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Despite hearkening back to a pre-rock & roll era of safe, predictable pop that found the likes of Perry Como and Andy Williams dominating the airwaves, Johnny Mathis's 2002 holiday recording finds the singer still thriving, and possessing enough holiday spirit to keep those chestnuts roaring. Mathis's rich, vibrato-gilded pipes are in fine form as he digs deep into seasonal perennials like "Joy To The World," "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas," and "Frosty The Snowman." A swinging arrangement of the Irving Berlin gem "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" also highlights the fact that this Texas native was Frank Sinatra's main rival in the late '50s for most popular male singer. Otherwise, this ballad-heavy outing is served well by Mathis's measured approach, particularly on the medley "Snowfall/Christmas Time Is Here."
Personnel: Johnny Mathis (vocals); Dean Parks (acoustic guitar); Michael Landau (electric guitar); Randy Waldman (piano); Robbie Buchanan (keyboards, bass, drums); Dave Carpenter (bass); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); The Irish Film Orchestra.
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Johnny Mathis Christmas Album Songs Christmas Album Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  ANOTHER CLASSIC FROM JOHNNY MATHIS
Johnny has done it again---all-new tracks from him, but no mistaking the marvellous Mathis sound---an essential addition to anyones collection
Submitted by a reviewer (Kent--UK) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No JOHNNY MATHIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM
I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS TO KNOW THIS
IS GOING TO BE A GREAT HOLIDAY ALBUM.EVERY
SONG JOHNNY MATHIS TOUCHES IS GREAT.THIS
ALBUM PRESENTS CHRISTMAS MUSIC JOHNNY'S
NEVER DID BEFORE LIKE HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS,
JOY TO THE WORLD AND MORE.I CAN'T WAIT TO
GET THIS CD BY MATHIS.IT WILL SOUND GREAT
ALONG WITH MY OTHER CHRISTMAS CD'S BY HIM.
I CAN'T WAIT TO HERE HIM SING THESE NEW
ONES.HOPEFULLY TONY BENNETT WILL ALSO
RELEASE A NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
Submitted by jeffcarter28 (PERRY,GA USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Amazingly fresh
When you already have countless Christmas albums under your belt, how do you, at sixty seven years of age, return to the genre and make it sound fresh? The answer lies in this album by Johnny Mathis. He takes rarely heard material like Snowfall and A Christmas Love Song, and turns them into warmly phrased expressions of the beauty of Christmas. The arrangements are classy, the Mathis voice undimmed. And now he's trying to swing - I defy you not to tap your feet with I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm, for example.
Submitted by Bryan (London, UK)
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