| Gift is the latest Christmas CD put out by the richly | | | | My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in |
| talented Jim Brickman who once again has delivered a | | | | "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - Joy To The World. |
| brilliant collection of tracks. I'm confident Jim Brickman | | | | Good stuff! |
| fans, and Christmas fans alike will be pleased with this | | | | Gift Release Notes: |
| one. | | | | Jim Brickman originally released Gift on April 5, 2000 on |
| Gift will grab your attention right from the very first | | | | the Windham Hill Records label. |
| note with Joy To The World and doesn't let go until | | | | CD Track List Follows: |
| the very last note of the very last song The Gift, | | | | 1. Joy To The World 2. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear |
| which by the way is another great track. | | | | 3. Starbright 4. Angels 5. Fireside 6. What Child Is This? |
| One of the refreshingly nice things about this CD is the | | | | 7. Hope Is Born Again 8. Winter Peace 9. First Noel, |
| way all of the participating artists seem to be really | | | | The 10. Oh Christmas Tree 11. Little Town Of |
| enjoying themselves. Combine that with the overall | | | | Bethlehem 12. Dreams Come True 13. Gift, The |
| presentation and you've got one of Jim Brickman's | | | | Personnel includes: Jim Brickman (piano); Ronn Huff |
| most impressive releases ever. | | | | (conductor); Mark Wolfram (various instruments); |
| Overall Gift is a solid release. Quite possibly Jim | | | | Kenny Loggins, Collin Raye, Susan Ashton (vocals); |
| Brickman's best to date. Really spectacular from | | | | Dann Huff (electric guitar); Jerry McPherson (guitar); |
| beginning to end. If you're even mildly into Christmas | | | | Nashville String Machine (strings); Norbert Satchel |
| music you'll enjoy this album. | | | | (soprano saxophone); Dan Shea (keyboards, bass, |
| While the entire album is really very good the truly | | | | keyboard & rhythm programming); Marilyn Harris |
| standout tunes are track 2 - It Came Upon A Midnight | | | | (keyboards); Craig Nelson (bass); Aaron Smith (drums); |
| Clear, track 11 - Little Town Of Bethlehem, and track 13 | | | | Blair Masters (percussion, programming); Point Of |
| - The Gift. | | | | Grace. |