Hot Rod Series: Hot Rod Holiday
Just one more disc in a collection of records about draggin' on Main Street that tie rock & roll to the hot rod world of bygone eras,Hot Rod Holidaypresents a pretty good mix of songs targeted to boomers who recall Bobby Helms's "Jingle Bell Rock" and the Marcels' "Merry Twist-mas" as easily as Dion and Bobby Vee. Of course there's also the Beach Boys' Phil Spectoresque "Merry Christmas Baby" and Fats Domino singing about Rudolph, the Ventures wisking through "Jingle Bells" and "Frosty the Snowman," and Gary U.S. Bonds making a simple request, "Call Me for Christmas." Get it for that gray-headed gear head or Mustang Sally on your block.--Martin Keller