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| Artist: Toni Braxton
Label: Bmg Int'l
Category: Music
List Price: $15.49
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Avg. Customer Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 56640
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 078221472326
EAN: 0078221472326
ASIN: B00005OW62
Release Date: October 29, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Holiday Celebrate | | • | Christmas in Jamaica | | • | Snowflakes of Love | | • | Christmas Time Is Here - Toni Braxton, Guaraldi, Vince | | • | Santa Please... | | • | ...Pretty Please (Interlude) - Toni Braxton, | | • | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Toni Braxton, Blane, Ralph | | • | This Time Next Year - Toni Braxton, Babyface | | • | The Christmas Song - Toni Braxton, Torme, Mel | | • | Snowflakes of Love | | • | Christmas in Jamaica |
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Amazon.com
Jumping high heels first into the Christmas genre, Toni Braxton has come up with a spectacular first effort. Teetering into smooth jazz territory, Braxton gives her sophisticated, breathy vocals a workout on this untraditional Yuletide collection. Instead of revamping old holiday standards, Braxton has cowritten seven new songs--with husband Keri "Mint Condition" Lewis, her sister Tamar, David Foster, and Kenny "Baby Face" Edmonds--and has created what sounds more like a proper Toni Braxton album than a seasonal offering. When Braxton did decide to cover a classic, she choose more contemporary tunes such as perennial favorite "The Christmas Song," which she revives with aplomb and crisp pacing, and the beloved "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," which she doesn't tinker with at all. Braxton also pulls Charlie Brown's "Christmas Time Is Here" out of mothballs and gives it a contemplative, melancholy spin that serves the tune well. "Snowflakes of Love" is penned by Braxton and Lewis, and uses the same instrumental that Memphis soul giant Isaac Hayes recorded for the soundtrack for 1974's Truck Turner, giving it a jazzy, masterful feel. The real standout on the album is the reggae-spun "Christmas in Jamaica" with the raunchy, comic vocals of Shaggy. Like the snowflakes it's named after, this CD is a real original. --Jaan Uhelszki
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| Customer Reviews: Read 34 more reviews...
Four stars as a pop album; 0 stars as a Christmas album November 28, 2002
12 out of 18 found this review helpful
I'll be nice and review this as a pop album, and as such, with a smooth jazz flavor, it's quite good and quite enjoyable. Toni of course wrote most of the songs, and as provocative romantic pop, they are tops. "Holiday Celebrate" and "Christmas In Jamaica" are the best, in my estimation. I'm no Shaggy fan, but fail to see why there was such objection to his presence by some reviewers.But where is the Christmas? According to the lyrics of Toni's own songs, which predominate the album, Christmas seems to depend solely upon having a lover. If you have a lover, Christmas is good. If you don't have a lover, Christmas is lousy. This seems to be the message that Toni puts in her songs. There's absolutely no thought that maybe a person is capable of loving others in the spiritual sense. There's no idea that Christmas can have a special warmth, a special feeling of love, a special joy. It's just about being with your lover, according to Toni. For a good pop album, this is a good one. But hey, Toni, and everyone, there's more to Christmas than having a lover.
 Perfect mix of holiday and soul November 18, 2001
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have to admit that I was skeptical before listening to this abosolutely flawless collection. The thing that I hate about most christmas albums is that they're all just rehashing songs that were probably done better by earlier artists. Not so in Toni's case.The vast majority of the material is original, rhytmic, well orchestrated, and soulfully delivered. It's a holiday album that stands on its own and can really be played all year round. I think this is one of the best non-christmas (christmas) albums i've ever heard. Great compositions, arrangements, and flawlessly sung by Ms. Braxton. A can't miss Christmas Album
Toni shines with her snowflakes October 24, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Toni's xmas album is one of the best albums in its type.Full of beautiful melodies transcending from classical songs like "have yourself a merry xmas" to the modern duet with shaggy "xmas in jamaica" we find a very mature voice,Toni definetely knows how to use her vocals perfectly as she brings the words to life as in the case of "snowflakes of love"."holiday celebrate" as well is a total work of art having her sister Tamar on the background vocals.So if you are looking to make your xmas a little more original please buy a copy of this album i swear it's worth the money!
"Snowflakes"- is a MASTERPIECE October 24, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This album will be a SureFire Hit throughout the holiday season and Even After ! I never would have believed that I could actually groove to a holiday cd,(BUT IT'S POSSIBLE) because Ms. Braxton's cd is more (love/passion/fun )with the holiday's in mind on this album. The vocals are superb on "Holiday Celebrate" where Toni coo's "Holiday Celebrate-with my babe",and "Snowflakes of Love" which sounds as if she is transported to the days of real jazz music,can be only described as "Breathtaking". This album will really have hits like "Christmas in Jamaica" - where Toni Braxton is magically transported to Jamaica to hook up with her man for the holidays. This album can truly be listened to through out the year and is really worth picking up.ALSO CHECK OUT- "Santa Please"- "Toni Braxton" asks "Santa Claus" to bring her man home in time for the holidays,which is so sweet, this album is really unique, it is the bomb ! I MUST GIVE A HATS OF TO TONI BRAXTON-LEWIS AND KERI LEWIS FOR A JOB WELL DONE !
UNDER THE GOLDEN SUN, COMES A DIVA! November 4, 2001
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
The album is great, It have new songs and tradition songs. Holiday Celebrate (features Tamar Braxton) is the theme of This Year's christmas!Christmas In Jamaica (with Shaggy) is another unforgetable Christmas song. Toni takes us to a mood that touches our heart when she begges Santa to bring back her baby in "Santa Please". A great song called "This Time Next Year" remindes us of the old Toni in "Secrets". Along with an amazing track "Snowflakes of Love" which shows how Toni is grown with her voice. GET THE ALBUM, IT IS WORTH THE MONEY and it is the best Xmas gift this year!
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