Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire (CD - 2000)

Personnel includes: Bob Rivers, Spike O'Neill, Ben Karlstrom, Roger Treece, Sue Nixon, Pat Cahman, Rick Lovroich, Kelly Kunz, Kurt Fralick, Lori Britton, Tracy Laas, Evin Lambert, Trish Neilsen, Jennifer Lind-Ivester, Cliff Goodwin, Gary Schellenberg, DJ Golden Fleece, Lyndon Toftager, Mark Cole, Don Gaynor, Trist Ethan Curless, Celeste Delgado, Jake Moulton, Britt Quentin.

Producers: Bob Rivers, Ben Karlstrom, Roger Treece.

Engineers: Bob Rivers, Dave Rodgers, Ken Karlstrom.

Recorded at Bob's Garage, North Bend, Washington; The Dining Room, Kirkland, Washington; Radio Music Productions, Surrey, British Columbia; Sapphire Sound Studios, Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire is Bob Rivers' fourth album of Christmas-themed song parodies and novelty tunes. Like its predecessors, the record has its share of funny moments as well as its share of lame filler; which side holds the most sway will depend on whether you enjoy Rivers' wacky, sometimes juvenile sense of humor. Highlights include the two nasty, album-opening parodies of the Chipmunks (a ubiquitous Christmas novelty itself, and one that's ripe for send-up), "Santa Claus Is Foolin' Around," and the song that no Christmas comedy album in the year 2000 could be without, "Pokemon." ~ Steve Huey minimize