Classic Christmas
George Strait - CD
- Artist: George Strait
- Format: CD
- Year: 2008
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 602517829404
- Item Number: MCA782940
- Release date: 10/07/2008
- 1. Joy to the World
- 2. We Three Kings
- 3. Silent Night
- 4. Jingle Bells
- 5. O Come, All Ye Faithful
- 6. Up on the Housetop
- 7. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- 8. O Christmas Tree
- 9. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
- 10. Deck the Halls
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Classic Christmas by George Strait on CD
For his third holiday album -- he releases one every decade, more or less like clockwork -- George Strait concentrates on the basics, something that's evident from the very title of Classic Christmas. There's not a new tune or obscurity among the album's ten songs, as Strait relies heavily on carols like "Silent Night," "Joy to the World," and "O Come, All Ye Faithful," adding a couple relatively newer standards like "Jingle Bells" and "Up on the Housetop" for balance. This makes Classic Christmas quite a bit different from 1999's Merry Christmas Wherever You Are, which concentrated on brand-new tunes and secular favorites like "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," "The Christmas Song," and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" -- songs that he pulled off nicely, but the simplicity of these standards is well suited for Strait's warm, easygoing touch. Indeed, Classic Christmas is quite warm and easygoing, a relaxed collection of gentle acoustic numbers and subdued Western swing ("Jingle Bells" and "Upon on the Housetop" benefit quite a bit from the latter) that feels as true to Strait's sound as it does to the spirit of the season. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Artist: George Strait
- Format: CD
- Year: 2008
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 602517829404
- Item Number: MCA782940
- Release date: 10/07/2008
- Label: MCA Nashville
- Genre: Country, Holiday
- Style: Christmas, Contemporary Country, New Traditionalist, Holidays
- Album Time: 25:44
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Credits:
- Amy Garges - Production Assistant
- Brady Barnett - Digital Editing
- Casey Wood - Mixing Assistant
- Don Cobb - Audio Engineer, Mastering
- Eric Conn - Audio Engineer, Mastering
- Kyle Lehning - Mixing
- Richard Hanson - Mixing Assistant
- Traditional - Composer
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- George Strait - Audio Production, Producer, Arranger
- Todd Tidwell - Assistant Engineer, Engineer
- Tony Brown - Audio Production, Producer
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