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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Mca Nashville
Salesrank: 7968
Released: October 7, 2008 |
| Our Price: $5.99 |
| Used Price: $2.73 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Classic Christmas Track Listing:
1. Joy To The World
2. We Three Kings
3. Silent Night
4. Jingle Bells
5. O Come, All Ye Faithful
6. Up On The Housetop
7. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
8. O Christmas Tree
9. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
10. Decks The Halls
Editorial Review:
"The King of Country Music" George Strait will brighten this year's holiday season with his album, Classic Christmas, to be released October 7. The album's ten traditional holiday songs are Strait's personal favorites and they were recorded with the Texas Troubadour's own country flare.
Songs on the CD include the Christmas anthem "We Three Kings," the playful "Up on the Housetop," and enduring classics such as "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing," "Deck the Halls," "O Come, All Ye Faithful," and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," among others.
Classic Christmas Reviews:
Classic Country Christmas by King George 
2009-12-21 - This is a wonderful classic Christmas CD by George Strait. If you are looking for those old favorites like "Silent Night, Oh Christmas Tree, Jingle Bells, etc..." This is the CD for you. I could not be happier with this George Strait Christmas Album.
Don't blink... aw, you missed it. 
2009-11-17 - On "Classic Christmas", Strait's 3rd Christmas effort, I get the impression that George just didn't try too hard when putting this CD together for Hallmark as "Fresh Cut Christmas". All of the numbers are pleasant and George swings them in his usual style but I really think George could have done better by his fans: clocking in less than 26 minutes "Classic Christmas" seems a bit like highway robbery. George says he had a hard time narrowing the track selection down to 10, so I wonder why he felt the need to do so especially with most of the songs running less than three minutes. Also with the short running times you don't have much opportunity for interesting arrangements or solos from the supporting musicians: these are brief, no frills, "strait"-forward renditions with NO surprises.
Still, when it comes to Christmas music, I guess I'd rather 25 minutes of George Strait than 80 minutes of Transiberian Orchestra. Strait, as always, is in great voice and makes it all sound effortless so what is here sounds great. But if you want a George Strait Christmas CD I recommend starting with 1999's Merry Christmas Wherever You Are or 1986's Merry Christmas Strait to You both of which are available at budget price and provide more music for your $. (If you've already got those two you might as well throw this one on the CD changer too.)
(NOTE: Also available: Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters oddly contains ALL 10 tracks from the 1999 effort and throws on 2 tracks from the '86 release. But I'd pass on "Collection" and, for a little extra money, get the other two.)
Great purchase
2009-11-02 - Very good value, exactly as advertised, arrived quickly, would definitely do business with this seller!
As Good As It Gets
2009-05-18 - As always, George Strait, is as good as it gets. A gift for my mom who is an avid GS fan and she loves it!
Classic George
2009-01-08 - I love any songs sung by George. And I love Christmas Music so you combine the two and you get Classic George. He's awesome as always.
