Let's Have a Rockin' Christmas Vol 8., various artists (Bongo Boy)

It's the 2023 edition of this annual compilation, which we've covered in previous years. The NEW Bardots appear twice, first with their almost power-pop version of the Band's "Christmas Must Be Tonight" and then with their previously released "Santa Don't Like Politics." Lyla Meta gives us a folk-gothic take on "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," STUDEO offers the midtempo rocker "Under the Christmas Tree," and Charles Brown performs an instrumental version of "Greensleeves," known in the vocal version as "What Child Is This." Boys 'N' Barry offer the pop rocker "Christmas With You," Ma Bell break out the banjo with "Christmas in the Country," Annemarie Picerno takes the blues uptempo with "Mr. Santa," Gregg Wietstock takes a folky tack on "2020 Christmas Star," and Rita Fay Tanner's ballad "Little Child in My Arms" is performed live. Oh, and as with all the previous editions of this compilation, we get Jackie Kringle & the Elves performing the title song.