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Garth Brooks and The Magic of Christmas | 
| Artist: Garth Brooks
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 22697
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 724352355020
EAN: 0724352355020
ASIN: B00003001Q
Release Date: November 23, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | | • | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | | • | Christmas Song | | • | White Christmas | | • | Baby Jesus Is Born | | • | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | | • | Winter Wonderland | | • | Sleigh Ride | | • | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | | • | (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays | | • | Silver Bells | | • | Go Tell It on the Mountain | | • | Wise Men's Journey [Instrumental] | | • | O Little Town of Bethlehem |
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Or, Will my fans forgive me for Chris Gaines? At this point, it's awfully hard to resist cynicism when it comes to the former (and future?) Chris Gaines. Brooks has settled in for an easy-listening, big-band, middle-of-the-road holiday album. Song selections, arrangements, even the title are all standard-issue Yuletide fare with only the hat on the cover to remind folks that Brooks is allegedly a country singer. This is certainly acceptable when Brooks invests the tunes with the emotion and sincerity necessary; it is atrocious when he doesn't. At its best, the CD is a mildly entertaining, leisurely holiday stroll with no surprises. At its worst moments, it sounds like the work of a two-bit, commercial-jingle hack. It's doubtful Brooks spent a great deal of time or effort putting this collection together--and he needed to pull a few songs off of 1992's Beyond the Season (a better though now-unavailable Xmas effort) just to flesh it out. But the truth of the matter is that releasing a Garth Brooks Christmas album is like printing money. The magic of Christmas? Garth Brooks's commercial power. --Marc Greilsamer
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| Customer Reviews:
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 It's the most wonderful Christmas CD of the year! November 26, 1999
Josh Renninger (Vermont)
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
This CD is so awesome. I have his "Beyond The Season" CD, which was good. This one is a lot better; although he does have some of the same songs on this one, and I can't tell a difference between the two song recordings. But the other tracks make up for this... besides they were good songs off of the first one, and seeing as to how you can't buy that one anymore, it's a good deal. "Baby Jesus Is Born" is by far the best song on the album. It's an upbeat, enjoyable song. the traditional songs are great too. The best are "O Little Town of Bethlehem" "Go Tell It On The Mountian" "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman" and "The Wise Men's Journey" is a great instrumental song. Do youself and everyone in your house a favor and buy this CD... Spread a little holiday cheer!
A nice addition for your Christmas music library December 7, 1999
Jon Eric Davidson (Redmond, WA, USA)
28 out of 31 found this review helpful
Having been disappointed at Garth for delving into this whole "Chris Gaines" schtick, it came as a great relief to see this CD released for the holiday season. These days it seems like anyone with a heartbeat is releasing a Christmas CD, and the result is an overcrowded field of marginal holiday music. Garth's, however, is a welcome addition. His versions of (mostly) traditional Christmas songs are immaculately done. For the most part, Garth manages to avoid the "twang" in his vocals, and he is backed up wonderfully by a string section, choral group, and some very nice guitar work. However, where most artists compile similar backup musicians, Garth's is not overblown or overemoted. My favorite track right now is "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", which I think is one of the finer versions of that song that have ever been done. Heady words, I know, but it is very nice. If you buy only one Christmas CD this season, make it this one; you will truly enjoy it. For the Garth Brooks fans, it's a great effort, and certainly a better addition to his catalog than the last couple CD's he has released.
Must buy November 23, 1999
OJ (USA)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
This cd is super good. I may be an avid Garth fan, but when it comes to Christmas cds I am a lot more skeptical with my selections. Garth does a great job with his latest release, filling the cd with staple songs. This is a very good album and I would highly recommend it.
 Just so-so November 30, 1999
Jbrew (California)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I purchased this album because of the large number of traditional tracks on the album. I have to admit I was pretty disappointed. Garth, who can sing heartfelt songs with the best of them, fails to do any of that on this album. It's almost like this album was recorded in a day to remind people that Garth is still Garth, and not this Chris Gaines figure. To the extreme Garth fan, of course you are going to buy it. But for those who are in the middle and who are looking for better traditional albums: Vince Gill and Joe Diffie's Christmas albums are highly recommended.
Not Garth's style... November 27, 1999
Alexander Hang (Arlington, VA USA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this CD expecting some good ol' fashioned Garth style Christmas music. Instead, I found a very jazzy sounding christmas CD. Its a good cd, but I was upset that it didnt sound like good ol Garth.
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