1. Christmas Angel
2. December Love
3. It Must Be Christmas Time
4. (I'm Wishing for A) Cleveland Christmas
5. My Christmas Boyfriend's Back
6. Santa's Birdies
7. Oh Dear Santa
8. When Santa Comes Home
9. Christmas Gift
10. Blue Blue Christmas
11. Here Comes Santa
12. Favorite Time of Year
13. Santa's the Man
14. The Spy With the Golden Sleigh
15. Jolly Jingle Housetop
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2. December Love
3. It Must Be Christmas Time
4. (I'm Wishing for A) Cleveland Christmas
5. My Christmas Boyfriend's Back
6. Santa's Birdies
7. Oh Dear Santa
8. When Santa Comes Home
9. Christmas Gift
10. Blue Blue Christmas
11. Here Comes Santa
12. Favorite Time of Year
13. Santa's the Man
14. The Spy With the Golden Sleigh
15. Jolly Jingle Housetop
ARTIST WEB SITE
PURCHASE CD FROM THE POPTARTS
CD BABY (MP3 only)
It's almost certainly a sign that I'm getting too old for this...stuff, but I find myself very much digging the nostalgia groups this year. Came across this record from The PopTarts on CD Baby and was intrigued enough to sample a few tracks. If you just can't get enough of Sixties girl groups, and I'm in that number, I think you'll enjoy "A Toasty Christmas".
The PopTarts are a nostalgia group based in Cleveland, Ohio. It would appear from their packed schedule that the group does very well in and around the host city for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Their song list numbers over 100, featuring mostly the classic girl group tunes of the Marvelettes, The Chiffons, The Shangri-Las, The Crystals, Leslie Gore, The Ronettes, Dusty Springfield and more from that era.
For "A Toasty Christmas", though, these ladies got a bit more daring and creative. With the exception of "Oh Dear Santa" (the latest holiday spin on "Mr. Sandman"), the album features nothing but original tunes, though a few borrow the occasional riff or theme. It's a tasty string of holiday lights with plenty shining bright. Not every song hits a Home Run, but there are plenty of solid doubles and triples, here. And, when they do score big, they completely knock it out of the park. I'm already in love with "Christmas Angel" and "December Love". "Favorite Time Of The Year" takes me fondly back to the halcyon days when girl groups ruled the charts. And if you can't get behind "The Spy With The Golden Sleigh", then I think you might be missing the proper holiday twinkle.
At the moment, the hard copy CD is only available direct from The PopTarts, but you're certainly welcome to tiptoe through the download version at CD Baby. It's a fun, festive, and groovy sleighride back through a Sixties Wonderland of sparkle and mistletoe. To quote Austin Powers, "Yeah, Baby!"
The PopTarts are a nostalgia group based in Cleveland, Ohio. It would appear from their packed schedule that the group does very well in and around the host city for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Their song list numbers over 100, featuring mostly the classic girl group tunes of the Marvelettes, The Chiffons, The Shangri-Las, The Crystals, Leslie Gore, The Ronettes, Dusty Springfield and more from that era.
For "A Toasty Christmas", though, these ladies got a bit more daring and creative. With the exception of "Oh Dear Santa" (the latest holiday spin on "Mr. Sandman"), the album features nothing but original tunes, though a few borrow the occasional riff or theme. It's a tasty string of holiday lights with plenty shining bright. Not every song hits a Home Run, but there are plenty of solid doubles and triples, here. And, when they do score big, they completely knock it out of the park. I'm already in love with "Christmas Angel" and "December Love". "Favorite Time Of The Year" takes me fondly back to the halcyon days when girl groups ruled the charts. And if you can't get behind "The Spy With The Golden Sleigh", then I think you might be missing the proper holiday twinkle.
At the moment, the hard copy CD is only available direct from The PopTarts, but you're certainly welcome to tiptoe through the download version at CD Baby. It's a fun, festive, and groovy sleighride back through a Sixties Wonderland of sparkle and mistletoe. To quote Austin Powers, "Yeah, Baby!"
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