Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas

Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas is the second Christmas album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 23, 1999, peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the Top Country Albums chart. Two years after this album's release, Brooks released a reissue of this album, Songs from Call Me Claus, which contained most of the songs from this release. The only tracks which were not carried over were "White Christmas", "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen", and "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (all of which are remixed versions of the same songs from his first Christmas album, Beyond the Season).

Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas
Studio album by Garth Brooks
Released	November 23, 1999
Studio	Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Christmas
Length	42:53
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks chronology
Garth Brooks...In the Life of Chris Gaines (1999) Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas (1999) Songs from Call Me Claus (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]
Chicago Tribune	(positive)[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

Track listing

1. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Edward Pola, George Wyle) – 2:57
2. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:06
3. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:25
4. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 2:58
5. "Baby Jesus Is Born" (Randy Handley, Cam King) – 3:59
6. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (traditional) – 2:35
7. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 3:33
8. "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:27
9. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:05
10. "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays (Robert Allen, Al Stillman) – 2:18
11. "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:34
12. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (traditional, work) – 3:25
13. "The Wise Men's Journey" [instrumental] (Bobby Wood) – 1:28
14. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 3:03

Personnel

• Garth Brooks – vocals, arrangements (6, 12, 14)
• Bobby Wood – keyboards
• Blair Masters – Hammond B3 organ (5, 12)
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitars
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitars
• Mike Chapman – bass
• Milton Sledge – drums
• Sam Bacco – percussion
• Dennis Burnside – horn and string arrangements, conductor
• Mark Douthit, Don Jackson, Sam Levine, Doug Moffet and Denis Solee – saxophones and woodwinds
• Ernie Collins, Chris Dunn, Robert Green and Chris McDonald – trombone
• Jeff Bailey, Mike Haynes, Steve Patrick and George Tidwell – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
• The Nashville String Machine – strings
• Bergen White – choir arrangements and conductor
• The Bergen White Choir – choir

Production

• Allen Reynolds – producer
• Mark Miller – recording, mixing
• Matt Andrews – recording assistant
• Duke Duczer – recording assistant, mix assistant
• Eric Conn – digital editing
• Carlos Grier – digital editing
• Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
• Carlton Davis – production manager
• Denise Jarvis – production managing assistant
• Virginia Team – art direction
• Jerry Joyner – design
• Beverly Parker – photography
• Harris Graphics – digital imagery
• Mary Beth Felts – hair, make-up

Chart performance

Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas peaked at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at number one on Top Country Albums, his 10th number-one album.

Weekly charts Charts (1999) Peak position U.S. Billboard 200[6] 7 U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[6] 1 Singles Year Single US Country 2000 "Sleigh Ride" 54 "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" 56 "There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays" 63 "White Christmas" 65 "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" 69 "Baby Jesus Is Born" 75

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[7] 56 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^ United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References and external links

1. AllMusic review
2. The Austin Chronicle review
3. "Holiday Cds". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2021-12-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. "Music". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17.
5. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 105. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
6. "The Magic of Christmas: Songs From Call Me Claus - Garth Brooks". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
7. "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
8. "Canadian album certifications – Garth Brooks – The Magic of Christmas". Music Canada. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
9. "American album certifications – Garth Brooks – The Magic of Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 31, 2024.