In Robert K. Oermann's review of "This Christmas Day", he said that "This is the title tune of Carly's six-song Christmas EP. It's full of good lines and is a very nice addition to the holiday songbag."12.
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2006 Country WeeklyThe Scoop By: Larry Holden Christmas MusicCarly Goodwin's This Christmas Day is a terrific six-song EP of traditional tunes and popular inspirational ones, including John Lennon's 'Imagine' (John's widow, Yoko Ono, gave her seal of approval on Carly's version).
Press RoomCarly Goodwin BioRecording Artist Carly Goodwin When you ask Carly Goodwin where she is from, be ready for her answer to take a little while. Born in upstate New York in 1981, she moved to California, Utah, Montana and Michigan (just to name a few) before finally ending up in Tennessee. 'I have no idea what it would have been like to grow up in one house throughout my whole childhood. I like that I have seen so many different regions of the country and met so many people because it has made me understand that despite our differences, we are very similar to one another.
' Carly's first musical memories are of times that she spent singing with her Mom when she was growing up in California. Born on July 28, 1981- Carly was a child of the 80s. She dressed up like Madonna for Halloween and would put on shows for anyone who would listen. Carly has vivid memories of her Mom playing guitar and singing Winnie the Pooh songs for her as a child.
While living in L.A., in addition to singing, Carly made television commercials for Hallmark and Kodak and made a guest appearance on the popular series The Wonder Years. When Carly was 12, her family relocated to Park City, Utah, during which time Carly played the lead in many local and school musical productions. Carly sang The National Anthem regularly at Utah Jazz basketball games, world class ski events such as The World Cup Ski Races and The Senator's Cup in Park City, and many other events.
After graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in English, Carly packed her bags and headed to Nashville in August of 2003. When asked why she had to make the move, Carly explained- 'moving to Nashville was something that I had to do for me. This place is all about music. The people here are so creative. This dream was one that I'd had as long as I could remember and I knew that I would always regret not at least giving it a shot.
' Carly was ecstatic to move and begin pursuing her lifelong dream of becoming a country recording artist. Carly's influences are wide, and range from Bonnie Raitt, to the Dixie Chicks, Patty Loveless, The Eagles, The Beatles, Cold Play and Garth Brooks.
Shortly after moving to Nashville, Carly began meeting the people who would help her make her dreams come true. Through a friend of her grandparents, Carly was introduced to and worked with some great songwriters, including Carl Jackson. Impressed by Carly's extraordinary musical gifts, the multi-Grammy award winning producer agreed to produce Carly's debut CD. Willie Nelson heard Carly's rendition of his classic hit, "Crazy", and invited her to perform with him in Los Angeles. From there, Willie and Carly decided to record "Crazy" as a duet and include it on Carly's debut album- that was the first time ever that Nelson has performed a duet of his classic song on a county album. Carly and Willie have performed with one another several times, including Farm Aid and several state fairs. Carly and Carl loved working together and their collaboration on the 'Carly Goodwin' debut album resulted in a true masterpiece.
Since releasing the album, Carly has been touring fairs, festivals and military bases. One of the favorite songs on Carly's debut album, "Baby Come Back Home", has garnered Goodwin a lot of attention. Carly co-wrote the song after hearing soldier's wives sending messages to their husbands overseas and being extremely moved. After people began hearing the song, the response was astounding. Carly
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