He's been in the business for over 40 years, but Rod Stewart has never recorded a holiday album until Merry *, Baby, his 2012 seasonal celebration that also doubles as his...

Released to coincide with the classically inclined, Yule-loving, progressive metal powerhouse's 2012 performances of its multi-platinum Last * Eve rock opera, Dreams of Fireflies (On a * Night) represents the first...

A collection of Andy Williams most memorable * moments from ten of his televised * specials. Includes the songs "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "White *," "It's a Holiday...

Highlighted by the perennial "* in Dixie," Alabama * is a collection of holiday tunes counting among one of Alabama's strongest records, seasonal or otherwise; although at times the material is...

What would happen if members of Savatage decided to write some * songs? Easy: Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This "supergroup" is the brainchild of Jon Oliva and Paul O'Neill (respectively the leader-keyboardist and...

Except for a 2003 EP, Michael Bublé hadn't released a holiday album until 2011's *, which coincided with a television special on NBC, A Michael Bublé *. The album was produced...

Kem followers probably know to approach What * Means without the expectation of hearing a thunderous version of "Little Drummer Boy" or collaborations with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Sure enough, the singer...

Popular songs are often associated with the vocalists that made them famous but few artists actually have the distinction of having a "theme" song along the lines of Bob Hope with ...

The mother of all solo instrumental albums, and with good reason. Mixing traditional carols with Pachelbel's Canon and a few originals, Winston produces a solo piano album of unparalleled -- and ...

Lady Antebellum have previously released a holiday EP, but 2012 brings On This Winter's Night, a full-length * album recorded with deliberation and care by the country-pop trio. Working once again...

Only his fourth studio album, NOEL finds Josh Groban already tackling that canonical mainstay of the adult contemporary singer, the * album. As always, NOEL is a masterfully performed set, balanced...

Ray Conniff was only a step or two above Lawrence Welk, where edginess is concerned, on the easy listening scale, and it is true that his albums could often have a ...

Holiday Sing-Along with Mitch Miller, his second */holiday record, is as enjoyable as * Sing-Along with Mitch, thanks to his commercial production and appealing song selection. There are no surprises here...

First issued in the early 1960s, this collection of musical * cheer is packed full of the smoothly sung, sentimental favorites associated as much with Nat "King" Cole himself as with...

Scotty McCreery celebrates the holidays with his 2012 seasonal set, * with Scotty McCreery. Working again with producer Mark Bright, who helmed the American Idol winner's 2011 debut, McCreery sings many...

* Tunes done the Enya way, tracks include: O Come O Come Emmanuel, And Winter Came, Oiche Chiuin (choral), The Spirit of * Past, White is in The Winter Night. 12...

One of Chicago's specialties in the third act of their career is * music. Since 1998's Chicago 25: The * Album, seasonal albums have been common for Chicago, and 2012's Ultimate...

Whitney Houston's soulful, elastic voice was practically made to wrap around * standards, but despite the naturalness of the match, ONE WISH, out for * 2003, as the singer neared her...

Longtime friends and long-ago Grease co-stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John chose to team up once again in 2012, this time for a * album designed to benefit their respective charities,...

One must give the Moody Blues credit for tenacity and a single-pointed focus. For 37 years they've put forth a startlingly consistent series of themes: optimism, a kind of blind-faith spirituality ...

Track Listing of songs: Santa Claus Is Back in Town; White *; Here Come Sanat Claus; I'll Be Home For *; Blue *; Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me; Oh Little Town...

Personnel: Sarah McLachlan (vocals); Diana Krall.

Christmas album This is an Enhanced audio CD, which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. Though it contains only three compositions penned by the singer, Jewel's yuletide album JOY: A HOLIDAY COLLECTION still manages to sound like a wholly original set of songs. This is due in large part to the singer's ability to modulate the texture of her voice, a technique that she will occasionally call upon several times within the space of a single song. One example is Jewel's country-flavored rendering of "Winter Wonderland," which benefits from pedal steel guitar and a shuffling, rootsy beat. Jewel blends a light scat/yodeling melange, sultry and plummy diva-like crooning, and an ...