You can go ahead and call us Walmart, because we're posting a Christmas related entry before you even stuff the turkey. I know, we suck.

Seems uber-laid back surf rocker Jack Johnson and the rest of the crew at Brushfire Records have released a holiday album. This Warm Christmas: A Brushfire Holiday. The album is a lot like other "pop stars do Christmas songs". It has the staples: Rudolph,  Santa, but leaves out the Jesus references.

The album went up for download off iTunes on Tuesday, and I'm pretty mixed. I am a big fan of the Brushfire artists, but also a strong proponent against the pop-pimpage of holiday tracks. It's just weird to hear some of these people sing about jolly sentiment after I just heard them alluding to sex and smoking pot on their last album. Looking at you G Love.

Matt Costa's "All I Want for Christmas" is good if you like Matt Costa, but not if you like the song. Leave that one to Mariah Carey/Britney Spears. And I wasn't blown away by G Love's contribution, "Christmas Baby", as it seems way forced. Almost as if G Love does not in fact want me to have a happy holiday. And I am a big G Love fan, so I don't think he really feels that way. Basically, a lot of the tracks fall short and I was a little disappointed.

The album isn't all downer, though. Jack Johnson's "Someday at Christmas" is sure to get some radioplay this year and Money Mark's "Stuck at the Airport" is an upbeat savior for an album otherwise lacking in the boom-baby.

You're bound to have a Tacky Sweater Party, or at least attend one, and you're going to need a soundtrack. So check it out. You can preview the album on iLike, as well as get a free download from new Brushfire artist Zee Avi. And that tracks is good - especially for that price.

Unlike Walmart, we'll stop there and hit the holidays hard in a couple weeks.