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96 on the Billboard 200 list in its fourth week. The details were announced by Jesus Freak Hideout on August 21, 2007, and by IGN around the same time. The album is a re-release of the band's Christmas EP, Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand, but with seven new songs and some other changes, such as track listing and a new ending to one song. It was released on October 23, 2007, selling 4,500 copies in its first week. Let It Reindeer was announced for released in two months' time. Let It Reindeer is the second Christmas album by Christian rock band Relient K. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" 6.Let It Snow, Baby. It would be a bit more interesting if they did not play it so safe on the newer covers of classics and if they stripped some of the flabby piano ballad originals, but Christmas and a little extra padding go well together.
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Though it is a bit uneven, Relient K's second go at a Christmas album has more than enough to enjoy. The voice-over was distracting previously, and is now out of place to boot. While it was the last song on their first effort, it is the second to last here. The biggest problem with the carry-over from their last Christmas album to this is "Auld Lang Syne", which decides to break up the beauty of the a capella tune by talking over it halfway through, to thank you for listening. The band turns "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" on its ear with the frantic "Santa Claus Is Thumbing To Town", for a thrashing-punk tale of the elves' rebellion, leaving Santa hitchhiking across the world. Gooey harmonies and strutting punk riffs back the band's confessions that they are not sure what all the gifts are on "12 Days Of Christmas". Relient K proves that a Christian Rock band can actually have a sense of humor, even about Christmas. Acoustic ode to the end of the season, "Boxing Day" and fantastic "I Celebrate The Day" fare much better, with the latter serving as a moving love letter to Jesus. Too many of the other original tunes are sleepy piano ballads, like bland "In Like A Lion (Winter Always)" and mindless "I Hate Christmas Parties" with simple lyrics like, "I look under the tree / But there's nothing to see / Cause it's a broken heart you're giving me". The downbeat music contrasting the upbeat story of making it through a rough year is not the only problem with the awkward song, as the band never seems to know what genre they are playing it in, with slide guitar whining one minute, then Christmas bells, and then bellowing horns. Despite the upbeat message of "Merry Christmas, Here's To Many More", the song sounds decidedly downtrodden. The originals are hit and miss throughout. Of the newly recorded classics, only the silly elementary school shout-a-long "I'm Getting Nuttin' For Christmas" receives a fiery take. They play it safe on "Sleigh Ride", just upping the tempo a bit and keeping the song mostly intact. Strings, piano, and distantly fluttering riffs make a fluffy backdrop for harmonies that fall somewhere between sunny Beach Boys sheen and falsetto whine of The Four Seasons on "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas". Fans who fell in love with the exuberant pop-punk take on classics like high-speed chunky riffed "Angels We Have Heard On High" and killer metal-tinged rendition of "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" may be surprised by the restraint shown on the newer retellings. When a rock band gets their hands on a Christmas classic, fans lend an ear to see just how they bend it.