Let it snow, bring on the Christmas trees, the eggnog, the hot chocolate, friends and family, place this new Merry Christmas, Baby CD in ….. and RELAX! Rod Stewart is releasing a new CD called, ‘Merry Christmas, Baby’ . This is Rod’s First Holiday CD ever! The drop date of Merry Christmas, Baby is October 30, 2012 by Verve Music Group. What a great holiday gift Rod is providing us with his sparkling, timeless voice! A Must buy for anyone who loves Christmas Music & Rod!
Rod Stewart’s New Holiday CD
The music on Merry Christmas, Baby offers traditional music with fresh duets with singers you know and love like: MICHAEL BUBLÉ, MARY J. BLIGE, CEE-LO GREEN AND A VERY SPECIAL ‘VIRTUAL’ DUET WITH ELLA FITZGERALD.
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
Listening to the Merry Christmas, Baby brought back fond memories that are re-kindled each year when the Holiday season approaches and as Rod serenades I have a think of Christmases past and those coming. I conjure the thoughts of Christmas trees getting decorated with my kids and hanging stockings on the mantle, warm holiday foods, and fun gatherings. The album lends well to a settling down with a great glass of wine, by the fire and reminiscing with friends. Merry Christmas, Baby is a grand holiday CD and produced during the most magical time of the year.
Merry Christmas, Baby provides an impressive collection of Holiday songs that I want to hear, each song brings Rod Stewart unforgettable sultry voice to the forefront! The music that accompanies this entire album makes the holiday season ‘BURST’ into full throttle ahead~ because great music makes you want the season, and this CD is loaded with Great Music and great accompaniments! Way to go ROD!
GET MERRY CHRISTMAS, BABY FOR YOUR HOLIDAY COLLECTION & CONNECT WITH ROD
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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.
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Official Press Release
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.
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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
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