A Merry Little Christmas (2000)

About this title: A surprising holiday album from Linda Ronstadt, who has chosen to include just a handful of standards and only one song in Spanish. The remainder of the tracks are traditional old English and Welsh Christmas songs, sung in Ronstadt's familiar warm voice. Highlights include a brassy duet with Rosemary Clooney on "White Christmas" and the contemporary "River," which sounds almost like the singer has been listening to a lot of Sarah McLachlan. On the whole, A Merry Little Christmas is a warm window into what Linda Ronstadt considers to be her favorite songs of the season. Zac Johnson, All ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Christmas Song [Torme/Wells]
2. I'll Be Home for Christmas [Gannon/Kent/Ram]
3. White Christmas [Berlin]
4. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Martin/Blane]
5. River [Mitchell]
6. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel [Neale/Traditional]
7. Xicochi, Xicochi [Fernandez]
8. I Wonder as I Wander [Niles]
9. Away in a Manger [Traditional]
10. Lo! How a Rose E're Blooming [Traditional]
11. Welsh Carol [Traditional]
12. Past Three O'Cock [Traditional]
13. O Magnum Mysterium [DeVictoria/Public D]
14. Silent Night [Gruber/Mohr]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.