I bought this album last year 2003, after speculating for a long time on whether to get this or "The Christmas Attic." I finally settled on this and was not disappointed. Some people have compared this to a cheap rip-off of Mannheim Steamroller. Last time I checked Mannheim Steamroller was a mix of Adult Alternative, Progressive Electronic, and Instrumental Pop. This explored many different genres, but with a hard rock edge. The great thing is that even if you do not care for the genre that the song has an influence of (rock, metal, classical, and folk music just to name a few), you will still love the song, that is what is so great about this album. Do not be fooled when I say that this has a hard rock edge, because this is no Merry Axemas CD either. There is so much more to these songs than just some guy playing Christmas songs with his guitar.