Christmas Time Is Here (Dianne Reeves album)

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Christmas Time Is Here
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Studio album by
Released2004
Genre
Length47:55
Label Blue Note
Producer Dianne Reeves, Peter Martin
Dianne Reeves chronology
A Little Moonlight
(2003)
Christmas Time Is Here
(2004)
Good Night and Good Luck
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christmas Time Is Here is a studio album by American jazz singer Dianne Reeves. [3] The album peaked at No. 17 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 9 on the US Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart. [4]

Contents

Reception

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]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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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References

  1. "Christmas Time Is Here – Dianne Reeves". AllMusic . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Sabbatini, Mark (September 21, 2004). "Dianne Reeves: Christmas Time Is Here album review". All About Jazz . Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  3. Dianne Reeves - Christmas Time Is Here. Blue Note Records. 2004.
  4. "Dianne Reeves". Billboard . Retrieved January 24, 2025.