I JUST CAN'T WAIT 'TIL CHRISTMAS!

December 2009

 

​The title track of my 2009 holiday CD is by actor, drag queen, model, author and recording artist RuPaul, whose reality TV show "RuPaul's Drag Race" debuted that year, and while few performers can match her when it comes to being festive, the other 44 tracks on this CD offer enough holiday spirit to melt even Scrooge's ice-cold heart. There's music from "Tennessee" Ernie Ford, Patti LaBelle and the Jackson Five; holiday greetings from Walter Cronkite, Lawrence Welk and Patrick Swayze; and some unforgettable contributions from Tammy Faye Bakker and venerable favorites Red Sovine and Johnny "Bowtie" Barstow. This one's also noteworthy for taking on one of the most divisive political issues of our time, as it features three different songs that ask: Is Santa Claus a hippie?