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A Mary Mary Christmas is filled with plenty of joy and excitement. Erica and Tina Campbell and their producers keep proceedings light and funky on a set that's split between originals and covers of classic holiday tunes. Most Christmas albums that showcase original compositions find them overshadowed by the chestnuts; here the opposite occurs. The R&B-based songs like "Only One," "'Tis the Season," and the sunshiny "California Christmas" are so filled with fun and sweetness, the gospel songs (the tender "Still the Lamb," the rollicking "Call Him Jesus") so filled with passion, they make the classics they cover faithfully ("Merry Little Christmas," "Carol of the Bells") sound stodgy. When they do take chances with the arrangements (the seemingly Lion King-influenced "O Come All Ye Faithful," a modern update on "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"), the results are decidedly mixed. While A Mary Mary Christmas is a solid addition to the holiday CD blizzard, a few more originals and fewer "classics" would have made it even more enjoyable.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - Dylan Dresdow, Mixing Engineer - E. Campbell, Composer - E. Campbell, Lyricist - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Mary Mary (UK), Performer - Sean Cooper, Engineer - T. Campbell, Composer - T. Campbell, Lyricist - W. Campbell, Composer - W. Campbell, Lyricist - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Producer
(P) 2006 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - E. Campbell, Composer - E. Campbell, Lyricist - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Mary Mary (UK), Performer - Sean Cooper, Engineer - T. Campbell, Composer - T. Campbell, Lyricist - W. Campbell, Composer - W. Campbell, Lyricist - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Ariel Chobaz, Mixing Engineer - Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - Dontae Winslow, Trumpet - Hugh Martin, Composer - Hugh Martin, Lyricist - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Mary Mary featuring Dontaé Winslow, Performer - Ralph Blane, Composer - Ralph Blane, Lyricist - Sandra Campbell, Project Coordinator - Sean Cooper, Engineer - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Performer - Warryn Campbell, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Jerry Peter, Arranger - John Francis Wade, Composer - John Francis Wade, Lyricist - Mary Mary (UK), Performer - Sean Cooper, Engineer - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - E. Campbell, Composer - E. Campbell, Lyricist - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Mary Mary (UK), Performer - Sean Cooper, Engineer - T. Campbell, Composer - T. Campbell, Lyricist - W. Campbell, Composer - W. Campbell, Lyricist - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - E. Campbell, Composer - E. Campbell, Lyricist - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Jerry Peter, Arranger - Mary Mary featuring Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, Performer - Sean Cooper, Engineer - T. Campbell, Composer - T. Campbell, Lyricist - W. Campbell, Composer - W. Campbell, Lyricist - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Producer - Warryn Campbell, Recording Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - E. Campbell, Composer - E. Campbell, Lyricist - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Mary Mary (UK), Performer - Sean Cooper, Engineer - T. Campbell, Composer - T. Campbell, Lyricist - W. Campbell, Composer - W. Campbell, Lyricist - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - Dana Hammond, Co-Producer - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Marvin L. Winans, Jr., Composer - Marvin L. Winans, Jr., Lyricist - Mary Mary (UK), Performer - Robert Wartinbee, Mixing Engineer - Sean Cooper, Engineer - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Antonio Dixon, Producer - Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - Charles Wesley, Composer - Charles Wesley, Lyricist - Eric Dawson, Producer - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Mary Mary (UK), Performer - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Recording Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixing Engineer - Joe Wilson, Arranger - Joe Wilson, Producer - Mary Mary (UK), Performer - Mykola Cmytrovych Leontovych, Composer - Mykola Cmytrovych Leontovych, Lyricist - Sean Cooper, Engineer - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Bruce Buechner, Recording Engineer - E. Campbell, Composer - E. Campbell, Lyricist - James Cruz, Mastering Engineer - Mary Mary featuring Damani, Performer - Sean Cooper, Engineer - T. Campbell, Composer - T. Campbell, Lyricist - W. Campbell, Composer - W. Campbell, Lyricist - Warryn Campbell, Arranger - Warryn Campbell, Executive Producer - Warryn Campbell, Producer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
A Mary Mary Christmas is filled with plenty of joy and excitement. Erica and Tina Campbell and their producers keep proceedings light and funky on a set that's split between originals and covers of classic holiday tunes. Most Christmas albums that showcase original compositions find them overshadowed by the chestnuts; here the opposite occurs. The R&B-based songs like "Only One," "'Tis the Season," and the sunshiny "California Christmas" are so filled with fun and sweetness, the gospel songs (the tender "Still the Lamb," the rollicking "Call Him Jesus") so filled with passion, they make the classics they cover faithfully ("Merry Little Christmas," "Carol of the Bells") sound stodgy. When they do take chances with the arrangements (the seemingly Lion King-influenced "O Come All Ye Faithful," a modern update on "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"), the results are decidedly mixed. While A Mary Mary Christmas is a solid addition to the holiday CD blizzard, a few more originals and fewer "classics" would have made it even more enjoyable.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:01
- Main artists: Mary Mary
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Urban Music - Columbia
- Genre: Comedy/Other Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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