Bruce Springsteen & Friends 2003 Christmas Show

A great sounding bootleg of a show Springsteen did in his hometown, together with friends like: Little Steve Van Zandt, Southside Johnny, Sam Moore, Nils Lofgren, Garland Jeffreys and many more. The longest, at three and a half hours, and arguably the hottest of the three holiday shows. As Bruce told the crowd at the beginning, "This is our Saturday Night Special even though it's Monday night." There was little variation in the set, but as practice tends to make perfect, a tight night three had MVP Sam Moore in peak form. No DeVito or JBJ, though all of the other guests returned -- and we got a little more Sam and a little more holiday spirit as the Soul Man joined in for the only "Merry Christmas Baby" of the run. We also got "96 Tears" in Garland's set and a real highlight in Southside's set, with the Bruce-penned "Talk to Me." The blazing "What's So Funny..." was again sent out to our troops in Iraq as a prayer for peace. Happy holidays and to all a good night!

Disc One:

01 HOLD OUT HOLD OUT

02 I'VE GOT A FEELING EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE ALRIGHT (Victorious Choir)

03 CHRISTMAS DAY (Max Weinberg 7 - Jimmy Vivino vocals)

04 SO YOUNG AND IN LOVE

05 NONE BUT THE BRAVE

06 QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD (Jesse Malin)

07 WENDY (Jesse Malin)

08 R-O-C-K ROCK (Garland Jeffreys)

09 96 TEARS (Garland Jeffreys)

10 MERRY CHRISTMAS (I DON'T WANNA FIGHT TONIGHT) (Little Steven)

Disc Two

01 THIS TIME IT'S FOR REAL (Southside Johnny-Little Steven)

02 TALK TO ME (SSJ-LS)

03 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME (SSJ-LS)

04 SEASIDE BAR SONG

05 THUNDERCRACK

06 THE WISH

07 HOLD ON I'M COMING (Sam Moore)

08 SOMETHINGS WRONG WITH MY BABY (Sam Moore)

09 FA FA FA FA FA(SAD SONG) - I THANK YOU (w/Sam Moore)

10 SOUL MAN (Sam Moore)

Disc Three

01 SHINE SILENTLY (Nils Lofgren)

02 BECAUSE THE NIGHT (Nils)

03 KITTY'S BACK

04 CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME)

05 MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY

06 I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME (SSJ-LS)

07 MY CITY OF RUINS (w/ Sam Moore)

08 WHAT'S SO FUNNY 'BOUT PEACE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING

09 SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN