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Here's one sign a country artist has been around a while: he's on his second Christmas album. MERRY CHRISTMAS WHEREVER YOU ARE, George Strait's first Christmas collection in more than a decade, finds the elder statesman of modern country revisiting holiday favorites and introducing some brand new songs. Though the favorites are comforting and familiar, the new songs are what really make this collection, especially "Noel Leon," a quirky, spoken-word tale of goodwill toward a neighbor; and the title track, a song that replaces Christmas cheer with Christmas heartache.
But the true thrill of the album is hearing Strait's interpretations of the classics. He croons his way through the Sinatra-flavored arrangements of chesnuts like "Let It Snow" and "The Christmas Song," and sounds like he's having a ball on "Jingle Bell Rock" and the goofy "All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)." MERRY CHRISTMAS WHEREVER YOU ARE isn't meant to make any great artistic statement: it's just George, effortlessly breezing his way through some nice Christmas tunes. But add a roaring fire and some eggnog, and what more do you need on a cold winter night?
Principally recorded at Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
Personnel: George Strait (vocals); Russel Mauldin (arranger); Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar); Dean Parks (electric guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar); Larry Franklin (fiddle); Nashville String Machine (strings); Steve Nathan (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards); Jim Cox (piano, keyboards); Glenn Worf (bass); Eddie Bayers (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Lisa Cochran, Travis Cottrel, Tim Davis, Stephanie Hall, Jon Mark Ivey, Marabeth Jordon, Lisa Silver, Dennis Wilson, Wes Hightower, Liana Manis (background vocals).
Entertainment Weekly (12/10/99, p.108) - "...confidently mixes standards and new material while staying true to twangy form....just the ticket for blubbering in your 'nog." - Rating: B Merry Christmas Wherever You Are Music George Strait Merry Christmas Wherever You Are Songs Merry Christmas Wherever You Are Music Review Buy Merry Christmas Wherever You Are CD Purchase Merry Christmas Wherever You Are CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | George Strait Merry Christmas Strait To You CD (1986)
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$7.35 One of the biggest country albums of the 1980s and a virtual greatest-hits record in and of itself, 1987's OCEAN FRONT PROPERTY is perhaps George Strait's career pinnacle. It features two of Strait's most beloved hits, the rueful title track and the sly "All My Ex's Live in Texas," as well as the jaunty Western swing of ...
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$12.29 All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
Folks like to describe George Strait as "dependable"--buy his CD and you know you'll get a collection of high-quality country songs, all delivered in his inimitable style. But Strait has titled his 24th album ALWAYS NEVER THE SAME to underline the fact that his records aren't as predictable as they may seem. As the ...
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