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The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas
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This was released in 2011, but it's basically the same as an album that was previously released in 2006. The newer version includes two bonus songs, however. Um... I guess the whole album is okay. My favorite song on it is Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem's cover of "'Zat You, Santa Claus?" which is probably my favorite version of that song (with my apologies to Louis Armstrong). And I like Rowlf's "Christmas Party Sing-Along," which I think has a kind of Dixieland sound to it. And Kermit's rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is good. Maybe there are some other tracks I should single out, like "The Man with the Bag" by Floyd Pepper, Animal, and Zoot; "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Gonzo and Rizzo; and "Run, Run Rudolph" by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. The rest, I think, are just okay. Not things I'd like to listen to often, and probably not things I'd mind terribly if I never heard again. I definitely didn't like how the backup singers on "The Christmas Queen" were constantly making fun of Miss Piggy's weight. That's not funny. Then there are the two bonus songs, "I Wish I Could Be Santa Claus", which was just okay; and "Jingle Bells", featuring Andrea Bocelli (and all the Muppets), was fairly fun.

Anyway, it's a decent album to have, if you're a fan of the Muppets. If you're not, you probably wouldn't like it. But I'm a fan, and I like it.


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