Songs from Call Me Claus

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Songs from Call Me Claus
Garth Brooks Call Me Claus.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001
Studio Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Christmas
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks chronology
Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas
(1999)
Songs from Call Me Claus
(2001)
Scarecrow
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Songs from Call Me Claus is a reissue of Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas , the second Christmas album by American country music artist Garth Brooks, and was released on September 25, 2001. The songs exclusive to this release are "Call Me Claus," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and "'Zat You, Santa Claus?".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Call Me Claus" (Garth Brooks, Lisa Sanderson, Jenny Yates) – 2:08
  2. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Edward Pola, George Wyle) – 2:57
  3. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:05
  4. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:07
  5. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) – 3:34
  6. "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (Larry Bastian, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick) – 3:00
  7. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 3:25
  8. "Baby Jesus Is Born" (Randy Handley, Cam King) – 3:59
  9. "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:27
  10. "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:35
  11. "(There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays" (Robert Allen, Al Stillman) – 2:19
  12. "'Zat You, Santa Claus?" (Jack Fox) – 2:33
  13. "The Wise Man's Journey" [instrumental] (Bobby Wood) – 1:28
  14. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis H. Redner) – 3:00

Chart performance

Songs from Call Me Claus peaked at No. 99 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and No. 8 on the Top Country Albums chart.

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 [2] 99
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums [3] 8

Singles

YearSingle US Country
2002"Call Me Claus"55
"'Zat You, Santa Claus?"55

Personnel

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