
Lets Have A Rockin Christmas and they have asked me to share my thoughts about the tracks on
the album. So, let’s get to it!
Track 1 - Say You Love Me For Christmas by Les Fradkin This track is a succinct 2 minutes 47 seconds of really happy
Christmas music that just makes the listener smile. The music is,
well, pretty and Les has a good voice. It reminds me of that old
movie with Jimmy Stewart about the angel who gets his
wings. That is, even if you haven’t heard the song before,
it feels familiar and will make you smile.
Track 2 - Jingle Jangle
by Walter Rossi - This is
a funky track that I
really enjoy. Now in all honesty I am not really listening
to his words. What stands out is that groovy bass which
when combined with the sound of his voice and the
backup singers is hypnotic. Add the wicked leads and
the song goes from being enjoyable to outrageously
cool! Walter, you rock!
Track 3 - Frosty the Snowman by The Forty Nineteens I dig this song! This song,
since I heard the single a couple
of weeks ago has become a Christmas staple in the Grouch
household. In a nutshell, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies have
absolutely nothing on The Forty Nineteens.
Well done guys! (For the record when I first heard the single, I didn’t
pick up on the line about the cops chasing Frosty and telling him
STOP! - thank you for making me smile.)