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When I Think Of Christmas by Chris Bennett
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fave it Jazz Vocals | Crooners/Vocals
16 tracks | 54 minutes
Released Aug 2005
on Chris Bennett
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:57 Do You Hear What I Hear? lyrics BUY MP3 03:57 Do You Hear What I Hear? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:57 Do You Hear What I Hear?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:43 Santa Claus Is Comin To Town lyrics BUY MP3 02:43 Santa Claus Is Comin To Town lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:43 Santa Claus Is Comin To Town
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:25 Santa Baby lyrics BUY MP3 03:25 Santa Baby lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:25 Santa Baby
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 One Small Voice lyrics BUY MP3 03:23 One Small Voice lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:23 One Small Voice
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:56 Last Christmas lyrics BUY MP3 03:56 Last Christmas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:56 Last Christmas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:48 A Child Is Born lyrics BUY MP3 02:48 A Child Is Born lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:48 A Child Is Born
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:34 Christmas Is.... lyrics BUY MP3 02:34 Christmas Is.... lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:34 Christmas Is....
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:21 My Kind Of Christmas lyrics BUY MP3 03:21 My Kind Of Christmas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:21 My Kind Of Christmas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:22 It Wouldn't Be Christmas lyrics BUY MP3 02:22 It Wouldn't Be Christmas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:22 It Wouldn't Be Christmas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:44 When I Think Of Christmas lyrics BUY MP3 02:44 When I Think Of Christmas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:44 When I Think Of Christmas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:50 Dear Santa Claus lyrics BUY MP3 03:50 Dear Santa Claus lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:50 Dear Santa Claus
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:41 White Christmas lyrics BUY MP3 04:41 White Christmas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:41 White Christmas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:33 Snowfall lyrics BUY MP3 03:33 Snowfall lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:33 Snowfall
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:34 Santa Claus Forgot lyrics BUY MP3 02:34 Santa Claus Forgot lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:34 Santa Claus Forgot
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:04 Only You Can Make It Christmas lyrics BUY MP3 04:04 Only You Can Make It Christmas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:04 Only You Can Make It Christmas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? lyrics BUY MP3 04:32 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:32 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
From swinging acoustic jazz to delightful and romantic pop, Chris Bennett's "When I Think Of Christmas" captures the spirit of the holidays from a playful twist on "Santa Baby to the lush, nostalgic original, "Last Christmas".
Editorial review
Chris Bennett has never pretended to be someone who sticks to straight-ahead jazz 100 percent of the time; she sings jazz, but she also performs a lot of pop -- and for Bennett, pop can mean either adult contemporary or traditional pop of the pre-rock variety. Some jazz enthusiasts wish she would record straight-ahead jazz exclusively, but in fact, Bennett is appealing in both jazz and non-jazz settings. When I Think of Christmas is the Los Angeles resident's first Christmas album, and once you get past the Christmas-oriented lyrics, it is fairly typical of her musical outlook -- one that is relevant to jazz as well as pop. Bennett's more jazz-oriented side asserts itself on the familiar "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," Claude Thornhill's '40s classic "Snowfall" (which receives a bossa nova treatment), and a surprisingly bluesy arrangement of "Do You Hear What I Hear," which alludes to Miles Davis' "All Blues." But there's no getting around the fact that much of the album is straight-up pop, which could be anything from a '40s-like performance of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" to the adult contemporary approach she favors on the sentimental "It Wouldn't Be Christmas" (a Bennett original). If Bennett feels the need to divide her time between jazz and pop, there is no reason why she shouldn't -- as long as she does so tastefully, that is. And even though a few of the tracks are a little too schmaltzy for their own good, When I Think of Christmas is tasteful more often than not and paints a generally likable, if imperfect, picture of Bennett's jazz and non-jazz talents. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Grammy-nominated jazz singer/songwriter Chris Bennett has released her long-awaited Christmas CD - "When I Think Of Christmas". Here's what Carol Swanson of Christmasreviews.com has to say about the new CD.
No doubt about it - Chris Bennett is an incredible talent. She has the husky-but-angelic voice that could pump a dynamic heart into any song; in addition, she plays the piano and is a terrific songwriter. Bennett is a true artist and her art form is Jazz.
Bennett's sexy-but-sweet allure is apparent throughout "When I Think of Christmas". Even the cover graphic demonstrates mixed imagery; it features the artist wearing the most innocent smile, a jolly Santa cap, and possibly nothing else (at least, that's the suggestion). The CD also reflects innocence in spots ("One Small Voice" and "Santa Claus Forgot", both with kids' vocals), then contrasts that purity with a pipin' hot "Santa Baby" (one of the best renditions I have heard) that will smoke your audio system.
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