Christmas Together

by Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks

Overview

Christmas Together is the second holiday album from both Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, but it's the first the wedded couple has made together. It's a swift affair, with 11 songs clocking in at 28 minutes, its brevity suggesting it may not have been made with much care, but its casualness is also its charm. Neither Brooks nor Yearwood -- who duet on several songs, then have their own showcases -- toss away their performances, but the album does feel like it was recorded swiftly, as if the couple knocked off these tunes in a couple of afternoons. In the case of Brooks, this means he relies on humor, joshing his way through "Ugly Christmas Sweater" and mincing around on the duets "Marshmallow World" and "Baby, It's Cold Outside," but Yearwood casually pulls off a stunner on a smoldering "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" These two approaches illustrate the gulf in skill between the two singers, yet Christmas Together also shows that they're nicely matched: there's real chemistry between this husband and wife, who generate so much good cheer that Christmas Together winds up as a chipper soundtrack to all manner of holiday parties. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/11/2016
Label:	Pearl
UPC:	0854206001305
Rank:	18954

Tracks

1. I'm Beginning to See the Light
2. Ugly Christmas Sweater
3. Santa Baby
4. Feliz Navidad
5. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
6. Marshmallow World
7. Merry Christmas Means I Love You
8. Hard Candy Christmas
9. Baby, It's Cold Outside
10. The Man With the Bag
11. What I'm Thankful For (The Thanksgiving Song)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Garth Brooks   Primary Artist,Choir/Chorus,Vocal Harmony
Trisha Yearwood   Primary Artist,Vocal Harmony
James Taylor   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocal Harmony,Featured Artist
Billy Panda   Guitar (Acoustic)
Kris Wilkinson   String Machine
Dennis Burnside   Horn,Strings
Lisa Silver   Vocals (Background)
Rob Hajacos   Fiddle
Sam Levine   Woodwind
Roy Agee   Horn,Choir/Chorus
Kira Small   Vocals (Background)
Milton Sledge   Drums,Percussion
Bruce Christensen   String Machine
Karen Winkelmann   String Machine
Doug Moffet   Woodwind,Choir/Chorus
Robbie Shankle   Woodwind
Alan Umstead   String Machine
Bruce Bouton   Guitar (Steel)
Dave Angell   String Machine
Monisa Angell   String Machine
Sam Bacco   Drums,Percussion
Shane McConnell   Vocals (Background)
Stuart Duncan   Mandolin
Prentiss Hobbs   Horn,Choir/Chorus
Bruce Wethey   String Machine
Slide Jackson   Choir/Chorus
Preston Bailey   Horn,Choir/Chorus
Mike Haynes   Horn,Choir/Chorus
Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz   String Machine
Jon Mark Ivey   Vocals (Background)
Beverly Drukker   String Machine
Stefan Petrescu   String Machine
Mike Chapman   Bass
Cathy Umstead   String Machine
John Martin   Choir/Chorus
Katelyn Westergard   String Machine
Kelsey Mire   Woodwind,Choir/Chorus
Janet Darnell   String Machine
Sam "the Ham" Horowitz   Choir/Chorus
Bergen White   Vocals (Background)
Jeff Bailey   Horn,Choir/Chorus
Chris Leuzinger   Guitar (Electric)
Connie Ellisor   String Machine
Dave Davidson   String Machine
Barry Green   Horn,Choir/Chorus
Jimmy Bowland   Woodwind
Jim Grosjean   String Machine
Mary Kathryn Van Osdale   String Machine
Julie Tanner   String Machine
Anthony LaMarchina   String Machine
Chris McDonald   Horn,Choir/Chorus
Bobby Wood   Keyboards
Steve Patrick   Horn,Choir/Chorus
Kim Taylor   Vocal Harmony
Tania Hancheroff   Vocals (Background)
Michael Rhodes   Bass

Technical Credits

Dudley Brooks   Composer
John Kelton   Engineer
Dennis Burnside   Woodwind Arrangement
Jose Feliciano   Composer
Mark Miller   Producer
Jenny Yates   Composer
Johnny Hodges   Composer
Harry James   Composer
Joan Javits   Composer
Hal Stanley   Composer
John Martin   Composer
Matthew "Buster" Allen   Mixing,Engineer
Frank Loesser   Composer
Bergen White   Vocal Arrangement
Irving Taylor   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Tony Springer   Composer
Carol Hall   Composer
Don George   Composer
Eric Conn   Mastering
Carl Sigman   Composer
Philip Springer   Composer
Trisha Yearwood   Composer
Don Cobb   Mastering
Garth Brooks   Composer
Peter DeRose   Composer