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The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection

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This is a rerelease of the 2007 holiday album with the same tracks as before and nothing new but a new copyright date of 2009 and the Sounds of the Season removed from the cover jacket. Available only at Target for a limited time only (while supplies last) a great chance to actually buy the album in stores again if you have not already. I now own both copies, the original 2007 release and the new release. (It is possible but I can not really say but they rerecorded the songs for the rerelease but I could be wrong.)

Track listing (Track Number. Title - Time - Writers):
1. Last Christmas - 3:32 - George Michael
2. Christmases When You Were Mine - 3:08 - Taylor Swift, Liz Rose, Nathan Chapman
3. Santa Baby - 2:43 - Jonas Ellen Javits, Phillip Springers, Tony Springer
4. Silent Night - 3:34 - Traditional Arrangement by Taylor Swift
5. Christmas Must Be Something More - 3:55 - Taylor Swift
6. White Christmas - 2:34 - Irving Berlin

A great holiday gift to get a Taylor Swift fan!!!

I picked this up today from Target. Its an exclusive for $6.99. I'd have to say this will really get you in the mood for Christmas. Last Christmas is my favorite Christmas song and now I enjoy it even more. I just wish that she released an album for every holiday. This is a great gift idea. Check out her deluxe edition of her debut cd as well. She also knows the true meaning of the holiday as expressed in her songs especially written for this cd. She is like no other.

The CD is amazing! Taylor has a great voice and has these songs on this CD:
* LAST CHRISTMAS
* CHRISTMASES WHEN YOU WERE MINE
* SANTA BABY
* SILENT NIGHT
* CHRISTMAS MUST BE SOMETHING MORE
* WHITE CHRISTMAS
It may not even Halloween yet, but it's already scary to feel the spirit of Christmas through the sounds of an angel in the month of October. If you can find a copy of this CD, it would be one of the best Christmas gifts you could buy for yourself or for someone special during this Holiday season. Remember to have some heart if you have this CD. Please don't overprice just because it is seemingly rare.

Swifty does it, again. It's impossible for her to put out bad music. Sure, there are only six songs on this album; but quantity does not equal quality. Taylor should be commended for her integrity in never stuffing filler songs in her albums.

Songs:
1. "Last Christmas" starts the album off with a bang! (or should I say Wham!?;) Taylor's cover of George Michael's holiday classic has a more upbeat tempo and fun, rock and roll edge along with a tongue-in-cheek gender turn, but still perfectly conveying her persona of heart-on-her-sleeve vulnerability.

2. "Christmases When You Were Mine". First of the two new Taylor songs on this album slows down the mood. The usual great lyrics from team Swift/Rose in a monologue to a broken-up lover and the Christmas memories they shared.

3. "Santa Baby". Playing the materialistic vixen perfectly. I like the tongue-in-cheek allusion, "one more thing I need, the deed, to a platinum mine". Judging by the number of platinum albums she has, I'd say TayTay's got that covered.

4. "Silent Night". Beautiful, spiritual, uplifting. Perfect song for her voice. Like an angel singing.

5. "Christmas Must Be Something More". The other new Taylor song, upbeat tempo, worth the price of the entire album. Taylor gets a lot of inspiration from fairy tales, this one's from the Dr. Seuss classic "The Grinch That Stole Christmas", but of course, putting her own unique spin: "So here's to the birthday boy who saved our lives". Taylor's not afraid to show her spiritual, Christian values here, where she downplays the commercialism and materialism that Christmas has become (in stark contrast to track 3 "Santa Baby"). The great artists, like Taylor Swift, remind us of the Truth with their art.

6. "White Christmas". Nice quiet, peaceful ending with this classic.

I'm really surprised with Taylor Swift skills, i was already a fan because of her amazing country album and now she made me even more a fan.
It's really nice how good she sounds singing these Christmas songs, especially "Last Christmas" and "Santa Baby", i felt like those songs were made for her.
Overall it's a very sweet and pleasant collection from this beautiful and talented girl.

I will start this review saying like a lot of people, I am a big Taylor fan. Her first 2 CDs and her addition with Plantium addition are defintely 5 stars.

However, ths Christmas edition only has 6 songs on it total and Taylor only is perfoming in 3 of them. This CD is worth the low price, however.

Songs:
1. Last Christmas- George Michael
2.Christmases When You Were Mine- Taylor Swift, Liz Rose, Nathan Chapman
3.Santa Baby- Joan Ellen Jarvis, Phillip and Tony Springer
4. Silent Night- Taylor Swift
5. Christmas Must Me Something More- Taylor Swift
6. White Christmas- Taylor Swift

Note: The Santa Baby Taylor performed on NBC is NOT on this album.

I bought this CD for my sixteen-year-old daughter and have basically taken it back from her. (Good thing she has a lot going on, so she hasn't noticed yet.) This is my first exposure to Taylor, and she has a great voice and a stunning delivery. One thing that really strikes me on this CD is how well the songs are laid out. Each song follows the previous one in a perfect, seamless manner. I am now going to look for other CDS of Taylor's to buy for my daughter, and see if they somehow end up in my car for my daily commute.

I remember seeing this in stores once when it was originally out and when I went back sold out never to be seen again. Glad I found a copy on Amazon as this is one of the best Xmas CD's in recent memory.

Hi everybody,

I'm from Austria and I bought this CD for my daughter (she is crazy about the songs on this disc) from the US because it's impossible to have in Europe. The shipment was very fast and absolutely without problems as well as the payment.

Greetings from Austria

Walter

Love this CD. For you people that want it and dont have it already, you can go to her website Taylorswift.com and order it for 10 dollars or its free if you order 50 dollars worth of things. You can also buy it on itunes for 6 dollars. Dont buy the 30 dollar CD's when you can get it for 10! Hope it makes you buy it from her and not these people! Thanks! Brianna