Christmas Time Is Here | ||||
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Released | 2004 | |||
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Length | 47:55 | |||
Label | Blue Note | |||
Producer | Dianne Reeves, Peter Martin | |||
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All About Jazz described the album as "an above-average and sometimes spectacular album that doesn't deserve to compete with screaming kids and tearing paper for the listener's ear." [2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Little Drummer Boy" | 5:02 |
2. | "Carol of the Bells" | 3:57 |
3. | "Christmas Time Is Here" | 3:21 |
4. | "This Time of the Year" | 4:55 |
5. | "Christmas Waltz" | 3:42 |
6. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 5:28 |
7. | "Christ Child's Lullaby" | 3:48 |
8. | "A Child Is Born" | 5:01 |
9. | "This Christmas Song (Chestnuts)" | 5:30 |
10. | "Let It Snow" | 3:24 |
11. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 4:19 |
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