I Am Santa Claus

I Am Santa Claus
Studio album by Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio
Released November 2, 1993
Genre Christmas, Comedy
Length 40:34
Label Atlantic
Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio chronology
Twisted Christmas I Am Santa Claus More Twisted Christmas

I Am Santa Claus is the second Christmas album by Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio. It was released in November 1993 by Atlantic Records (WEA 82548), five years after Twisted Christmas, and four years before More Twisted Christmas.[1][2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "There's Another Santa Claus" - 2:01
  2. "Walkin' 'Round in Women's Underwear"[3][4] - 1:55
  3. "I Am Santa Claus" - 3:22
    • (sung to tune of "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath, except the last ten notes on the prominent guitar riff are replaced with five notes from Jingle Bells.)[5]
  4. "Manger 6" - 0:44
  5. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" - 2:09
  6. "I Came Upon a Roadkill Deer" - 3:01
  7. "Teddy the Red-Nosed Senator" - 1:25
  8. "Grahbe Yahbalz" - 1:08
  9. "A Letter to Santa" - 2:41
  10. "Jingle Hells Bells" - 2:38
  11. "The Kids" - 2:18
  12. "The Magical Kingdom of Claus" - 5:53
  13. "The 'What's It to Ya' Chorus - 2:37
  14. "Didn't I Get This Last Year?" - 3:22
  15. "The Under the Tree World of Jacques Cousteau" - 3:02
  16. "O Christmas Tree" - 2:33
    • Instrumental set to the sounds of chainsaws.

Critical reaction

J.D. Considine wrote in the Baltimore Sun that "Rivers' idea of `funny' generally seems the work of a guy who's read too many issues of Mad magazine, but there are some good bits here."[7] Helen Bryant of The Dallas Morning News wrote "Irving Berlin, it's not"[1] while the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called the album "this year's hip offering".

Popular reaction

By late December 2003, the album had already sold more than 100,000 copies.[8] I Am Santa Claus entered the Billboard Top Albums chart at #180[8] before peaking at #106.

References

  1. ^ a b c Bryant, Helen (December 21, 1993). "Irving Berlin it's not". The Dallas Morning News. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D3D5F3F93119&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved February 26, 2010. "At the top of the charts on this year's Christmas Hit Parade we find a harmonious ditty to the tune of Walkin'in a Winter Wonderland. It's called Walkin' Round in Women's Underwear." 
  2. ^ "Santa's got a brand new bag". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: p. 4. December 3, 1993. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PG&p_theme=pg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADEF1657136163&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved February 26, 2010. "This year's hip offering is Bob Rivers and Twisted Radio's I Am Santa Claus (three stars)." 
  3. ^ Powers, Rebecca (December 13, 1994). "'Tis Season for Carol Parodies". Chicago Tribune. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4261446.html. Retrieved February 26, 2010. 
  4. ^ Lisi, Michael (December 10, 2000). "The novelty never wears off for some clever songs written for the season". The Daily Gazette: p. G01. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SDGB&p_theme=sdgb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1110FC8626A399A9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved February 26, 2010. 
  5. ^ Delinski, Bernie (December 24, 1993). "From twisted to traditional, Christmas music sells big". TimesDaily: p. 3B. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UU4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TscEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2844,3915091&dq=santa-claus+bob-rivers&hl=en. Retrieved February 26, 2010. 
  6. ^ a b c d Parisien, Roch. "Review: I Am Santa Claus". All Music Guide. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/album/bob-rivers-twisted-radio/i-am-santa-claus/148101/review. Retrieved February 26, 2010. 
  7. ^ Considine, J.D. (December 15, 1993). "Some chestnuts deserve to burn on an open fire". Baltimore Sun: p. 1C. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/112513390.html?dids=112513390:112513390&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+15%2C+1993&author=J.+D.+Considine&pub=The+Sun&desc=Some+chestnuts+deserve+to+burn+on+an+open+fire+Season's+Bleatings&pqatl=google. Retrieved February 26, 2010. 
  8. ^ a b Reader, Stephanie (December 22, 1993). "Raunchy rock, rap stations clear the air - sorta". The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): p. E2. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/TRIBnet/access/50212250.html?dids=50212250:50212250&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+22%2C+1993&author=Stephanie+Reader&pub=News+Tribune&desc=POP+CULTURE%3A+RAUNCHY+ROCK%2C+RAP+STATIONS+CLEAR+THE+AIR+-+SORTA&pqatl=google. Retrieved February 26, 2010. "His new Atlantic release, "I Am Santa Claus," has sold more than 100000 copies and has broken into the Billboard Top Albums chart (at No. 180)."