| Christmas Means Love | ||||
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 Cover to the 2005 release from Osborne's Womanly Hips record label; a 2007 re-release from Time Life has a different cover | ||||
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| Released | October 18, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Length | 39:25 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Womanly Hips | |||
| Producer | Tor Hyams | |||
| Joan Osborne chronology | ||||
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The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, with reviewer Thom Jurek noting that the release is not essential, but Christmas albums largely are not and "Osborne's voice being what it is, she could sing the back of a cereal box and make it interesting". [1]
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