Coming Home for Christmas (2005)

About this title: It doesn't take a critic to inform music listeners that there's a glut of holiday music on the market. And lo and behold, each November-December more is unceremoniously dumped. Cynicism aside, though, most listeners kind of like it when one of their favorite artists re-records a Christmas classic or writes something brand new, and that's where 2005's Coming Home for Christmas comes in. This collection is something of a hodgepodge, drawing songs from as far back as 1975 but also including two songs from 2005. The oldest entry is John Denver's version of "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting ... read more

Tracks:

1. O Holy Night [Dwight/Adam]
2. A Christmas to Remember [Grant/Eaton/Darnall]
3. Little Drummer Boy [Davis/Onorati/Simeo]
4. (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays [Allen/Stillman]
5. Snowflake [Brickman]
6. Jingle Bell Rock [Beal/Boothe]
7. Someone Is Missing at Christmas [Chaffee]
8. White Christmas [Berlin]
9. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Blane/Martin]
10. Christmas Canon [O'Neill]
11. Celebrate Me Home [Loggins/James]
12. Silent Night [Gruber/Mohr/Tradtio]
13. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) [Torme/Wells]
14. Happiest Christmas [Dicks/Rudge]
15. Coming Home for Christmas [Grow]

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