SoCal beach bunny that she is, Colbie Caillat recognized a gaping hole in our collective Christmas consciousness: thousands of seasonal records exist but not a one was made for the beach.
And so her 2012 album fills a specific need -- it's a breezy, sunny holiday platter for those who never see a snowflake in their December.
Colbie's specialty is a light touch but she actually rocks a little bit harder here than usual, letting her duet partner Brad Paisley goose "Merry Christmas Baby" with his gnarly Telecaster and giving "Winter Wonderland" an insistent electronic pulse, elements that make Christmas in the Sand a little livelier than either of her full-length platters, but the casual brilliance of this unassuming but thoroughly entertaining holiday album is that it has a genuine personality.
Apart from a couple of pretty good newly written tunes, the songs are familiar but the sound isn't: Christmas in the Sand is lively, cheerful, and bright, the sound of the season for climates where there's nary a cloud in the sky.
And there's never been a Christmas album like that before, so it's something of an achievement for Caillat.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merry Christmas BabyLou Baxter, Johnny Moore | Colbie Caillat | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Santa BabyJoan Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer | Colbie Caillat | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Christmas in the SandColbie Caillat, Kara DioGuardi, Jason Reeves | Colbie Caillat | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Baby It's Cold OutsideFrank Loesser | Colbie Caillat | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | The Christmas SongMel Tormé, Bob Wells | Colbie Caillat | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Santa Claus Is Coming to TownJ. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie | Colbie Caillat | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Every Day Is ChristmasColbie Caillat, Kara DioGuardi, Jason Reeves | Colbie Caillat | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Silver BellsRay Evans, Jay Livingston | Colbie Caillat | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Winter WonderlandFelix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | Colbie Caillat | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | MistletoeMikal Blue, Stacy Blue, Colbie Caillat | Colbie Caillat | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | Happy ChristmasColbie Caillat, Toby Gad | Colbie Caillat | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | Auld Lang SyneRobert Burns, Colbie Caillat | Colbie Caillat | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 287 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stevvi Alexander | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Lou Baxter | Composer |
| 3 | Denosh Bennett | Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Eric Berdon | Choir/Chorus, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Music Direction |
| 5 | Felix Bernard | Composer |
| 6 | Mikal Blue | Composer |
| 7 | Stacy Blue | Composer |
| 8 | Eric Boulanger | Mastering, Mixing, Violin |
| 9 | Sandy Brummels | Art Direction |
| 10 | Kim Bullard | Keyboards, Programming |
| 11 | Robert Burns | Composer |
| 12 | Colbie Caillat | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 13 | Ken Caillat | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 14 | Caroline Campbell | Violin |
| 15 | Neal Cappellino | Engineer |
| 16 | Brian Carr | String Arrangements |
| 17 | Autumn DeWilde Colbie | Photography |
| 18 | J. Fred Coots | Composer |
| 19 | Victor de Almeida | Viola |
| 20 | Gavin DeGraw | Featured Artist |
| 21 | Kara DioGuardi | Composer |
| 22 | Ray Evans | Composer |
| 23 | Vanessa Freebairn-Smith | Cello |
| 24 | Toby Gad | Composer |
| 25 | Haven Gillespie | Composer |
| 26 | Greg Sartiano | Engineer |
| 27 | Elizabeth Hedman | Violin |
| 28 | Juan-Miguel Hernandez | Viola |
| 29 | Paula Hochhalter | Cello |
| 30 | Sean Hurley | Bass |
| 31 | Victor Indrizzo | Drums, Percussion |
| 32 | Joan Javits | Composer |
| 33 | Christopher Kornmann | Graphic Design |
| 34 | Jay Livingston | Composer |
| 35 | Frank Loesser | Composer |
| 36 | Makepeace Brothers | Choir/Chorus |
| 37 | Greg Metcalf | Photography |
| 38 | Johnny Moore | Composer |
| 39 | Jamie Muhoberac | Keyboards, Programming |
| 40 | Noah Needleman | Choir/Chorus |
| 41 | Brad Paisley | Featured Artist |
| 42 | Tim Pierce | Bass, Guitar |
| 43 | Jason Reeves | Composer, Featured Artist, Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 44 | Doug Sax | Mastering |
| 45 | Kathleen Sloan | Violin |
| 46 | Michael "Smidi" Smith | Keyboards |
| 47 | Richard B. Smith | Composer |
| 48 | Sonus Quartet | Strings |
| 49 | Philip Springer | Composer |
| 50 | Tony Springer | Composer |
| 51 | Chris Steffen | Engineer |
| 52 | Greg Suran | Guitar |
| 53 | Shari Sutcliffe | Contracting, Coordination |
| 54 | Mel Tormé | Composer |
| 55 | Patrick Warren | Keyboards, Programming |
| 56 | Bob Wells | Composer |
| 57 | Brian David Willis | Assistant Engineer |
| 58 | Annaliese Wolverton | Vocals (Background) |
| 59 | Ghian Wright | Engineer, Mixing, Music Direction |
| 60 | Justin Young | Featured Artist, Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 61 | Joe Zook | Mixing |
| 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). |