Christmas Album Archives

Mitchell Tenpenny: ‘Naughty List’ – Album Review

October 29, 2021/in Blog, First Impression, New Music, News /by Rebekah Milsted

Mitchell Tenpenny’s full-length Christmas Album, Naughty List is available now, October 29th on all streaming platforms. Check out our full review and listen to the brand new music below.

It may be Halloween weekend, but Mitchell Tenpenny has us dreaming about Christmas with his full-length holiday album, Naughty List. The 11-track project is filled with holiday classics and original songs. It is the perfect album to curl up by the fireplace with your loved ones and enjoy the season.

While seven of the tracks were featured on the singer-songwriter’s 2020 EP Neon Christmas, Tenpenny is sharing his spin on two more covers as well as two originals.

We learned with Neon Christmas that Tenpenny can make the classics such as “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!”, feel brand new. There was no doubt that he would deliver again. Putting his one-of-a-kind vocals together with an electric guitar, you will be up and dancing in no time when listening to “Jingle Bell Rock”. You’ll continue to be on your feet with “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town”. Filled with an epic guitar solo, an appearance from Santa and standout vocals from Tenpenny, it shows the Nashville native’s originality.

“I Hope it Snows” featuring Meghan Patrick is one of the best original Christmas songs we’ve heard. It tells the story of bringing your significant home for the first time to meet your family and take part in the season’s traditions. The ballad starts out with Patrick bringing in M10 during the second verse and chorus. Their vocals blend perfectly creating an instant classic.

“I hope it snows on Christmas Eve // Like a winter wonderland in my parents backyard // And I hope you know how much it means to have you in the picture of our postcard // Holidays in the South is all you know // So we’re headed up North and I hope it snows”

“Don’t Hang the Mistletoe” is the second new original. It’s a fun love track that will have you hanging up mistletoe as soon as possible. But be warned you may never leave the house due to the amount of kissing you’ll be doing. With his country charm with a bit of R&B flare, Tenpenny shows his many vocal ranges.

Overall, Naughty List shows how great of an artist Tenpenny is. We will certainly have the album on repeat all season long!

Naughty List Tracklist:

“Neon Christmas” (Mitchell Tenpenny/Lindsay Rimes/Matt Rogers)
“Snow Angels” (Mitchell Tenpenny/Ernest Keith Smith/Rafe Tenpenny)
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane)
“Naughty List” (Mitchell Tenpenny/Andy Albert/Jordan Schmidt)
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” (Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne)
“Don’t Hang the Mistletoe” (Mitchell Tenpenny/Kyle Clark/Jordan Schmidt)
“Joy to the World” (Public Domain)
“Jingle Bell Rock” (Joe Beal/Jim Boothe)
“Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” (J. Fred Coots/Haven Gillespie)
“I Hope It Snows” (feat. Meghan Patrick) (Mitchell Tenpenny/Jeff Cibulka/Meghan Patrick)
“O Holy Night” (Public Domain)

Mitchell Tenpenny’s holiday project ‘Naughty List’ is out now.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Mitchell Tenpenny releases.

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Naughty List is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Here Is Brett Eldredge’s Holiday Album: ‘Mr. Christmas’

October 22, 2021/in Blog, New Music, News /by Erica Zisman

Brett Eldredge’s brand new holiday album, Mr. Christmas is out now, October 22nd on all streaming platforms. Check out the details and listen to the brand new music below.

When it comes to the fusion of Christmas music with country music, there is no one else that comes to mind quite like Brett Eldredge. The singer mesmerized fans with his Christmas record Glow and special performances nationwide of the record. Today, the singer releases his next holiday album. Eldredge’s perfectly-titled Mr. Christmas is finally here.

The brand new record features our favorite holiday classics like “Jingle Bells” and “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” as well as a couple of originals. Eldredge includes the new song, the title-track “Mr. Christmas” on this enticing project. According to the platinum-selling artist himself, “This album is so much fun and full of joy and magic. […] We captured that nostalgic, classic feel that Christmas brings and mixed it with the soulful side of my music influences. It’s got a lot of heart and magic.”

Check out the track list and listen to the full-length record below.

Mr. Christmas Track List

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Mr. Christmas
Merry Christmas Baby
Jingle Bells
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
I Hear the Bells on Christmas Day
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Cool Yule
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
Feels Like Christmas
O Come All Ye Faithful

Brett Eldredge’s brand new Christmas Album ‘Mr. Christmas’ is available now.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Brett Eldredge releases.

To keep up with Brett Eldredge, follow him on Instagram , Facebook, and Twitter .

Mr. Christmas is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Here Is Brett Young’s Album: ‘Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics’

October 22, 2021/in Blog, New Music, News /by Erica Zisman

Brett Young’s brand new collaborative holiday album, Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics is out now, October 22nd on all streaming platforms. Check out the details and listen to the brand new music below.

The best part of the holidays is getting to celebrate with friends and family. Country superstar, Brett Young knows just that and to used that notion in his brand new record. The singer-songwriter collaborated with several fellow entertainers to give us killer renditions of some of our favorite Christmas songs. Young and his friends deliver an enticing new holiday record, perfectly-titled, Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics.

Young enlists the help of artists like Colbie Calliat, Maddie & Tae, Darius Rucker, and more to recreate eight classic holiday jams. Fans will hear renditions of songs like “Silver Bells,” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” in reimagined and more modern ways. Check out the track list and listen to the full-length record below.

Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics Track List:

“Silver Bells”
“White Christmas” feat. Colbie Calliat
“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire)” feat. Phil Wickham
“The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” feat. Dann Huff
“Silent Night” feat. Chris Tomlin
“Let it Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” feat. Maddie & Tae
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” feat. Darius Rucker
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” feat. Sam Fischer

Brett Young’s brand new holiday album, ‘Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics,’ out now.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Brett Young releases.

To keep up with Brett Young, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Brett Young & Friends Sing The Christmas Classics is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Home Free ‘Warmest Winter’ Holiday Album Review

November 6, 2020/in Blog, First Impression, New Music, News /by Christina Bosch

Known for their incredible harmonies and a capella pizazz, country music entertainers Home Free are back with another incredible collection of holiday tunes. Following their already successful holiday projects, FULL OF CHEER and FULL OF (EVEN MORE) CHEER, the group is excited to release Warmest Winter which mixes season staples such as “Run Run Rudolph” and “Christmas Don’t Be Late” and also includes a few originals!

Shining a light on a much-needed message, “What We Need Is Love” is an original track that the group is proud to present to their fans during this uncertain year. Watch the video, also released today, below.

Home Free has lined up one unique night to celebrate Christmas the best way they know how – headlining a socially-distanced show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on December 21. Tickets are set to go on sale on 11/13.

Home Free’s WARMEST WINTER Track Listing

1. “Christmas Don’t Be Late” (Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.)
2. “Christmas in L.A.” (Jack Stratton)
3. “Tennessee Christmas” feat. Rachel Wammack (Amy Grant, Gary Chapman)
4. “Warmest Winter” (Austin Brown, Emma Brooke, Steven Martinez)
5. “What Christmas Means to Me” (Allen Story, Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy)
6. “Winter Song” (Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson)
7. “Christmas in Dixie” feat. Alabama (Randy Owen, Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Mark Herndon)
8. “Snow Globe” (Tim Foust, Keelan Donovan)
9. “Run, Run Rudolph” feat. Striking Matches (Johnny Marks, Marvin Brodie)
10. “Christmas Ain’t for the Lonely” (Tim Foust, Chris Chatham, Darren Rust)
11. “Cold Hard Cash” (Austin Brown, Andrew Tufano, Annika Bennett)
12. “What We Need is Love” (Tim Foust, Ernie Halter)

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Home Free releases.

To keep up with Home Free, follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Warmest Winter is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music‘ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Runaway June: When I Think About Christmas – EP Review

October 16, 2020/in Blog, First Impression, New Music, News /by Brianna Vacca

Runaway June’s first-ever holiday EP, When I Think About Christmas, is available now, October 16th on all streaming platforms. Check out our full EP Review below as we dive deeper into the collection of songs.

Releasing their first-ever holiday project, When I Think About Christmas, Runaway June are bringing the holiday spirit to fans a little early this year. The five-song EP features three well-known Christmas classics and two new original tracks. Although it’s only October, we’re more than ready to curl up next to the fire, hot chocolate in hand, with Runaway June playing on the record player.

“Christmas On The Radio,” written by Sam Hollander and Martin Johnson, is the first original on the project to make its debut and is a perfectly hand-crafted reference guide to all things Christmas. Silver bells, classic hits from Otis Redding, and Nat King Cole.

“When I Think About Christmas” is the second original and serves as the title track of the project. Written by Runaway June member Jennifer Wayne, Josh Matheny, and Tiffany Goss, the song pays homage to conventional country in the sweetest way: swing-laced instrumentation, pure joy, and your loved one.

“When I think about Christmas // I don’t worry ‘bout the cold // I’m covered up in all your kisses // C’mon baby let it snow”

“O Holy Night” strays away from any traditional version with elegant and flawless harmonies. Of course, the holiday season just isn’t complete without the classic tune, “Let It Snow” and Runaway June’s beautiful upbeat version concludes the jolly project with glistening bells.

“Our new Christmas EP, When I Think About Christmas has all of these beautiful mountain Appalachian sounds,” said Runaway June’s Naomi Cooke, Wayne, and Natalie Stovall. “So we put our own little spin on Christmas music and we’ve got some fiddle so why not!” The trio continued to share in an Instagram post, “It’s been a long crazy year, and working on this music has felt so liberating from the madness of the world. When we think about “Christmas” we think of family, peace, rest, love and reflection, gratitude, celebration, and we wanted this music to be the soundtrack of what Christmas is to us and hopefully spread a little of that to all of you through this project.”

Singer-songwriter and fiddle player Natalie Stovall recently joined the band after Hannah Mulholland left the group. Members Naomi Cooke and Jennifer Wayne announced Stovall’s addition shortly after Mulholland announced that she was leaving, simply because she wanted to be in California with her husband and family.

Runaway June When I Think About Christmas

Runaway June’s first-ever holiday EP, When I Think About Christmas, is available now, October 16th.

When I Think About Christmas EP Tracklist:
1. Christmas On The Radio (Runaway June Original – Sam Hollander, Martin Johnson)
2. Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish)
3. O Holy Night (Traditional Holiday Song)
4. When I Think About Christmas (Runaway June Original – Jennifer Wayne, Josh Matheny, Tiffany Goss)
5. Let It Snow – (Julie Styn, Sammy Cahn)

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Runaway June releases.

To keep up with Runaway June, follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

When I Think About Christmas EP is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Christmas In June? Carrie Underwood Announces 2020 Christmas Album

June 3, 2020/in Blog /by Abby Kaye-Phillips

Photo Credit: Justin Aharoni for NYCountry Swag

During a virtual fan club party earlier today (6/3), Carrie Underwood announced that a Christmas album is on the way. Underwood shared the news exclusively with the more than 1,200 viewers gathered for a live-stream hosted by the artist’s Official Fan Club. The virtual party took the place of the in-person event held at the Grand Ole Opry house every year.

Underwood has recorded multiple Christmas songs throughout her fifteen-year career including, “O Holy Night”, “Do You Hear What I Hear”, “The First Noel”, and “ Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” but has yet to release a full holiday album. She shared her excitement with fans during the live broadcast, explaining that it’s been in the works for a long time.

In addition to the announcement, the virtual fan club party included an audience Q&A, a raffle, and an acoustic performance. The country superstar opted to perform non-single fan favorites from each album, including, “That’s Where It Is”, “You Won’t Find This”, “Someday When I Stop Loving You”, and “Thank God For Hometowns”.

Before signing off, Underwood acknowledged an important message in another song, and one that is desperately needed today. “God has given us the capacity to love each other,” said Underwood, before ending the live broadcast with a performance of her hit song, “Love Wins”.

An official announcement and release date for the Christmas album are expected later this year. In the meantime, fans can catch Underwood and husband Mike Fisher in the four-part mini-series, I Am Second every Wednesday at 8PM EST.

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