Amy Grant - The Christmas Collection
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Artist: Amy GrantEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-09-30
Music Label: Sparrow
Soundtracks:
- Jingle Bells
- It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
- I Need A Silent Night
- Winter Wonderland
- Baby, It's Christmas
- Sleigh Ride
- Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Silent Night
- Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)
- Joy To The World/For Unto Us A Child Is Born
- Grown-Up Christmas List
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
- Tennessee Christmas
- A Christmas To Remember
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- A Mighty Fortress/Angels We Have Heard On High
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Music reviews of The Christmas Collection
Music Review: It's Not All Amy's Best Christmas Music, But It's Great Stuff
Rating: 5 Stars
My first thought when I heard Amy Grant was releasing a best of Christmas CD was "Why?" But I quickly thought about the artists who release best of's after three regular releases. And Amy's oldest Christmas release was in 1983, so my question became "Why not?" And, suddenly, I found myself first in line to buy it the day it came out.
Now keep in mind that I love Amy's first two Christmas releases and enjoy the third. There was no way I was seriously going to miss this.
The CD is made up of 18 tracks, four of which are new. The disc opens with "Jingle Bells." Now this isn't your normal version but the version made famous by Barbra Streisand on her first Christmas album 40 years ago. People seem to fall into either the love it or hate it camp, and I love it. It's fast and so much fun. I'm glad to have another copy. From there we get two original songs. "I Need a Silent Night" finds Amy longing for a little peace and quiet to reflect on the meaning of Christmas during the hectic season. It's a fun, pop track and I love it. I'm not as big a fan of "Baby, It's Christmas," a jazzy love song. Rounding out the new tracks is a cover of Bing Crosby's "Count Your Blessings." I like the song, but I kinda wonder why it is a Christmas song (other than it originating in the film White Christmas.) On the whole, however, these are some of my favorite tracks that Amy has recorded in the past decade. I hope this is a sign of things to come if she ever releases a completely new CD. (Hint, hint.)
The other 14 tracks are Amy's favorites from her first three Christmas releases. Her first release gets 4 tracks including the classic "Tennessee Christmas." Her newest only gets two tracks, "Silent Night" and the title track. Which means that Home for Christmas gets the remaining 8 tracks. Since it's my favorite, I'm not complaining about the number.
There are plenty of the traditional songs that everybody does. And that's probably my only disappointment. While I love her versions of "Winter Wonderland" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," I would have preferred to see some of her other original songs show up. "Love Has Come," Christmas Hymn," and "Emmanuel (God With Us)" immediately come to mind as songs that I would have included if I were choosing.
So this disc will never replace Amy's original works. But the four new tracks will be a must buy for any fan of her Christmas music. And anyone who hasn't discovered the wonder and magic she brings to the season will do well to jump in here.
Description of The Christmas Collection
Amy is pulling out all of the stops with a 2008 collection of the best Christmas songs from all three catalog albums plus four new songs. Christmas music is synonymous with Amy Grant. Her classic arrangements, stirring original Christmas songs, TV specials, and widely attended Christmas tours over the years have all contributed to over five million Christmas albums sold. In 2007, all three of Amy's classic Christmas albums were digitally re-mastered and sold over 50,000 albums in just three months.Christian Rock CDs
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