| Reviewed by Trisha Huenke
 Lee Greenwood’s new holiday CD, titled “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” is not your typical country Christmas CD. In fact, it doesn’t resemble country music at all. But the big band feel and the traditional Christmas songs make for a nice addition to any holiday music collection.
The disc starts out with a medley of “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” and “Winter Wonderland.” I like the smooth transition from one song to the next. Greenwood uses that multi-song blending a few times on the CD, for example: “Jingle Bells,” and “Sleigh Ride” together, and “Away in a Manger” and “Silent Night” together. My favorite is the combination of “Let It Snow,” “Frosty the Snowman,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”
No holiday would be complete without listening to such time-honored favorites as “Joy to the World,” and “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” which Greenwood delivers with his own unique sound. He does a wonderful job on his rendition of “The Little Drummer Boy” as well.
The bottom line is: with this disc you get eleven tracks, eighteen songs and all the holiday spirit you can handle. Not bad for the price of a CD. Merry Christmas!
Song List
- It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year/Winter Wonderland
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- Jingle Bells/Sleigh Ride
- What Child Is This?
- Joy To The World/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Til The Season Comes Around Again
- Let It Snow/Frosty The Snowman/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- The Little Drummer Boy
- He Would Be King
- We Need A Little Christmas
- Away In A Manger/Silent Night
Listen to Audio Clips from this album at Amazon.
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