Meowy Christmas, Jingle Cats (Jingle Cats Music)

The 50s novelty hit "Jingle Bells" by The Singing Dogs has an honored place in the hearts of many baby boomers and continues to turn up on the radio every Christmas. As a result, it's only natural that someone would attempt to update the legend, first with cats and later with dogs, starting with this 1993 release. It's a lot easier nowadays; The Singing Dogs were created via tape editing and variable-speed oscillators, while these new ones simply mewed or barked into a sampler. These albums have their moments, but it's tough to listen to them all the way through; it's a one-joke concept. If you like to make mix tapes/discs, like I do, one cut from any of these is more than enough. The feline sequel was Here Comes Santa Claws, and the canine takes from the same creator included Puppy Holidays and Xmas Unleashed. Then came Rockabye Christmas in 1997 by the Jingle Babies. Same concept, only with goo-goos and ga-gas.