The Christmas Jug Band
On The Holiday Highway
Globe Records
www.gloverecords.com
By George W. Harris

Well, there are Christmas records, and there are Christmas records.
Some celebrate Christ’s birth, other’s give tribute to St. Nick. And
then there’s this one with Norton Buffalo, Country Joe McDonald, Mike
Duke and Dan Hick’s Lickettes, which simply use the holidays as another
reason for having a good time. The originals (and I mean ORIGINALS) by
the Jug Band mix Skiffle with good natured Hot Club Swing. The songs
were recorded between 06 and 08, mixing peppy instrumentals with
sardonic seasonal greetings. Songs like “Oh, St. Nick” and “High Stack
O’ Presents” aren’t going to make you break into “O Holy Night” or look
for something under the tree, but they’ll sure make the office
Christmas Party go a lot easier. As fun as being tied under the
mistletoe.