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Merry Christmas, Baby
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  • Summary: David Foster co-produced the first Christmas album for the British singer-songwriter that features guest appearances by Mary J. Blige, Chris Botti, Michael Bublé, Ella Fitzgerald, Cee-Lo Green, Dave Koz, and Trombone Shorty.
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Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. BBC Music
    Dec 13, 2012
    70
    If you know how Rod Stewart sounds, and are aware of these songs' traditional arrangements (sole new number aside), then you already know what Merry Christmas, Baby has in store. And whether or not you're going to want to pick it up from one.
  2. The Guardian
    Dec 13, 2012
    60
    The album does its job--the 67-year-old's husky rasp sounds as Christmassy as a log fire and, when the lush instrumentation creates a warm glow, you can almost smell the chestnuts roasting.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Dec 13, 2012
    60
    Verve chairman David Foster, who serves as arranger and producer, demonstrates laudable discernment in choosing the album's 13 songs, and the same goes for the requisite cameos: Cee Lo Green, Mary J. Blige, and Trombone Shorty provide little boosts of energy to Stewart along the way.
  4. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Dec 30, 2012
    60
    Humbugness aside, though, it's a serviceable collection of jazzy covers and duets.
  5. AllMusic
    Dec 13, 2012
    50
    ong for song, Merry Christmas, Baby is very much of a piece with Rod's ongoing Great American Songbook series, with Stewart not straying from the familiar form of these songs and producer David Foster laying on all manner of soft, soothing sounds.
  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    Dec 17, 2012
    30
    Mary J Blige, Ella bloody Fitzgerald and the odious Cee Lo (see above) all phone in a hand, but… look, just get the book [his autobiography], OK? It's brilliant, and this isn't.

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