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List Price: $9.99 | | Label: Nettwerk Records
Salesrank: 422
Released: October 5, 2004 |
| Our Price: $7.14 |
| Used Price: $7.96 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Barenaked for the Holidays Track Listing:
1. Jingle Bells
2. Green Christmas
3. I Saw Three Ships
4. Hanukkah Blessings
5. O Holy Night
6. Elf's Lament
7. Snowmen
8. Do They Know It's Christmas?
9. Hanukkah O Hanukkah
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman/We Three Kings
11. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
12. Carol of the Bells
13. Footprints
14. Deck the Stills
15. Christmastime (Oh Yeah)
16. Sleigh Ride
17. Christmas Pics
18. I Have a Little Dreidel
19. Wonderful Christmastime
20. Auld Lang Syne
Editorial Review:
Barenaked Ladies celebrate the holiday season with their ninth major release, Barenaked For The Holidays. This release features many holiday favorites, including "Do They Know It's Christ- mas"(written by Bob Geldof )and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," performed with Sarah McLachlan, and seven original tracks including BNL’s new holiday single "Elf ’s Lament," featuring Michael Bublé. Ed Robertson and Steven Page"s distinctive vocals give a fresh sound to traditional holiday classics. Barenaked For The Holidays is sure to be a holiday favorite that is fun,witty and dynamic.
Description of Barenaked for the Holidays:
Few bands are better suited than the Barenaked Ladies to take obnoxious old Christmas jingles to an entirely new level of obnoxiousness. The Canadian pop group does a smack-up job on this generous collection, where they tackle children's relics like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," curious seasonal fare such as Band-Aid's Ethiopian charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas," and a handful of tongue-in-cheek originals that share the bookish humor of the band's hits like "One Week" and "Brian Wilson." Even the inclusion of three Hannukah songs doesn't raise the bar for reverence. The disc also includes collaborations with Sarah McLachlan and Michael Buble. --Aidin Vaziri
Barenaked for the Holidays Reviews:
Excellent product 
2009-12-24 - The description was accurate, the product was well-received within the stated delivery dates, just good feelings all around.
Track 1 alone sold me on this album 
2009-12-24 - This is a fun Christmas album. I wouldn't take it home to Grandma, as it isn't the typical Christmas fare, but as a fan of BNL, I really enjoy this. Track 1, Jingle Bells, sold me alone. It begins with a very serious, somber version of the song, then leads into delightful refrains of Batman smells, etc. It also mixes in several Hanukkah songs, including Hanukkah Blessings and I Have a Little Dreidel. Some of the songs are pure silliness, while others, like God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, are serious and traditional songs.
Highly Underrated...
2009-12-14 - Here is an excellent Christmas album by the best band in the world, BARENAKED LADIES! Unfortunately, this album is very underrated. A lot of people say things such as "this album is so sloppy, they knocked this crap off in a few days!". Actually, no. They took the whole month of may to record it, then they took much time to mix it. Anyways, here are my ratings on the songs:
1. Jingle Bells: (4/5) Starts off as a normal rendition of Jingles Bells (in which Steve's vocals sound great) then it turns into the good ole' BNL silly style.
2. Green Christmas: (5/5) My favorite song on the album. Great lyrics, and the beat sounds great (as well as Ed's voice!)
3. I Saw Three Ships: (5/5) A nice short little tune. Always great to hear a nice song sung by all the boys!
4. Hanukkah Blessings: (5/5) Nice catchy song. As always, Steve sounds great and wonderful songwriting.
5. O Holy Night: (4/5) Not much to say. Just an instrumental.
6. Elf's Lament: (5/5) Highly catchy song, Ed and Steve sound great together here!
7. Snowmen: (5/5) Nice slow song by Ed. Has a gloomy, sad feel to it.
8. Do They Know It's Christmas: (5/5) Wow, Ed's vocals sound different in parts of this song. In a good way though, wounds great. Steve also sounds great. Jim also helps out with the singing here. Another catchy one [as usuall with BNL ;) ].
9. Hanukkah O Hanukkah: (4/5) Just a nice song, not sure how to put it.
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman/We Three Kings: (5/5) Nice song with great vocals. Apparently, this song was recorded WAY back in 1997. Also features Sarah McLachlan which sounds nice.
11. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: (4/5) Just an instrumental, but sounds nice.
12. Carol Of The Bells: (3/5) Ugh. Only song on here to get under a 4/5. I just don't like it, its too repetitive.
13. Footprints: (5/5) Great Ed song. He sounds great, and it's a nice mellow song.
14. Deck The Stills: (4/5) Just plain silly.
15. Christmastime (Oh Yeah): (5/5) I always LOVE hearing a nice Kevin song. Has great harmonizing too. Nice soft tune.
16. Sleigh Ride: (4/5) The guys just singing the beat to "Sleigh Ride". Kinda funny.
17. Christmas Pics: (4/5) A Jim song. Usually, I'm not a big fan of Jim's songs but this one is pretty good. Nice and gentle feel to it.
18. I Have a Little Dreidel: (4/5) Short, nice little upbeat song.
19. Wonderful Christmastime: (4/5) Nice instrumental of Wonderful Christmastime, and also contains a hidden track of BNL singing happy birthday to Jesus. Nice.
20. Auld Lang Syne: (5/5) Really nice song. Love the vocals in it, with Ed and Steve harmonizing. Beautiful.
Bareneking Brilliant
2009-12-11 - This is one of my favorite holiday albums ever. Fun and funny and a pleasure to listen to over and over. AND my kids LOVE it. We dance around like maniacs to this album for most of December!
Love this holiday music
2009-12-05 - This CD contains something for all ages...my kids love it as much as I do. The music is Barenaked Ladies style...new twists to old music mixed in with great originals. Fun holiday CD...we listen every year on the day after T-giving to New Years!
