I Wanna Be Santa Claus

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Ringo Starr

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Personally, I hope that Ringo never grows up. He adds so much life and happiness to a world full of problems.

This is truly a very charming album of Christmas favorites that feature Ringo doing rockabilly, crooning, rocking, and just having a grand old time. From the opening track on this CD, you can tell that Ringo is having a wonderful time recording this CD.

Ringo takes on old standards such as Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy, and Winter Wonderland. These cuts remind me of the same happy Ringo who recorded the "No No Song" from Good Night Vienna.

But, the highligh of this CD has to be Ringo's "interpretation" of the Beatles "Christmas Time Is Here Again." This little novelty piece was released as a fan club recording in 1967. Well, Ringo makes it so much better with rich instrumentation -- to include bagpipes. I give the last track, Pax Um Biscum an honorable mention because Ringo employs the sitar on this song (shades of his mate, George Harrison). Listen to the opening tracks. . . . Shades of Instant Karma! What a tribute to another fallen band mate, John Lennon!

This is a great CD, and not just for the Christmas season. Ringo turned out a gem with this CD -- and, we definitely appreciate it. Ringo is Santa Claus!

What can I say? It's Ringo Starr singing Christmas songs. That pretty much describes it. It's kind of fun. He puts a little oomph into some songs and gets into the rhythm and blues at other times. His "Little Drummer Boy" sounds like "Back Off Boogaloo" with bells. He does his own version of the rare Beatles Christmas song "Christmas Time is Here Again." Actually, I kind of like this one better than the very unique Fab Four original. Ringo sings like Ringo. He use bagpipes riffs from time to time. Some of the songs are originals and others are classics. It's a fun CD to put up your tree up by.