Christmas Comes Alive, Brian Setzer Orchestra (Surfdog)

Brian seems to have made a specialty out of Christmas, and his winter tours regularly go up against the likes of Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Mannheim Steamroller for the holiday entertainment buck. Although all of these acts are nominally considered to include various flavors of rock, Brian's the only one who exhibits real rock 'n roll attitude, so a live album would definitely be worth anyone's while, especially if you've never picked up any BSO before this. No surprises in song selection other than the non-holiday "Fishnet Stockings" and a medley of "Stray Cat Strut/You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"; the other 13 selections on this 2010 collection are right off his studio albums, only done live. Of course, if you have those, you may not feel you need this; depends mainly upon how you feel about live albums in general.