Now that he's a big television star, Blake Shelton decided it was time that he acted the part.
And so, Cheers, It's Christmas, a holiday album timed for the Christmas season of 2012, just so happens to arrive during the thick of The Voice's third season.
Shelton does not play it cozy and country here; he takes the time to make this a splashy celebration, inviting his wife Miranda Lambert in for a duet on one track and her band Pistol Annies for another, keeping it country with Reba McEntire and keeping it Sinatra with Michael Bublé, perhaps straying a bit too far from home by singing with Trypta-Phunk, but feeling right at home with Kelly Clarkson.
Such a long list of guests can't help but bring to mind those star-studded seasonal variety shows from the '70s and, in a sense, the record is stuck in that notion of cross-platform crowd-pleasing, trying to be a little bit of everything to everyone, but that's by no means a bad thing, as Shelton has an easy charm that carries through any bumps in the road.
It's designed to be classically Christmas, with even its handful of new tunes constructed to sound classic, and Cheers, It's Christmas does indeed wind up somewhat out of time, sounding like a perennial even upon its first listen.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jingle Bell RockJoe Beal | Blake Shelton | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | White ChristmasIrving Berlin | Blake Shelton | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Oklahoma ChristmasRob Byus, Jeneé Fleenor, Trent William | Blake Shelton | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | Blake Shelton | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | There's a New Kid in TownDon Cook, Curly Putman, Keith Whitley | Blake Shelton | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Santa's Got a Choo Choo TrainTracy Broussard, Rob Byus, Blake Shelton, Beau Tackett | Blake Shelton | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | HomeMichael Bublé, Alan Chang, Amy Foster | Blake Shelton | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Winter WonderlandFelix Bernard, Dick Smith | Blake Shelton | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | The Christmas SongMel Tormé, Robert Wells | Blake Shelton | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Blue ChristmasBilly Hayes, Jay Johnson | Blake Shelton | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | I'll Be Home for ChristmasKim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram | Blake Shelton | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Silver BellsRay Evans, Jay Livingston | Blake Shelton | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Time for Me to Come HomeDorothy Shackleford, Blake Shelton | Blake Shelton | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | The Very Best Time of YearTracy Broussard, Rob Byus, Blake Shelton, Beau Tackett | Blake Shelton | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armen Anassian | Violin |
| 2 | Bill Appleby | Overdub Engineer |
| 3 | Chris Ashburn | Assistant |
| 4 | David Baldwin | Guitar (Electric) |
| 5 | Kristin Barlowe | Photography |
| 6 | Joe Beal | Composer |
| 7 | Bob Beckham | Booking |
| 8 | Chuck Berghoffer | Bass |
| 9 | Irving Berlin | Composer |
| 10 | Felix Bernard | Composer |
| 11 | Charlie Bisharat | Violin |
| 12 | Brandon Blackstock | Management |
| 13 | Narvel Blackstock | Management |
| 14 | Drew Bollman | Assistant, Engineer |
| 15 | Jacqueline Brand | Violin |
| 16 | Robert Brophy | Principal |
| 17 | Tracy Broussard | Composer, Drums, Percussion |
| 18 | Michael Bublé | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 19 | Caroline Buckman | Viola |
| 20 | Rob Byus | Bass, Composer |
| 21 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 22 | Alan Chang | Composer |
| 23 | Gene Cipriano | Clarinet |
| 24 | Kelly Clarkson | Featured Artist |
| 25 | Giovanna Clayton | Cello |
| 26 | Paul Cohen | Cello |
| 27 | Perry Coleman | Vocals (Background) |
| 28 | Gina Coletti | Viola |
| 29 | Don Cook | Composer |
| 30 | Amanda Craig | Grooming |
| 31 | Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick | Cello |
| 32 | Bruce Dukov | Principal |
| 33 | Earle Dumler | Oboe |
| 34 | Stephen Erdody | Principal |
| 35 | Ray Evans | Composer |
| 36 | Nina Evtuhov | Violin |
| 37 | Chuck Findley | Trumpet |
| 38 | Jeneé Fleenor | Composer |
| 39 | Amy Foster | Composer |
| 40 | Paul Franklin | Pedal Steel |
| 41 | Kim Gannon | Composer |
| 42 | Julie Gigante | Concert Master |
| 43 | Eric Gorfain | Violin |
| 44 | Chandler Harrod | Assistant |
| 45 | Tamara Hatwan | Violin |
| 46 | Billy Hayes | Composer |
| 47 | Aubrey Haynie | Fiddle |
| 48 | Scott Hendricks | Digital Editing, Overdub Engineer, Producer |
| 49 | Amy Hershberger | Violin |
| 50 | Dan Higgins | Flute, Sax (Alto) |
| 51 | Maia Jasper | Violin |
| 52 | Carolyn Dawn Johnson | Vocals (Background) |
| 53 | Jay Johnson | Composer |
| 54 | Charles Judge | Arranger, Conductor |
| 55 | Charlie Judge | Keyboards, Piano |
| 56 | Walter Kent | Composer |
| 57 | Steve Kujala | Principal |
| 58 | Miranda Lambert | Featured Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 59 | Ana Landauer | Violin |
| 60 | Nick Lane | Trombone |
| 61 | Roger Lebow | Cello |
| 62 | Jay Livingston | Composer |
| 63 | Brent Mason | Guitar (Electric) |
| 64 | Bob Mater | Drums, Percussion |
| 65 | Darrin McCann | Viola |
| 66 | Reba McEntire | Featured Artist |
| 67 | Serena McKinney | Violin |
| 68 | John Mitchell | Bassoon |
| 69 | Charlie Morillas | Trombone (Bass) |
| 70 | Gordon Mote | Keyboards, Piano |
| 71 | Craig Nelson | Bass |
| 72 | Justin Niebank | Engineer |
| 73 | Cheryl Norman | Violin |
| 74 | Brian O'Connor | Principal |
| 75 | Phillip O'Connor | Principal |
| 76 | Stephanie O'Keefe | Orchestra Contractor |
| 77 | Ben O'Neil | Assistant |
| 78 | Grace Oh | Violin |
| 79 | Danielle Ondarza | Horn |
| 80 | Geoffrey Osika | Bass |
| 81 | Sid Page | Violin |
| 82 | Joel Pargman | Violin |
| 83 | Joel Peskin | Sax (Baritone) |
| 84 | Katherine Petillo | Art Direction |
| 85 | Ben Phillips | Digital Editing, Drums |
| 86 | Radu Pieptu | Violin |
| 87 | Pistol Annies | Featured Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 88 | Curly Putman | Composer |
| 89 | Buck Ram | Composer |
| 90 | Anatoly Rosinsky | Violin |
| 91 | Brent Rowan | Producer |
| 92 | Erik Rynearson | Viola |
| 93 | Brian Scanlon | Sax (Tenor) |
| 94 | Kim Scholes | Cello |
| 95 | Dorothy Shackleford | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 96 | Blake Shelton | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 97 | Herb Shucher | Overdub Engineer |
| 98 | Dick Smith | Composer |
| 99 | Nick Spezia | Assistant |
| 100 | Dave Stone | Bass |
| 101 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 102 | Bryan Sutton | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 103 | Beau Tackett | Composer, Guitar (Electric) |
| 104 | Shane Tarleton | Creative Director |
| 105 | Todd Tidwell | Assistant |
| 106 | Mel Tormé | Composer |
| 107 | Trish Townsend | Wardrobe |
| 108 | Trypta-Phunk | Featured Artist |
| 109 | Michael Valerio | Principal |
| 110 | Tommy Vicari | Engineer, Horn Engineer |
| 111 | Brad Warnaar | Horn |
| 112 | Jeffrey Welch | Technical Assistance |
| 113 | Robert Wells | Composer |
| 114 | Keith Whitley | Composer |
| 115 | Michael Whitson | Viola |
| 116 | Trent William | Composer |
| 117 | Hank Williams | Mastering |
| 118 | Glenn Worf | Bas Dessus |
| 119 | Xenia | Featured Artist |
| 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). |