Awarded 5 stars in the new Paste magazine, this sounds like a hoot. To quote Paste:
Well, shit. Who wouldn't want to be at Bootsy's house for Christmas? The undisputed champion of this year's offerings, and worth the price for the cover art alone, CI4E sets a new standard for nontraditional holiday fare. Guests include Snoop Dogg and Charlie Daniels. Yes, Charlie Daniels. Don't miss this one. (Mix pick: "Happy Holidaze").
SonyMusicStore had this to say:
Funk legend Bootsy Collins spices up Christmas time with his first holiday album, Bootsy Collins: Christmas Is 4 Ever, a newly recorded CD from Shout! Factory that mixes four new recordings and nine "Bootsyized" yuletide classics. Bootsy puts his funky touch to popular Christmas favorites "Jingle Belz (aka Jingle bells)," "Chestnutz (aka The Christmas Song)," "Winterfunkyland (aka Winter Wonderland)" and "Dis-christmiss (aka This Christmas)," originally written and recorded by Donny Hathaway. Bootsy is joined by Snoop Dogg, who raps on the new "Happy Holidaze," and Charlie Daniels on fiddle and background vocals for the classic "Sleigh Ride" (which also features vocals by Ohio Players lead singer Sugarfoot). Additional notable guests include Fred Wesley and other former James Brown collaborators MC Danny Ray and Bobby Byrd, as well as former Parliament/Funkadelic members Blackbyrd McKnight and Bernie Worrell. The CD also features holiday greetings from Buckethead and Roger Troutman as well as a message from Bishop Don Magic Juan.
Track listing:
1. N-Yo City
2. Merry Christmas Baby
3. Jingle Belz (AKA Jingle Bells)
4. Happy Holidaze
5. Chestnutz (AKA The Christmas Song)
6. Winterfunkyland (AKA Winter Wonderland)
7. Santa's Coming (AKA Santa Claus Is Coming To Town)
8. Boot-Off (AKA Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer)
9. Silent Night
10. Sleigh Ride
11. Dis-Christmiss (AKA This Christmas)
12. Be-With-You
13. Christmas Is 4 Ever
Bootsy Collins
Christmas Is 4 Ever [CD]
$14 from the Sony site.
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