Rick’s rock recording of "It Started in a Manger" was released in November 2002 on the Volunteer Records album, Ho Ho Ho Spice. The double CD album, which benefits Hospice, includes “alternative-ish” recordings from 49 artists, including Klark Kent (featuring Stewart Copeland of The Police), Better Than Ezra, NRBQ, Graham Parker (duet with Nona Hendryx), and many more.