If Simply Streisand, which appeared earlier the same month as A Christmas Album, indicated that Streisand was overly reverent when it came to standards, reverence was no problem with seasonal fare.
You don't necessarily look for unusual interpretations of your Christmas music; you just want those old favorites sung well, and for the most part, that's what you got from Streisand.
She did lead off with "Jingle Bells?" into which she injected some of her trademark humor while performing at a breakneck pace.
Marty Paich arranged and conducted the secular songs like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "White Christmas," which occupied side one, while Ray Ellis handled the religious material on side two.
But both were traditional in their charts, and Streisand gave her singing just enough personality without getting in the way of the familiar songs.
They were trying to make a timeless classic, and that's what they achieved.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasRalph Blane, Hugh Martin | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 2 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:55 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | White ChristmasIrving Berlin | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:03 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 4 | My Favorite ThingsOscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:03 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | The Best GiftLan O'Kun | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 6 | Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 7 | O Little Town of BethlehemPhillip Brooks, Lewis Redner | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | I Wonder as I WanderJohn Jacob Niles, Traditional | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | The Lord's PrayerAlbert Hay Malotte, Traditional | Barbra Streisand | Play | 02:43 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 10 | Jingle Bells? | Barbra Streisand | Play | 01:52 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 11 | Gounod's Ave Maria | Barbra Streisand | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 33 mins | 76 MB | |||||
| 33 mins | 189 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irving Berlin | Composer |
| 2 | Ralph Blane | Composer |
| 3 | Phillip Brooks | Composer |
| 4 | Ray Ellis | Arranger, Conductor |
| 5 | Jack Gold | Producer |
| 6 | Gonoud | Composer |
| 7 | Franz Gruber | Composer |
| 8 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 9 | Jack Lattig | Engineer |
| 10 | Jack Lattig | Engineer |
| 11 | Albert Hay Malotte | Composer |
| 12 | Hugh Martin | Composer |
| 13 | Joseph Mohr | Composer |
| 14 | John Jacob Niles | Composer |
| 15 | Lan O'Kun | Composer |
| 16 | Marty Paich | Adaptation, Arranger, Conductor |
| 17 | James Pierpont | Composer |
| 18 | Lewis Redner | Composer |
| 19 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 20 | Ettore Stratta | Producer |
| 21 | Barbra Streisand | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 22 | Mel Tormé | Composer |
| 23 | Traditional | Composer |
| 24 | Rafael O. Valentin | Engineer |
| 25 | Robert Wells | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |