Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas

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Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas
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Studio album by
Garth Brooks
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999
Studio
Genre Christmas
Length42:53
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks chronology
Garth Brooks...In the Life of Chris Gaines
(1999)		Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas
(1999)		 Songs from Call Me Claus
(2001)
Professional ratings
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The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune (positive) [3]
Entertainment Weekly C− [4]
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Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas is the second Christmas album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 23, 1999, peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the Top Country Albums chart. Two years after this album's release, Brooks released a reissue of this album, Songs from Call Me Claus , which contained most of the songs from this release. The only tracks which were not carried over were "White Christmas", "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen", and "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (all of which are remixed versions of the same songs from his first Christmas album, Beyond the Season ).

Contents

Track listing

  1. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Edward Pola, George Wyle) – 2:57
  2. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:06
  3. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:25
  4. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 2:58
  5. "Baby Jesus Is Born" (Randy Handley, Cam King) – 3:59
  6. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (traditional) – 2:35
  7. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 3:33
  8. "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:27
  9. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:05
  10. "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays (Robert Allen, Al Stillman) – 2:18
  11. "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:34
  12. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (traditional, work) – 3:25
  13. "The Wise Men's Journey" [instrumental] (Bobby Wood) – 1:28
  14. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 3:03

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas peaked at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at number one on Top Country Albums, his 10th number-one album.

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ The Austin Chronicle review
  3. ↑ "Holiday Cds". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2021-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Music". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2021-12-17.
  5. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 105. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  6. 1 2 "The Magic of Christmas: Songs From Call Me Claus - Garth Brooks". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam! . Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Garth Brooks – The Magic of Christmas". Music Canada . Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  9. ↑ "American album certifications – Garth Brooks – The Magic of Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved January 31, 2024.

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