Utilizing “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies” and “Trepak” (from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker”) as the basis of its arrangement, “A Mad Russian’s Christmas” is 4:40 of indoor percussion fun—with a slow introduction that is somewhat traditional (using “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies”) followed by a much faster presentation of “Trepak”—representing Matthew R. Crowning’s fusion of concert percussion and marching percussion.