A Great Christmas Album

Barry at his finest. A great cd to play year after year at holidy time

Because Its Christmas

This is my favorite Christmas Album and one of my favorite Barry Manilow albums of all time. The single "Because its Christmas" alone is worth buying this album.

Just Right!

If you're looking for something to put you into the Christmas mood, this is a wonderful CD to help you out. Barry Manilow is an amazing musician. He sings, he writes, he arranges, he does it all. He even updates some of the old Bing Crosby/Andrews Sisters Christmas classics with 90's girl group Expose. The songs flow seamlessly from one to the next making this CD more of an "experience" as opposed to just a bunch of songs thrown together.



There was a companion video that came out when this CD was first released. If you're a Manilow fan (and you can find it), I recommend it. Watching Barry sing "Everybody knows a turkey (pause)" is really pretty funny!

My Favorite Christmas CD of All Time

I bought this CD in September, 1990, the day it was originally released. Listening to Christmas music in September was a bit odd; but, as Mr. Manilow has said in many interviews, "Good music is good music," any time of the year.

The concept of this cd is a little different, each song blends into the next with lovely original transition pieces. This is a ROMANTIC Christmas album, not really the "sing along with the kids" kind. The title cut, an original song by Manilow is magical. On "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" Barry sings 7-part harmony with himself - so well you would swear he was the Osmond Family! "Baby It's Cold Outside" is a playful number dueted with K. T. Oslin. "I Guess There Ain't No Santa Claus" is a wryly humorous number, lyrics written by Johnny Mercer & posthumously given to Manilow by Mercer's widow after which Barry put these lyrics to music. The recording ends with Manilow's classic "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" re-recorded and updated; it's more beautiful now than when it was first made popular in the 70's.

This cd is an interesting blend of classic songs & Manilow originals, beautifully produced (with Eddie Arkin).

Not what you think it is...

I bought this cd because my husband and I are big Barry Manilow fans and I wanted some new Christmas music. Well, boy, was I disappointed. The first 30 seconds of several of the songs are really good, but then the songs become different. They don't sound anything like Christmas songs - it's more like you're in a smoky lounge than sitting in front of a cozy Christmas fire! So, if you're looking for something to put you in the Christmas spirit look elsewhere!

The BEST Christmas CD EVER!

I love all of Barry Manilow's works, but this has to be the BEST Christmas CD EVER! I absolutely love the horns at the beginning of Because It's Christmas, which has to be the most beautiful Christmas song I've ever heard. Barry works wonders with classic Christmas songs. A must have for your Barry collection!