Review: Merry Christmas, Baby CD by Rod Stewart

Review: Merry Christmas, Baby CD by Rod Stewart
The first ever Christmas CD by Rod Stewart is out - Merry Christmas, Baby!  I was fortunate to receive a copy for review and the opportunity to run a giveaway for one of my Trendy Mom readers to win their own copy!

I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but looked forward to listening to the Merry Christmas, Baby! CD because Rod Stewart is a timeless artist. I love his music. Who doesn't?!

This Merry Christmas, Baby! CD has a combination of class songs and some that I was not familiar with. It was fun to hear both the classics and to experience songs that I had never heard before. Of course, even the classics have a twist since I've never heard them from Rod Steward before. Something that I really enjoyed about this release is that there are a few duets. They are my favorite.  (I've played Track #11 on repeat a few too many times already!)

The Merry Christmas, Baby! CD now has it's own spot in the disc-changer in our car and I think that we'll keep it there for the next couple of months since it is so fun for our entire family to listen too

Merry Christmas, Baby! comes out on October 30, 2012! Trendy Moms can order copies on iTunes | Amazon | HSN

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Rod will be live on HSN on Friday, October 26 at 8:00 p.m. EST. Prior to the HSN Live Concert event, a special pre-show will stream live on HSN’s Facebook page at 7:30 p.m. EST. Check out exclusive behind-the-scenes access as Rod prepares to take the stage! More
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Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby debuts on THIRTEEN'S "GREAT PERFORMANCES" this December on PBS! Visit Great Performances Online at www.pbs.org/gperf for additional information about this and other programs.


The information below is from a press release:
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ROD STEWART DEBUTS HIS FIRST EVER CHRISTMAS ALBUM, MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY SET FOR OCTOBER 30th RELEASE ON VERVE MUSIC GROUP

FEATURED GUESTS INCLUDE MICHAEL BUBLÉ, MARY J. BLIGE, CEE-LO GREEN AND A VERY SPECIAL ‘VIRTUAL’ DUET WITH ELLA FITZGERALD

MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ON ITUNES NOW!

Grammy Award®-winning, two-time Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Rod Stewart, the newest world-class megastar to join the roster of the Verve Music Group (VMG), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), has completed MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY, his first Christmas album of his career, it was announced today by Lucian Grainge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Music Group and David Foster, Chairman, Verve Music Group.  Foster serves as producer and arranger of MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY, which is set to arrive in stores on October 30th and is available for pre-order on iTunes today.

"I have always been tempted to do a Christmas album," said Rod Stewart. "And now that I once again have young children, the timing couldn't be better. Additionally, Merry Christmas, Baby gave me a chance to reunite with David Foster.” Added Foster, “And I’m thrilled that this is the first project for both of us on Verve.”

MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY, an album of standards and traditional songsfinds Rod Stewart joined by a number of A-list guests, starting with Michael Bublé, who duets with Rod on “Winter Wonderland.” “We Three Kings” is a duet with Mary J. Blige; and the title tune “Merry Christmas, Baby” is a duet with Cee-Lo Green featuring New Orleans’ favorite son, Trombone Shorty. “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” features Dave Koz on saxophone and “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” is a very special ‘virtual’ duet with Ella Fitzgerald featuring Chris Botti.

The balance of the tunes on MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY comprise “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,”“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” “Blue Christmas,” “When You Wish Upon A Star,” “Silent Night,” and “Auld Lang Syne.” The album’s one original track, “Red-Suited Super Man,” is composed by Rod Stewart, David Foster and Amy Foster and features Trombone Shorty.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY TRACK LIST

1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

3. Winter Wonderland – featuring Michael Bublé

4. White Christmas

5. Merry Christmas, Baby  featuring CeeLo Green & Trombone Shorty

6. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! featuring Dave Koz

7. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve – featuring Ella Fitzgerald & Chris Botti

8. Blue Christmas

9. Red-suited Super Man – featuring Trombone Shorty

10. When You Wish Upon A Star

11. We Three Kings – featuring Mary J. Blige

12. Silent Night

13. Auld Lang Syne

About Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is the world's leading music company with wholly owned operations in 60 territories. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's leading global music publishing operations.

Universal Music Group's record labels include A&M/Octone, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Interscope Records, Island Records, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Universal Music Latino, Universal Republic and Verve Music Group as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalogue of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world's most popular artists and their recordings. UMG's catalogue is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes Global Digital Business, its new media and technologies division and Bravado, its merchandising company."

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