Christmas Together is the second holiday album from both Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, but it's the first the wedded couple has made together.
It's a swift affair, with 11 songs clocking in at 28 minutes, its brevity suggesting it may not have been made with much care, but its casualness is also its charm.
Neither Brooks nor Yearwood -- who duet on several songs, then have their own showcases -- toss away their performances, but the album does feel like it was recorded swiftly, as if the couple knocked off these tunes in a couple of afternoons.
In the case of Brooks, this means he relies on humor, joshing his way through "Ugly Christmas Sweater" and mincing around on the duets "Marshmallow World" and "Baby, It's Cold Outside," but Yearwood casually pulls off a stunner on a smoldering "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" These two approaches illustrate the gulf in skill between the two singers, yet Christmas Together also shows that they're nicely matched: there's real chemistry between this husband and wife, who generate so much good cheer that Christmas Together winds up as a chipper soundtrack to all manner of holiday parties.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 01:42 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Ugly Christmas SweaterGarth Brooks, John Martin | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 01:55 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Santa BabyJoan Javits, Phil Springer, Tony Springer | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Feliz NavidadJosé Feliciano | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?Frank Loesser | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Marshmallow WorldPeter DeRose, Carl Sigman | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Merry Christmas Means I Love YouGarth Brooks, Jenny Yates | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Hard Candy ChristmasCarol Hall | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Baby, It's Cold OutsideFrank Loesser | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | The Man With the BagDudley Brooks, Hal Stanley, Irving Taylor | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 01:54 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | What I'm Thankful For (The Thanksgiving Song)Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Agee | Choir/Chorus, Horn |
| 2 | Matthew "Buster" Allen | Engineer, Mixing |
| 3 | Dave Angell | String Machine |
| 4 | Monisa Angell | String Machine |
| 5 | Sam Bacco | Drums, Percussion |
| 6 | Jeff Bailey | Choir/Chorus, Horn |
| 7 | Preston Bailey | Choir/Chorus, Horn |
| 8 | Bruce Bouton | Guitar (Steel) |
| 9 | Jimmy Bowland | Woodwind |
| 10 | Dudley Brooks | Composer |
| 11 | Garth Brooks | Choir/Chorus, Composer, Primary Artist, Vocal Harmony |
| 12 | Dennis Burnside | Horn, Strings, Woodwind Arrangement |
| 13 | Mike Chapman | Bass |
| 14 | Bruce Christensen | String Machine |
| 15 | Don Cobb | Mastering |
| 16 | Eric Conn | Mastering |
| 17 | Janet Darnell | String Machine |
| 18 | Dave Davidson | String Machine |
| 19 | Peter DeRose | Composer |
| 20 | Beverly Drukker | String Machine |
| 21 | Stuart Duncan | Mandolin |
| 22 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 23 | Connie Ellisor | String Machine |
| 24 | José Feliciano | Composer |
| 25 | Don George | Composer |
| 26 | Barry Green | Choir/Chorus, Horn |
| 27 | Jim Grosjean | String Machine |
| 28 | Rob Hajacos | Fiddle |
| 29 | Carol Hall | Composer |
| 30 | Tania Hancheroff | Vocals (Background) |
| 31 | Mike Haynes | Choir/Chorus, Horn |
| 32 | Prentiss Hobbs | Choir/Chorus, Horn |
| 33 | Johnny Hodges | Composer |
| 34 | Sam "the Ham" Horowitz | Choir/Chorus |
| 35 | Jon Mark Ivey | Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Slide Jackson | Choir/Chorus |
| 37 | Harry James | Composer |
| 38 | Joan Javits | Composer |
| 39 | John Kelton | Engineer |
| 40 | Anthony LaMarchina | String Machine |
| 41 | Chris Leuzinger | Guitar (Electric) |
| 42 | Sam Levine | Woodwind |
| 43 | Frank Loesser | Composer |
| 44 | John Martin | Choir/Chorus, Composer |
| 45 | Shane McConnell | Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | Chris McDonald | Choir/Chorus, Horn |
| 47 | Mark Miller | Producer |
| 48 | Kelsey Mire | Choir/Chorus, Woodwind |
| 49 | Doug Moffett | Choir/Chorus, Woodwind |
| 50 | Billy Panda | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 51 | Steve Patrick | Choir/Chorus, Horn |
| 52 | Stefan Petrescu | String Machine |
| 53 | Carole Rabinowitz | String Machine |
| 54 | Michael Rhodes | Bass |
| 55 | Robbie Shankle | Woodwind |
| 56 | Carl Sigman | Composer |
| 57 | Lisa Silver | Vocals (Background) |
| 58 | Milton Sledge | Drums, Percussion |
| 59 | Kira Small | Vocals (Background) |
| 60 | Phil Springer | Composer |
| 61 | Tony Springer | Composer |
| 62 | Hal Stanley | Composer |
| 63 | Julie Tanner | String Machine |
| 64 | Irving Taylor | Composer |
| 65 | James Taylor | Featured Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocal Harmony |
| 66 | Kim Taylor | Vocal Harmony |
| 67 | Alan Umstead | String Machine |
| 68 | Cathy Umstead | String Machine |
| 69 | Mary Kathryn Van Osdale | String Machine |
| 70 | Katelyn Westergard | String Machine |
| 71 | Bruce Wethey | String Machine |
| 72 | Bergen White | Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 73 | Kris Wilkinson | String Machine |
| 74 | Karen Winkelmann | String Machine |
| 75 | Bobby Wood | Keyboards |
| 76 | Jenny Yates | Composer |
| 77 | Trisha Yearwood | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocal Harmony |
| 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). |