| Rockin' Rudolph | ||||
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| Released | October 16, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 33:53 | |||
| Label | Surfdog | |||
| Producer | Peter Collins | |||
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Rockin' Rudolph is the third Christmas album by The Brian Setzer Orchestra, released on October 16, 2015, through Surfdog Records. Produced by Peter Collins, it is the band's first Christmas album in ten years and their most recent album to date. [3]
In support of the album, The Brian Setzer Orchestra embarked on the 12th Annual Christmas Rocks! Tour. [4] In the midst of the tour they performed at an invitation-only event for SiriusXM at The Hard Rock Café in Times Square. The concert was broadcast across SiriusXM channels in the days that followed. [5]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars and states: "Rockin' Rudolph deserves to sit proudly alongside the Brian Setzer Orchestra's other Christmas albums because it serves up snazzy seasonal swingers, tunes that revel in their retro-kitsch." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Johnny Marks | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Yabba-Dabba Yuletide" | Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Hoyt Curtin | 2:01 |
| 3. | "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Edward Pola, George Wyle | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Rockabilly Rudolph" | Marks | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Swingin' Joy" | Traditional | 2:20 |
| 8. | "Carol of the Bells" | Mykola Leontovych, Peter Wilhousky | 2:23 |
| 9. | "Little Jack Frost" | Al Stillman, Seger Ellis | 2:53 |
| 10. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | Charles Wesley | 2:26 |
| 11. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" | Phillips Brooks | 2:51 |
| 12. | "Yabba-Dabba Yuletide (extended)" | Barbera, Hanna, Curtin | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Little Drummer Boy (instrumental)" | Harry Simeone, K.K. Davis, Henry Onorati | |
| 14. | "Deck the Halls (instrumental)" | Traditional |
Credits adapted from AllMusic: [6]
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| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] | 192 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] | 9 |
| US Top Holiday Albums ( Billboard ) [9] | 3 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
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| United States | October 16, 2015 | Surfdog |
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