The Veggie Tales gang is looking for a star to top the singing Christmas Tree for a Christmas Eve production. Each character does a take on a Christmas song, in hopes of winning the Top Spot. It's kind of like American Idol with the Veggies gang. "O Christmas Tree," "Puppy Love," "Silent Night," "Joy to the World" and Wynonna makes a guest appearance on "It's About Love." The CD is a nice and friendly way to spend Christmas with your children. — S.I.

VOICE MALE; "Jingles 2" (Voice Male Music)

This CD — a follow-up to the a cappella group's first and very successful Christmas album — just gives you a happy feeling. Maybe it's because the six guys sing with such energy, harmony, and amazing vocal effects, that you know they are having a good time and you want to be part of it. The collection features a variety of favorite songs and carols, including a joyful "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," a reverent "We Three Kings," a light-hearted "Jingle Bells," and a beautifully resonant "O Come O Come Emmanuel." Their wives join them to turn "Baby It's Cold Outside" into a party. Three bonus tracks, recorded live during concerts, capture some of the sextet's wacky humor. — C.W.

BRIAN WILSON; "What I Really Want for Christmas" (Arista)

Even an album that's supposed to be a solo work from Brian Wilson sounds like a Beach Boys album. Wilson does holiday classics, such as "Deck the Halls" and "Oh Holy Night," as well as Beach Boys faves, "Little Saint Nick" and "The Man With All the Toys." And there are also what the press release touts as "brand-new holiday standards."(Can new songs be standards?) A mixed bag of interesting and so-so arrangements, but if you like that distinctive Beach Boys sound . . . er, I mean, Brian Wilson sound . . . you should like this. — C.H.