Christmas Gonzo Style, Jerry Jeff Walker (Rykodisc)

Those who are fans of Jerry Jeff know his predilection for the word "gonzo," but I'm afraid there's nothing I would consider gonzo about this 1994 Christmas album, which is basically a country-western swing Christmas album, nicely performed but mostly non-rock. This album also commits the common Christmas mistake of letting kids sing one of the songs slightly off key, in this case "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." I assume one of the kids, Django Walker, is related to Jerry, but schmaltz is schmaltz. There is some rock involved in the performances of "Here Comes Santa Claus/Up On the Rooftop" and "Jingle Bell Rock," thankfully, but the rest is as un-gonzo as I can imagine given the wealth of items you can find elsewhere on this site that do fit the description.