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Christmas Rocks: Best-of Collection

Brian Setzer

Released: October 7, 2008

Iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and 3-time Grammy-award-winner BRIAN SETZER is a “Musician’s Musician” credited with continually taking chances with innovative and daring musical styles. Setzer is widely credited for taking two forgotten genres, rockabilly and swing, adding his own blend of gunpowder and rockin style, and completely reinventing and single-handedly resurrecting them in the process. Along the way, he has scored chart-topping hitssold 13 million records and received the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award throughout his decorated career as founder/leader of the Stray Catshis 19-piece Brian Setzer Orchestra, and as a solo artist. He is consistently cited as one of the world’s greatest living guitarists, and has a best-selling, extensive line of elite Gretsch signature model guitars bearing his name. BRIAN appeared in the 1987 film, La Bamba, portraying rockabilly pioneer Eddie Cochran. In 2002BRIAN earned the privilege of being one of the few musicians to be animated in an episode of “The Simpsons.” That same year, SETZERwas personally requested to induct Chet Atkins into the 17th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of FameSETZER had the honor of being invited in 2006 to perform at the White House for the President of the United States. In 2014, SETZER received the distinct honor of being asked by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. to donate a replica of his original 1959 Gretsch 6120 “Stray Cat” guitar, joining an elite collection of iconic treasures at the museum.

Track Listing
  1. Jingle Bells
  2. Gettin’ In The Mood (For Christmas)
  3. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
  4. The Nutcracker Suite
  5. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
  6. Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
  7. Winter Wonderland
  8. (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man with the Bag
  9. Angels We Have Heard on High
  10. White Christmas
  11. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
  12. Baby, It’s Cold Outside
  13. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
  14. My Favorite Things
  15. Jingle Bell Rock
  16. Sleigh Ride
  17. Santa Drives a Hot Rod
  18. Christmas Island
  19. Bach’s Bounce
  20. Take a Break Guys
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