This Christmas Time

Lonestar | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 12, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bna Entertainment
• ASIN: B00004WJCO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,240 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Genre: Christmas Music Media Type: Compact Disk

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Close........but no cigar!, September 27, 2000

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Luke A. Grim (Republic of S. Korea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Christmas Time (Audio CD)

Lonestar has really come into their own, haven't they?!?! Ever since thier self titled album they've been putting out hit after hit, finally getting their name recognized with "Amazed"! Well, maybe I just had my expectations too high, or maybe I'm listening to the album too early. Christmas albums 2 1/2 months before Christmas just don't work. I have to hand it to them though, for turning some played out classics into good classics! How many times and different ways have we all heard "Silent Night" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"????? It doesn't matter when you pick up this CD! The voice and rythm on those tunes are awesome, making you feel like you're in Christmas in Nashville! I strongly recommend this album to Lonestar fans and Christmas music fans, along with fans of the oldies but goodies. You'ld be "amazed" at how they make these songs sound!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Festive!, June 8, 2001

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James E. Bagley "Jim Bagley" (Sanatoga, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Christmas Time (Audio CD)

Fans of new country should love Lonestar's This Christmas Time. Lead singer Richie McDonald's "Vince Gill meets Marty Raybon" tenor is a natural for hymns like "O Holy Night," and "Silent Night," while the band's rocking arrangements of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" and "Little Drummer Boy" conjure up a fervently festive mood. With the originals "If Every Day Could Be Christmas" and the title track, Lonestar transfers the poignancy of their smash hits "Amazed" and "Smile" to a holiday setting and creates some new classics.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I waited 3 years to review this album..., November 22, 2003

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DanD - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Christmas Time (Audio CD)

I could say it's because I wanted to get things right, but that would be a lie. I could say that it's because I don't make a habit out of reviewing Christmas CD's, and that would be closer to the truth (I've only reviewed 2 others). Well, I review the CD's I like, folks...and I loved this one.

Christmas means three things to me: family, fun, and that Dude on the Cross's B-Day. Now, you may not be overly religious (I'm not) but you have to admit that nothing warms your heart like a good ol' Christmas song...

This album covers all the territories. There's the bluesy "PLease Come Home For Christmas", plus the almost-too-perfect ballads "Have YourSelf a Merry Little Christmas", "What Child Is This," and "The Christmas Song". Listenable...but not the highlights.

"If Every Day Could Be Christmas" reviews the joys of the holiday in a heart-warming manner; "Reason For The Season" (co-written by frontman Richie McDonald) is a bit tacky with the title, but is a good song to listen to to get you into the spirit of Christmas. "This Christmas Time" (co-written by keyboardist Dean Sams) looks at Christmas through the eyes of a young lover. Those're the newbies.

"Santa Clause Is Comin' To Town" is a good rocker; typical Lonestar upbeat fare (and that ain't bad!). "Winter Wonderland" is the fun-loving song it was meant to be. "Little Drummer Boy" has been kicked up a notch, one of the album's best: maybe a bit "pop" or "rock" for some people...but it's just one song out of eleven. You can live with it, if that ain't your cup of eggnog.

I missed one, didn't I? Yes. I meant to, too. Becuase "O Holy Night" is the best song on the album--and one of the best holiday tunes I've heard. Richie McDonald outdoes himself. How come most artists who record this (and I'm thinking John Berry here) seem to give their best performances of their careers? I don't know, but on this album, "O Holy Night" is a gripping, "power"-ballad that'll drive you to your knees...and get you singing along, if you can do so in-tune.

So...Christmas with Lonestar. Doesn't sound too bad, does it? These four guys (one of the best vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist/drummer combinations currently on the charts) know what Christmas is about...and they deliver it to you, with just a minimum charge. Now, it's not stripped down, and it doesn't sound overly traditional. Still, if this CD doesn't get you into the Christmas spirit, I don't know what will.