Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents Christmas a Go Go, various artists (Wicked Cool)

The E Streeter's crusade to highlight garage rock has found its way to Christmas with this 20-song collection for 2008. Much of this is familiar to Mistletunes denizens, but I thought I'd call your attention to it anyway because a fair amount of it isn't. Alongside Bob Seger, the Ramones, Keith Richards, Roy Wood, Brian Setzer, the Kinks, Clarence Carter, Rufus Thomas and Darlene Love we get the frantic "It's Christmas Time Ebenezer" by The Len Price 3, Tina Sugandh with a Spectorish "White Christmas," The Chevelles' surf instrumental of "O Come All Ye Faithful Surfer Girls," the Boss Martians with "3 Ghosts (A Modern X-mas Carol)," the Electric Prunes with "Jingle Bells" that was recorded in the modern day, not in their heyday, and a Rolling Stones homage in "Hey Santa Claus" by The Chesterfield Kings. Mustn't forget Soupy Sales' "Santa Claus Is Surfin' To Town" and Joe Pesci's "If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas," a pair of novelties to start conversations. A nice collection, especially for those who don't have the majority of these songs.