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Because It’s Christmas
Pop · 1990 · 10 tracks

Because It’s Christmas

A platinum-selling holiday classic blending lush Hollywood orchestration, mid-century swing recreations, and Barry's signature theatrical sentiment.

September 25, 1990 · Arista

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A warm, theatrical embrace of holiday nostalgia that balances festive swing with tender sentimentality.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
The Christmas Song
3:54
02
Jingle Bells
2:39
03
Silent Night / I Guess There Ain’t No Santa Claus
5:19
04
The First Noel / When the Meadow Was Bloomin’
5:01
05
Excerpt From Händel’s Messiah (“For unto us a child is born…”) / Because It’s Christmas (For All the Children)
5:28
06
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
5:19
07
White Christmas
1:32
08
Carol of the Bells / The Bells of Christmas
4:48
09
Joy to the World / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
3:46
10
We Wish You a Merry Christmas / It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve
4:47
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, joyous burst of brass and Andrews Sisters-style backing vocals from Exposé on Jingle Bells.
The seamless transition from Händel's Messiah into the soaring, emotional climax of Because It's Christmas.
The quiet, comforting piano intro of It's Just Another New Year's Eve that builds into a sweeping, hopeful anthem for the lonely.

How does Because It’s Christmas sound next to the rest of Barry Manilow's catalogue?

Winter+4.0σ

Winter saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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