If you’ve already got Diamond’s other Christmas albums in your rotation, “Acoustic Christmas” may seem a tad redundant, but can you ever really have too much Neil Diamond? “Christmas Together” debuts this holiday season with a unique selection of tracks that has the couple largely featuring diverse songs instead of holiday classics like “Silent Night” or “Little Drummer Boy.”Ī highlight is a pair of Brooks and Yearwood duets on “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and “I’m Beginning to See the Light.”īoth artists, however, get a chance to shine.īrooks has the fun song “Ugly Christmas Sweater” that features the humorous lyrics he’s been known to write on hits like “Friends in Low Places.” This time he sings, “There’s really nothing better than a beautiful girl in an ugly Christmas sweater.” Brooks also has a spirited version of “Feliz Navidad” and offers a duet with James Taylor on “What I’m Thankful For (The Thanksgiving Song).” Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, “Christmas Together” (Pearl/Gwendolyn)Ĭountry superstar Garth Brooks and his singer-songwriter wife Trisha Yearwood have each done Christmas albums, but they haven’t teamed up on one - until now. With “12 Nights of Christmas,” Kelly has written and produced an album of sexy and soulful tunes, a very welcome change from the traditional, and sometimes stale, holiday playlist. Santa Claus,” he keeps it relatively tame, promising to make “holiday love” and “unwrap you,” surely making the North Pole hotter than it’s ever been. “Flying on My Sleigh” is a great example - the midtempo throwback song sounds like it could be a Smokey Robinson “Quiet Storm” outtake as Kelly sings of “making love on a bed of clouds.” ”Christmas Lovin’” harkens back to classic Chicago R&B as he sings of making love “under the Christmas tree.” And on the slow groove “Mrs. Now, that’s not to say there isn’t any sex talk, but it’s not explicit, just PG-rated references to lovemaking that won’t make grandma blush at the holiday gathering. There’s a quick pivot to romance, though, with “Snowman,” a sweet, innocent ditty about a search for the perfect woman made of snow (and yes, I did use the word “innocent” and R.
The album starts off with “My Wish for Christmas,” and it has nothing to do with bumping and grinding - it’s a heartwarming, soulful plea for love and peace.
Kelly always does the unexpected, and he delivers a surprise on “12 Nights of Christmas” with a charming collection of original songs that could be future Christmas classics.
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