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| Los Lonely Boys | Primary Artist, Choir, Chorus |
| Manny Marroquin | Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Guest Appearance |
| Michael Ramos | Piano, Hammond Organ, Guest Appearance, Hammond B3 |
| Kevin Wommack | Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Guest Appearance |
| Henry Garza | Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Electric Guitar, Vocals |
| Ray Ray | Vocals, Guest Appearance |
| JoJo Garza | Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar, Vocals |
| Rich del Castillo | Acoustic Guitar, Guest Appearance |
| Ringo Garza | Percussion, Drums, Vocals |
| Rachael Ray | Choir, Chorus, Guest Appearance |
| Jared Dodd | Vocals, Guest Appearance |
| JoJo's Kids | Vocals, Children's Chorus, Guest Appearance |
| Pat Manske | Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Guest Appearance |
| Russ Steele | Vocals, Guest Appearance |
| José Feliciano | Composer |
| Manny Marroquin | Producer, Engineer, Audio Production |
| Kevin Wommack | Management |
| Jim Franklin | Artwork |
| Josh Cheuse | Art Direction |
| Oscar Martinez | Cover Art |
| Carol Howell | Assistant Management |
| Henry Garza | Arranger, Composer |
| Los Lonely Boys | Producer, Audio Production |
| Ringo Garza | Arranger, Composer |
| Whitaker Elledge | Assistant Management |
| Curt Ganem | Drum Technician |
| Brian "Big Bass" Gardner | Mastering |
AustinStratFan
Posted October 1, 2010
We've all got favorite versions of Christmas carols - preferences formed over the years. Sometimes we just don't hear a new version.<BR/><BR/>Get ready to open your ears and mind to some new old favorites!<BR/><BR/>Los Lonely Boys, along with some of their family, some guest musicians, and some mysterious singers aka The Elf Choir - deliver a wonderful musical Christmas package for us all! <BR/><BR/>A special thanks to Michael Ramos, and Rick and Mark Del Castillo for their performance support!<BR/><BR/>Continuing the musical growth from Forgiven, you'll hear additional lyric development as well as some outrageously beautiful harmonizing.<BR/><BR/>8 old favorites, and 2 brand new songs - let's get started!<BR/><BR/>Comments in track list order:<BR/><BR/>I've Longed For Christmas. A new classic that you'll swear you've heard before. Beautiful and sweet. Jojo's kids do a great job of making the end of the song feel like a whole choir is assisting.<BR/><BR/>She'll Be My Everything (For Christmas). A 1950's feeling rock tune - very dance-able. Sweet with some really neat lyrics.<BR/><BR/>Run Run Rudolph. Needs to be made into a music video! Henry is channeling Chuck Berry with all the rambunctious fun of the early 1960s. Whoever organized the album did a great job backing this up against She'll Be My Everything by the way.<BR/><BR/>Cancion de las Campanas (Carol of the Bells). A gorgeous instrumental. Starts with an acoustic performance, smoothly moving to electric guitar and even including a drum solo from Ringo, you'll want to play this one again and again for its musical richness.<BR/><BR/>Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. Hooray! A bluesy twist on this song for sure!<BR/><BR/>Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. Oh yeah! A very solid rockin' version of this song. Santa Claus is comin', baby, well he's comin' to town! Great candidate for a live performance.<BR/><BR/>Away In A Manger. Missed the smooth power of More Than Love? Give this one a listen, then. This one, performed acapella, would just be so very perfect! I'm really wishing for a live version as we head into the 2008 holiday season and the shows between Thanksgiving and Christmas.<BR/><BR/>Feliz Navidad. The story is that the original tracks were found and that the song is the same one we've had for years. But it feels so new! One of LLB's strengths is always the live performances; Manny Marroquin's elegant mixing skills give us a chance to rediscover an old song all over again.<BR/><BR/>Jingle Bells. WHO IS THAT VOICE? (smile) Ringo, well done. Listen toe the background on this one. It will make you smile as you close your eyes and see Jojo pointing out someone who is not singing with a big smile on his face. And we get another kazoo solo! Just great fun!<BR/><BR/>Silent Night. The perfect ending for the album. Slow and wonderfully sweet. Completely appropriate for use in a church service in my opinion. The boys seem completely engaged in making this song shine!<BR/><BR/>As a long time fan, I'm THRILLED to hear Henry get turned loose to play long passages, and I'm OVERJOYED that we've got some very clearly Spanish rhythms making it back in the songs.<BR/><BR/>Highly and energetically recommended. Put this in rotation in your regular Christmas music stack, and watch your guests perk up!<BR/><BR/>And, as always, family friendly and performed with reverence. God bless.
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Posted October 1, 2010
For the 1st ever Los Lonely Boys' Christmas Album, it went above my expectations. Classic Christmas songs infused with the originality of our down home Texican Rock and Roll. <BR/><BR/>This is truly a Christmas Album like no other. The harmonies on "I've Longed For Christmas" are unmistakeable! I love that they are making it a family affair and including not only their children, but the extended, on the road, familia as well. And including the Del Castillo Brothers was genius, shear genius!!!!<BR/><BR/>Simply said...I...Love...It!!!!
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Posted January 12, 2009
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Editorial Reviews
All Music Guide - Thom Jurek
It has become patently obvious that San Angelo, Texas' Los Lonely Boys have arrived at their true mainstream place in the musical order when they can release a Christmas album on Sony. And what's not to like? Everything the brothers Garza play is infected with pure bluesy groove and roots rock verve. The ten songs here are Garza-ized takes on Christmas standards: "Jingle Bells," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Away in a Manger," "Feliz Navidad," "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "Carol of the Bells," and "Silent Night." The latter two are fine instrumentals. "Carol of the Bells,'" especially, is a deeply satisfying guitar and percussion workout that embraces not only hard ...