BW's Christmas 'release'

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

Well, to be fair, I'd say that "What I really want for christmas" is as close to a Pet Sounds christmas song I've ever heard, litelarly just bought the album FOR THAT SONG.

[Smilin Ed H]

"Well, to be fair, I'd say that "What I really want for christmas" is as close to a Pet Sounds christmas song I've ever heard, litelarly just bought the album FOR THAT SONG"

Musically, it's one of his best solo pieces. It's just that it's a, uh, Christmas song...

[Ron]

About Silent Night:
   When Brian released Silent Night on his webpage, the previous years, he had released the excellent "Christmas Day", and then "Joy to the World" which was pretty awesome, so then he released "Silent Night" and a lot of fans criticised it.  So Brian (or Melinda doing her typing for Brian thingy) posted this on his website's forum in response to some of the critique:

"Come on Everyone.......It's Christmas....... Melinda told me what has been going on here and it is really sad and not at all what I intended to have happen when I started this cool site. When I recorded Silent Night the other day in the studio, it was just a cool little Christmas message to you guys. I am not sure why someone would judge my abilities by a simple little Christmas tune I sang to bring some love and Christmas cheer to my fans. Then I read that someone said they wouldn't kid themself into thinking I did it for the listening pleasure for the Blueboarders......I can't imagine what I have done to make you think that way......The most hurtful part of this entire event is that it now seems as though I am expected to show you if I still have it? That's crazy. What's even more scary is that some of you are now fighting over what I considered to be a Christmas card to my fans. It would be like me sending you a real Christmas card and having you return it and say it's not as good as the one I sent you last year or the year before. Why are you judging me? All I wanted to do it wish all of you a very Merry Christmas......and look what's happened. I would hope that the events of 9/11 would have taught us all that there are far more important issues than whether Brian Wilson still "has it". Let's please put all this behind us and try to love and understand one another not only during this holiday season but from this point forward. You guys have to know when you write things on this board that Melinda and I read them. Do not be hurtful to her and please respect me. For those of you who appreciated my holiday message........many thanks and for those who didn't, just throw the card away. Love and Mercy, Brian"

[Letsgoawayforawhile]

About Silent Night:
   When Brian released Silent Night on his webpage, the previous years, he had released the excellent "Christmas Day", and then "Joy to the World" which was pretty awesome, so then he released "Silent Night" and a lot of fans criticised it.  So Brian (or Melinda doing her typing for Brian thingy) posted this on his website's forum in response to some of the critique:

"Come on Everyone.......It's Christmas....... Melinda told me what has been going on here and it is really sad and not at all what I intended to have happen when I started this cool site. When I recorded Silent Night the other day in the studio, it was just a cool little Christmas message to you guys. I am not sure why someone would judge my abilities by a simple little Christmas tune I sang to bring some love and Christmas cheer to my fans. Then I read that someone said they wouldn't kid themself into thinking I did it for the listening pleasure for the Blueboarders......I can't imagine what I have done to make you think that way......The most hurtful part of this entire event is that it now seems as though I am expected to show you if I still have it? That's crazy. What's even more scary is that some of you are now fighting over what I considered to be a Christmas card to my fans. It would be like me sending you a real Christmas card and having you return it and say it's not as good as the one I sent you last year or the year before. Why are you judging me? All I wanted to do it wish all of you a very Merry Christmas......and look what's happened. I would hope that the events of 9/11 would have taught us all that there are far more important issues than whether Brian Wilson still "has it". Let's please put all this behind us and try to love and understand one another not only during this holiday season but from this point forward. You guys have to know when you write things on this board that Melinda and I read them. Do not be hurtful to her and please respect me. For those of you who appreciated my holiday message........many thanks and for those who didn't, just throw the card away. Love and Mercy, Brian"

Reading this, makes me hurt even more for Brian. Poor Guy.

[Rocky Raccoon]

If the last one was "Chestnuts Roasting" in 2007, I'm going to have to agree, it's pretty bad.  If he had straight out sang it in his sweet mellow voice, it could have sounded great but trying to turn it into a rock song, bad idea.

Given that his version of "The Christmas Song" (its actual title) is in no way shape or form a rock song, I have no idea what you're trying to say.

Yeah, I worded it wrong.  I didn't mean he turned it into a rock song but he upped the tempo which I think makes it sound awkward.