It Won't Be Christmas Without You

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Brooks & Dunn bring the same blend of honky-tonk and pop ballads to their first holiday offering that they've brought to the country charts for more than a decade, adding a nice bluesy twang to classics like "Winter Wonderland" and "Blue Christmas." Some of this sounds like it could be straight out of Buck Owens's place in Bakersfield, while other spots are reminiscent of Glen Campbell. Which is another way of saying that the instrumentation is nearly perfect on all 11 tracks. Although there are secular standards throughout, almost half the CD comprises obscurities and originals (including the title track) that mostly hold up alongside "The Christmas Song" and other well-known favorites. "Rockin' Little Christmas" does exactly what its title suggests, while the adorable "Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus," cowritten by Brooks, deserves to become a country holiday standard. --Bill Holdship

Tracks:

Winter Wonderland
Hangin' 'Round the Mistletoe
It Won't Be Christmas Without You
Rockin' Little Christmas
Blue Christmas
Santa's Coming Over to Your House
Christmas Song
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Who Says There Ain't No Santa
I'll Be Home for Christmas
White Christmas

Customer Reviews:

Great Christmas album for everyone to enjoy.......2006-11-14

Ronnie Dunn is a brilliant singer while Kix Brooks is merely a good singer, but Kix has an outgoing personality that more than compensates for any vocal imperfections. These characteristics are demonstrated clearly in this excellent collection of Christmas songs old and new. Ronnie's style is more suited to the laid-back songs while Kix really lets rip on the up-tempo material. Although Ronnie normally sings lead on the majority of the duo's songs, this album is different. Ronnie sings lead on It won't be Christmas without you, Blue Christmas, The Christmas song and I'll be home for Christmas, all of them ballads and all superbly performed.

On all the other songs, Kix sings lead and his enthusiasm shines through. If Rocking little Christmas doesn't get those toes tapping, nothing else will. For absolute perfection, it might have better if Ronnie had sung lead on White Christmas, but Kix does a fair version of the song and I cannot fault him elsewhere on the album.

The five original songs are all of a high quality while the six covers are all well known classics. This is a hugely entertaining album that can be used as background music but will also appeal to anybody who wants to give it undivided attention.

Average customer rating:

It won't be Christmas without you
It wont be christmas without you
Great Christmas album for everyone to enjoy
Excellent Christmas Album
'It Wouldn't Be Christmas' without my Brooks and Dunn!

It Won't Be Christmas Without You
Brooks & Dunn
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006H6AD
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

Winter Wonderland
Hangin' 'Round the Mistletoe
It Won't Be Christmas Without You
Rockin' Little Christmas
Blue Christmas
Santa's Coming Over to Your House
The Christmas Song
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Who Says There Ain't No Santa
I'll Be Home for Christmas
White Christmas

Amazon.com

Brooks & Dunn bring the same blend of honky-tonk and pop ballads to their first holiday offering that they've brought to the country charts for more than a decade, adding a nice bluesy twang to classics like "Winter Wonderland" and "Blue Christmas." Some of this sounds like it could be straight out of Buck Owens's place in Bakersfield, while other spots are reminiscent of Glen Campbell. Which is another way of saying that the instrumentation is nearly perfect on all 11 tracks. Although there are secular standards throughout, almost half the CD comprises obscurities and originals (including the title track) that mostly hold up alongside "The Christmas Song" and other well-known favorites. "Rockin' Little Christmas" does exactly what its title suggests, while the adorable "Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus," cowritten by Brooks, deserves to become a country holiday standard. --Bill Holdship

Customer Reviews:

It won't be Christmas without you.......2005-12-13

This is a kickbutt Christmas album!! I was hesitant to buy this, I didn't know about Brooks and Dunn and Christmas, but I absolutely love it!

It wont be christmas without you.......2003-12-25

This is the first country cd I have purchased. It is great. I had seen the video on tv last year. but didnt give the cd much thought. Well, I heard the title cut again this year and just had to have it. Not only was the title cut great but I had to sit and relax and listen to the complete cd..Belive me, I was not disappointed. I ordered the cd from one of your merchants, RetroDisc. The cd came on time (today) and it was in perfect condition. RetroDisc deservers 5 stars along with amazon. Thank you for such wonderful service.

Great Christmas album for everyone to enjoy.......2003-10-24

On all the other songs, Kix sings lead and his enthusiasm shines through. If Rocking little Christmas doesn't get those toes tapping, nothing else will. For absolute perfection, it might have better if Ronnie had sung lead on White Christmas, but Kix does a fair version of the song and I cannot fault him elsewhere on the album.

The five original songs are all of a high quality while the six covers are all well known classics. This is a hugely entertaining album that can be used as background music but will also appeal to anybody who wants to give it undivided attention.

Excellent Christmas Album.......2002-12-25

B&D did an excellent job on this album. They took alot of the classics and made them their own and threw in some new songs that will definately be staples in my christmas music. Of course, if you're the type of person who thinks christmas music should only have orchastra instruments and not electric guitars might want to look elsewhere. For anyone who enjoys Brooks & Dunn's music this album is a must have.

'It Wouldn't Be Christmas' without my Brooks and Dunn!.......2002-12-11

Wow! What a great collection of songs. They did a professional job and did it their own 'cowboy' way. I have bought three copies so far for friends and family. This is the BEST Christmas CD to come out in a long, long time. My favorites are 'It Won't Be Christmas Without You' and 'Who Says There Ain't No Santa Clause' Thanks Kix and Ronnie for the early Christmas present! Linda (B&D fan club)

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It Won't Be Christmas Without You
Brooks & Dunn
Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music

New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B0002IQKZE
Release Date: 2004-07-01

Tracks:

Winter Wonderland
Hangin' 'Round the Mistletoe
It Won't Be Christmas Without You
Rockin' Little Christmas
Blue Christmas
Santa's Coming Over to Your House
Christmas Song
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Who Says There Ain't No Santa
I'll Be Home for Christmas
White Christmas

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