If ever there was an idea candidate for a Christmas album, it'd be Rascal Flatts, the sweet and slyly savvy country-pop group who have stayed at the top of the country charts since their debut in 2000.
Soft and gentle yet possessing an ear for shifting trends -- witness the R&B undertones on their 2014 album Rewind -- Rascal Flatts offer comfort food with a dash of modern flair.
Time can sometimes make that flair dated, but on The Greatest Gift of All, it means that some seasonal warhorses now sound fresh: "Joy to the World" gets a bit of splashy show biz gospel, "Go Tell It on the Mountain" receives a funky underpinning, and "Let It Snow!" and "Deck the Hall" simmer to a slow-burning R&B groove.
Elsewhere, things are a little more expected: they dig out "A Strange Way to Save the World," a CCM Christmas tune by 4Him, "Silent Night" is treated with gravity and enhanced by a children's choir, while "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is given a still, solemn reading.
Such a blend of the secular and the sacred, the new and the old, is a signature for Rascal Flatts, and it works well here, on a holiday album that delivers precisely what fans would expect.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joy to the WorldTim Akers, Rascal Flatts, George Frederick Handel, Isaac Watts | Rascal Flatts | Play | 03:37 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | O Holy NightAdolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau, John Sullivan Dwight, Rascal Flatts | Rascal Flatts | Play | 04:52 | 0 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Deck the HallsRascal Flatts, Traditional | Rascal Flatts | Play | 03:17 | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | A Strange Way to Save the WorldDavid Allen Clark, Rascal Flatts, Mark Harris, Don Koch | Rascal Flatts | Play | 03:52 | 0 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Go Tell It on the MountainTim Akers, Rascal Flatts, John Wesley Work Jr. | Rascal Flatts | Play | 03:32 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 6 | Let It SnowSammy Cahn, Rascal Flatts, Jule Styne | Rascal Flatts | Play | 02:52 | 0 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Silent NightRascal Flatts, Franz Grüber, Joseph Mohr, John Freeman Young | Rascal Flatts | Play | 04:10 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Someday at ChristmasRascal Flatts, Ronald Norman Miller, Bryan Wells | Rascal Flatts | Play | 03:14 | 0 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | The First NoelTim Akers, Jay DeMarcus, Rascal Flatts | Rascal Flatts | Play | 04:49 | 0 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | Hark! the Herald Angels SingRascal Flatts, Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley | Rascal Flatts | Play | 03:48 | 0 MB | 26 MB |
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| 38 mins | 277 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolphe Adam | Composer |
| 2 | Tim Akers | Arranger, Composer |
| 3 | Adam Ayan | Mastering |
| 4 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 5 | Placide Cappeau | Composer |
| 6 | David Allen Clark | Composer |
| 7 | Jay DeMarcus | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 8 | John Sullivan Dwight | Composer |
| 9 | Justin Ford | Graphic Design |
| 10 | Mike Griffith | Production Coordination |
| 11 | Franz Grüber | Composer |
| 12 | George Frederick Handel | Composer |
| 13 | Mark Harris | Composer |
| 14 | Jay Isaiah | Liner Notes |
| 15 | Laurel Kittleson | Production Coordination |
| 16 | Don Koch | Composer |
| 17 | Nick Lane | Assistant |
| 18 | Felix Mendelssohn | Composer |
| 19 | Ronald Norman Miller | Composer |
| 20 | Joseph Mohr | Composer |
| 21 | Sean Neff | Mixing |
| 22 | Rascal Flatts | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 23 | Janice Soled | Production Coordination |
| 24 | Brianna Steinitz | Production Coordination |
| 25 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 26 | Traditional | Composer |
| 27 | Isaac Watts | Composer |
| 28 | Bryan Wells | Composer |
| 29 | Charles Wesley | Composer |
| 30 | John Wesley Work Jr. | Composer |
| 31 | John Freeman Young | 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). |