Name: Acoustic Christmas: International Edition
Brand: Universal
SKU: 132789528
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Acoustic Christmas

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Album: Acoustic Christmas: International Edition
#	Song Title		Time
1)	O Holy Night	More Info...
2)	Do You Hear What I Hear?	More Info...
3)	Christmas Prayers	More Info...
4)	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing	More Info...
5)	Mary's Boy Child	More Info...
6)	We Three Kings	More Info...
7)	Silent Night	More Info...
8)	Go Tell It On the Mountain	More Info...
9)	Children Go Where I Send Thee	More Info...
10)	Christmas in Killarney	More Info...
11)	#1 Record for Christmas	More Info...
12)	The Christmas Medley	More Info...

Album: Acoustic Christmas: International Edition
#	Song Title		Time
1)	O Holy Night	More Info...
2)	Do You Hear What I Hear?	More Info...
3)	Christmas Prayers	More Info...
4)	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing	More Info...
5)	Mary's Boy Child	More Info...
6)	We Three Kings	More Info...
7)	Silent Night	More Info...
8)	Go Tell It On the Mountain	More Info...
9)	Children Go Where I Send Thee	More Info...
10)	Christmas in Killarney	More Info...
11)	#1 Record for Christmas	More Info...
12)	The Christmas Medley	More Info...

Performer Notes

Re-teaming with Don Was and Jacknife Lee, the pair who produced his 2014 album Melody Road, Neil Diamond cut Acoustic Christmas, his fourth holiday album and first since 2009's A Cherry Cherry Christmas. The title Acoustic Christmas suggests that this 2016 LP will be sparse, but it's hazy and open, consisting of much more than a man and a guitar. Usually he's supported by a full band -- a rhythm section, another guitarist, a keyboardist, and backing vocalists -- and that gives Acoustic Christmas some spunk, which is enough to keep things lively. If Diamond isn't always original -- his version of "Children Go Where I Send Thee" follows the contours of Nick Lowe's 2013 version exactly -- he nevertheless performs with gusto, particularly on the closing "Christmas Medley." That showmanship is ultimately what gives Acoustic Christmas its personality and is the reason to return to the record: it may not align with the spirit of the season, but it's charming nonetheless. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine