This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday Vol. 1

Various (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Brushfire Records
• ASIN: B001H5HWSA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #935 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From the Artist

I remember about 5 years ago, Jack Johnson made a holiday record for all his family and friends. It was just a couple of tracks, but they sure got everyone in the spirit. On it was his version of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" that he did on his old 4-track machine. This album became a staple for all of our crew during the holiday season, but after several years it felt like time to get a new batch of songs out for friends and families to enjoy. So in the middle of a hot summer, each Brushfire artist hit the studio or their 4-tracks and channeled the holiday spirit. We hope you enjoy the tunes, and wish you all a happy holiday from Brushfire Records. Also know that we are giving 25% of our profits from sales of this record to spread musical education to kids. Wishing you all the best this holiday season.

Product Description

2 new Jack Johnson holiday songs on this compilation!! Plus other never before released tracks from G Love, Matt Costa, Rogue Wave, Zach Gill, Neil Halstead and more!!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Christmas Album, November 18, 2008

By	M. Pisano - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Bought this album a few days ago mainly for the reason I'm a huge fan of Jack Johnson and everyone on his label, but also for the reason i love Christmas music. I would say that this is a great buy for anyone who loves the relaxed sound of Jack Johnson. It nice to hear some of your favorite artist sing songs that you've heard your life and for me this will just add to the wonderful collection of Christmas music i already have. The only complaint i have with this album is the length it very short and none of the songs go over 4 min, but hey what Christmas songs do. Overall this album will serve as a nice listen this holiday season and hopefully some of these songs will get some radio play. Jack Johnson version of "Rudolph" is great and is definitely one of my favorite versions of the song. ALO's song "Christmas time" will also catch your attention due to its fun mellow jam sound. As for the rest for the songs i don't believe i can say one bad thing about them. There all great and fun to listen to. Plus the wonderful things about this album is that 25% of the profits of this record will go to spreading musical education to kids.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great music for a good cause, too, November 17, 2008

By	R. Kyle (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"This Warm December" is the first volume of what hopefully will be a long-standing Christmas offering from Brushfire Records artists. The CD is 11 songs, somewhat short at a bit over 31 minutes, but the songs are well done.

You've got a good mix of standards and covers. While the covers are good, I'm focusing mostly on the four new songs for the review.

"No Christmas for Me" by Zee Avi is a new song I think we're going to hear a lot particularly in love song dedications of people wanting their baby back. Avi sounds a lot like Madeline Peyroux to me with a very light jazzy voice.

"Stuck at the Airport" by Money Mark is another new song. Definitely a theme many of us can identify with.

"Christmas Baby" by G. Love is an upbeat, jazzy love song that we'll probably hear dedicated frequently.

"Christmas Time" by Al'oos is a new song despite the title being similar to others. It talks about family getting together, the plague of lights not lighting, etc. Definitely a very real Christmas experience.

Twenty-five percent of this collection's sales are going to support music education for youth. What a terrific Christmas gift and a way to give back to the community from the proceeds of their success.

Rebecca Kyle, November 2008

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas with a modern twist, December 15, 2008

By	S. Kersey "Dancin' Queen" (Calgary, AB CAN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This disk is a fresh and new way to look at Christmas music. If you are familliar with Jack Johnson,and like his sound you will not be disapointed with his songs on this disk. You will also enjoy all of the other artists on here too. Bushfire has some very talented artists and the acompilation here proves to be symbiotic one.

GREAT DISK, GREAT SOUNDS and leaves you with the WARM AND FUZZY Feeling of the HOLIDAYS.

Merry Christmas Everyone