Diverse tracks flow smoother on latest volume of '12 Bands of Christmas' CD Web posted Wednesday, November 17, 2004 By Steven Uhles | Staff Writer Brilliant, sometimes biting and always beautiful, this year's The 12 Bands of Christmas CD, titled Volume Two, picks up where last year's project left off, polishes off any rough edges, and emerges as a collection of locally produced tunes suitable for musicians and the masses alike. (edit) The standout track belongs to habitual scene stealers The Hellblinki Sextet. Digging deep into the Christmas archives, they offer a medley of tunes from the oft-forgotten Jim Henson special Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. Alternately sweet and sour but always wholly original, the piece, in many ways, personifies Augusta's music scene - a collection of acts, some represented and some not, that might be one of this community's greatest gifts. (edit) --From the Thursday, November 18, 2004 printed edition of the Augusta Chronicle