1. Santa Claus is Coming To Town 2. Most Wonderful Time of The Year 3. Winter Wonderland 4. It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas 5. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 6. Happy Holiday / It's The Holiday Season 7. Home For The Holidays 8. Frosty The Snowman 9. My Favorite Things |
Martina McBride's long awaited Christmas album arrives on October 19, 20 years on from her first Yuletide outing, "White Christmas". The new album is titled "It's The Holiday Season" and, unlike the Country artist's first Christmas outing, is done in the style of the old Big Band crooners (you know, with lots of horns and strings and things). The big sound of the new record, which Martina is taking on the road, lent itself better, she says, to the more Pop standards. So I'd expect to hear tunes like "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"(and, I'd guess, "It's The Holiday Season") rather than hymns or religious standards. I doubt we're going to hear "Christmas In Hollis", though I'd love it if we did. I think the cover art has gotten mixed reviews. I kinda like it, but I could see how others might see it differently. Martina's also got a cookbook coming out this fall, but this ain't no cookbook reviewing blog, so go elsewhere for the info on that. "It's The Holiday Season" will be available in both CD and vinyl formats and you can pre-order direct from Martina. Might even pick you up an ornament, if you're so inclined.