Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas
Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas is the second holiday album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 23, 1999, peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 chart, and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. Two years after this album's release, Brooks released a reissue of this album, Songs from Call Me Claus, which contained most of the songs from this release. The only tracks which weren't carried over were "White Christmas," "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," and "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (all of which are remixed versions of the same songs from his first Christmas album, Beyond The Season).
Track listing
- "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Edward Pola, George Wyle) – 2:57
- "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:06
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:25
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 2:58
- "Baby Jesus Is Born" (Randy Handley, Cam King) – 3:59
- "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (traditional) – 2:35
- "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 3:33
- "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:27
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:05
- "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" (Robert Allen, Al Stillman) – 2:18
- "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:34
- "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (traditional, work) – 3:25
- "The Wise Men's Journey" [instrumental] (Bobby Wood) – 1:28
- "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 3:03
Chart performance
Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas peaked at #7 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at #1 on Top Country Albums, his tenth #1 album.
Charts
Singles
Year |
Single |
US Country |
2000 |
"Sleigh Ride" |
54 |
"The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" |
56 |
"There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays" |
63 |
"White Christmas" |
65 |
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" |
69 |
"Baby Jesus Is Born" |
75 |
Chart Successions
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Sales and Certifications
Region |
Provider |
Certification |
Sales/Shipments |
Canada |
CRIA |
Gold [7] |
50,000 |
United States |
RIAA |
Platinum[8] |
3,000,000 |
World-Wide |
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7,000,000 |
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Personnel
- Garth Brooks - lead vocals
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
- The Nashville String Machine - strings
- Jeff Bailey, Ernie Collins, Mark Douthit, Chris Dunn, Robert Green, Michael Haynes, Don Jackson, Sam Levine, Chris McDonald, Douglas Moffet, Steve Patrick, Denis Solee, George Tidwell - horns
- Blair Masters - Hammond B-3 organ
- Bobby Wood - keyboards
- Mike Chapman - bass guitar
- Milton Sledge - drums
- Sam Bacco - percussion
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