Christmas Island

HS42Carver · Post by **HS42Carver** » December 7, 2003 9:43 am

Hi Everyone,

I have had Christmas Island for a couple years now, by JB. Do you like the album? or do you think it needs improvements? What is the best song on the cd?

HS

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » December 7, 2003 9:48 am

HS42Carver wrote:Hi Everyone,

I have had Christmas Island for a couple years now, by JB. Do you like the album? or do you think it needs improvements? What is the best song on the cd?

HS

I LOVE IT!!! "Happy Christmas (War is over)" is my all time favorite christmas tune and Jimmy does an awesome job with it! And who can't love "Ho ho ho and a bottle of rum". By the way, is that a JB original? My girlfriend asked me and I told her I thought it was but I wasn't certain.

changingchannels · Post by **changingchannels** » December 7, 2003 10:02 am

Yeah Ho Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum is an orginal.I love the album!!!

northeasternparrothead · December 7, 2003 10:45 am

HS42Carver wrote:Hi Everyone,

I have had Christmas Island for a couple years now, by JB. Do you like the album? or do you think it needs improvements? What is the best song on the cd?

HS

yes, ho ho ho and a bottle of rhum is good....but i think if i had to place my vote, it'd be for merry christmas alabama (not far from home). It's got such a mellow, yet buffett sound to it.

i was also disapointed to hear Christmas Island (the song, not the album) in a department store sung by someone else the other day....i guess i was under the impression that song was a Buffett original.

Gumbo · Post by **Gumbo** » December 7, 2003 11:58 am

"Happy Christmas (War is Over)" is also my favorite and one of my all-time Christmas favorites. "Kalikimaka, Mele" is also a favorite...reminds me of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (my favorite X-mas movie).

Pirate slightly over 50 · December 7, 2003 12:04 pm

I am sure that you all know this already but I am just including this info for anyone who just bought this CD. If you let the last song (Merry Christmas Alabama) keep going there is a surprise at the end of the song (Maybe a full minute after the song ends). Enjoy and Happy Holidays.

ParrotheadPilot · Post by **ParrotheadPilot** » December 7, 2003 12:07 pm

I love it - as a matter of fact I think I'll put it in right now! Perfect for a Sunday morning before football starts!

Cajunph · Post by **Cajunph** » December 7, 2003 12:14 pm

That sounds like a great idea Pilot. Believe I'll do the same. May even crack open a Corona - it's five o'clock somewhere, right?

ParrotheadPilot · Post by **ParrotheadPilot** » December 7, 2003 12:40 pm

Cajunph wrote:That sounds like a great idea Pilot. Believe I'll do the same. May even crack open a Corona - it's five o'clock somewhere, right?

The way I look at it, it's always 5:00 if there is a football game on, or Buffett is on!!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » December 7, 2003 12:44 pm

You know I could not stand the Merry christmas/War is over
when it was released in the 70's I have not changed my mind
that song was the only dissapointment on the CD for me.
I do love the rest of the Cd with Sailors Christmas being my favorite.
and Run Rudoulph Run being a close second.

Goodman · Post by **Goodman** » December 7, 2003 2:12 pm

I like it very much and I don't even play for the team if you get my snow drift>

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » December 7, 2003 2:37 pm

I love it! I wish he would do another one soon!

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » December 7, 2003 4:16 pm

I've always loved it. My favorite "fun" song is Run Run Rudoph (dude!) and my favorite serious song is "Merry Christmas Alabama."

kokiril33t · Post by **kokiril33t** » December 7, 2003 6:13 pm

I got it today for my birthday! I love it!

ParrotheadPilot · Post by **ParrotheadPilot** » December 7, 2003 6:17 pm

kokiril33t wrote:I got it today for my birthday! I love it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

BuckeyeParrothead · Post by **BuckeyeParrothead** » December 7, 2003 8:35 pm

I love it - with the exception of Up On the Housetop. Could do without the surfer talk. But otherwise, it's always in my CD changer around this time of year!

Bob Roberts · Post by **Bob Roberts** » December 7, 2003 8:42 pm

I went to Walmart today to buy it, and they didn't have it. Going to school in a town that has nothing but a Walmart and grocery stores sucks! I guess I'll have to wait until next weekend when I go home to Knoxville.

Gulf Coast Cutie · Post by **Gulf Coast Cutie** » December 7, 2003 10:29 pm

I love it - I wonder why they didn't put Christmas in the Caribbean on it.

ngaparrothead · Post by **ngaparrothead** » December 8, 2003 10:37 am

Bob Roberts wrote:I went to Walmart today to buy it, and they didn't have it. Going to school in a town that has nothing but a Walmart and grocery stores sucks! I guess I'll have to wait until next weekend when I go home to Knoxville.

You should check the grocery store, BR! My wife and I were at our local grocery last week and stopped by the little "kiosk" of cheap Christmas CD's that had shown up since Thanksgiving. I figured it couldn't hurt to look for CI but didn't expect to find one, but there was one for $6.99. First time I've ever bought music at a grocery store.

I really like the disc as well, except for Up On The Rooftop. As Buckeye said, the surfer talk just annoys me.

CRC Parrothead · Post by **CRC Parrothead** » December 8, 2003 12:02 pm

"Ho, Ho, Ho and a Bottle of Rhum" is my all-time favorite Christmas tune!!!

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