Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas

Infobox Album |
Name = Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas
Type = album
Artist = Garth Brooks


Released = November 23, 1999
Recorded = Jack's Tracks Recording Studio
Genre = Christmas
Length = 42:53
Label = Capitol Nashville
Producer = Allen Reynolds
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://wm01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3xfuxqekldte link]
Last album = "Garth Brooks in ... The Life of Chris Gaines"
(1999)
This album = "Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas" (1999)
Next album = "Songs from Call Me Claus"
(2001)

"Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas" is the second holiday album, and twelfth overall of American country music artist Garth Brooks. Released on November 23, 1999, it hit #1 on the Billboard country music charts and #7 on Billboard's pop chart. One million copies have been sold through 2006. Two years after this album's release, Brooks released a very-similar follow-up album, Songs from Call Me Claus, which contained most of the songs from this release. The only tracks which weren't carried over were "White Christmas," "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," and "Go Tell It on the Mountain."

Track listing

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

Chart singles

Personnel

*Mark Casstevens (acoustic guitar)
*Chris Leuzinger (electric guitar)
*The Nashville String Machine (strings)
*Jeff Bailey, Ernie Collins, Mark Douthit, Chris Dunn, Robert Green, Michael Haynes, Don Jackson, Sam Levine, Chris McDonald, Douglas Moffet, Steve Patrick, Denis Solee, George Tidwell (horns)
*Blair Masters (Hammond B-3 organ)
*Bobby Wood (keyboards)
*Mike Chapman (bass)
*Milton Sledge (drums)
*Sam Bacco (percussion)

References and External Links

* [http://countrymusic.about.com/library/reviews/aaprgarthxmas.htm "Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas" at "countrymusic.about.com"]