Travis Tritt is a rocker trapped in a country singer's career, and nowhere is that clearer than here on the rousing rock renditions of"Winter Wonderland" and"Silver Bells." Like Dwight Yoakham's five-star Christmas disc, Tritt's album could be played any time of year and the references to Christmas would merely be footnotes. This is a tough, musically minded assortment of cool originals and choice covers, whether it's the homage to Buck Owens on the Buck classics"Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" and"All I Want for Christmas Dear Is You," or the knockout vocal performance of"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" done like a '50s rock & roll ballad. Tritt momentarily goes quiet on a touching version of"O Little Town of Bethlehem" and"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." But even on these two, Tritt is singing like the world depended on it. What a great record!