James Taylor at Christmas | ||||
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Released | October 10, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2004, 2006 | |||
Genre | Christmas | |||
Length | 45:49 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Dave Grusin, Russ Titelman, James Taylor, Charlie Paakkari | |||
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
James Taylor at Christmas is the 17th studio and second Christmas album by singer-songwriter James Taylor, released by Columbia Records in 2006. It was his last release for Columbia since signing with the label in 1977.
The album is essentially a reissue (with a new title and slightly altered track listing) of James Taylor: A Christmas Album, a limited edition title distributed by Hallmark Cards in 2004. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," originally issued on Taylor's October Road in 2002, and "River" were not included on the original Hallmark release. Additionally, the original album featured a version of " Deck the Halls" which is not on the standard Columbia CD. (The Barnes & Noble chain, however, issued a version of the new title with "Deck the Halls" included as a bonus track.)
The album was reissued on the UMe label in 2012, with the addition of two tracks. One of them, "Mon Beau Sapin" (a French translation of " O Christmas Tree"), is a new recording and is only available on this album. The other track new to the collection is a version of George Harrison's " Here Comes the Sun" by Taylor and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, which originally appeared on Ma's 2008 holiday album Songs of Joy & Peace.
The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.[ citation needed]
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James Taylor at Christmas | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 10, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2004, 2006 | |||
Genre | Christmas | |||
Length | 45:49 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Dave Grusin, Russ Titelman, James Taylor, Charlie Paakkari | |||
James Taylor chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
James Taylor at Christmas is the 17th studio and second Christmas album by singer-songwriter James Taylor, released by Columbia Records in 2006. It was his last release for Columbia since signing with the label in 1977.
The album is essentially a reissue (with a new title and slightly altered track listing) of James Taylor: A Christmas Album, a limited edition title distributed by Hallmark Cards in 2004. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," originally issued on Taylor's October Road in 2002, and "River" were not included on the original Hallmark release. Additionally, the original album featured a version of " Deck the Halls" which is not on the standard Columbia CD. (The Barnes & Noble chain, however, issued a version of the new title with "Deck the Halls" included as a bonus track.)
The album was reissued on the UMe label in 2012, with the addition of two tracks. One of them, "Mon Beau Sapin" (a French translation of " O Christmas Tree"), is a new recording and is only available on this album. The other track new to the collection is a version of George Harrison's " Here Comes the Sun" by Taylor and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, which originally appeared on Ma's 2008 holiday album Songs of Joy & Peace.
The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.[ citation needed]
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Year-end charts
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