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- Classic Christmas
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George Strait
Released 2008

Up On The Housetop
02:46
7,844 plays

We Three Kings
02:33
5,759 plays

O Christmas Tree
02:27
5,107 plays

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- 1
- Joy To The World
- 02:30
- 4,186 plays

- 2
- We Three Kings
- 02:33
- 5,759 plays

- 3
- Silent Night
- 03:10
- 3,681 plays

- 4
- Jingle Bells
- 02:28
- 3,709 plays

- 5
- O Come, All Ye Faithful
- 03:28
- 3,776 plays

- 6
- Up On The Housetop
- 02:46
- 7,844 plays

- 7
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- 01:47
- 3,626 plays

- 8
- O Christmas Tree
- 02:27
- 5,107 plays

- 9
- Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
- 02:30
- 3,463 plays

- 10
- Decks The Halls
- 01:59
- 3,432 plays

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album review

For his third holiday album -- he releases one every decade, more or less like clockwork -- George Strait concentrates on the basics, something that's evident from the very title of Classic Christmas. There's not a new tune or obscurity among the album's ten songs, as Strait relies heavily on carols like "Silent Night," "Joy to the World," and "O Come, All Ye Faithful," adding a couple relatively newer standards like "Jingle Bells" and "Up on the Housetop" for balance. This makes Classic Christmas quite a bit different from 1999's Merry Christmas Wherever You Are, which concentrated on brand-new tunes and secular favorites like "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," "The Christmas Song," and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" -- songs that he pulled off nicely, but the simplicity of these standards is well suited for Strait's warm, easygoing touch. Indeed, Classic Christmas is quite warm and easygoing, a relaxed collection of gentle acoustic numbers and subdued Western swing ("Jingle Bells" and "Upon on the Housetop" benefit quite a bit from the latter) that feels as true to Strait's sound as it does to the spirit of the season. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide