The Christmas Present
by Robbie Williams
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. The Independent (UK)
    Nov 26, 2019
    40
    Williams veers all too often from the kind of whimsy and cheese that’s acceptable at Christmastime, to a level of saccharine that actually makes your teeth hurt.
  2. AllMusic
    Nov 26, 2019
    60
    Williams may like to act like a bad boy but at his heart he's a sentimental cornball and, ultimately, he winds up making mawkishness seem merry on The Christmas Present.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 26, 2019
    60
    We’ve heard these songs so often it would have taken a Christmas miracle for even a pop legend of Robbie’s stature to make them new. Still, his longtime collaborator and co-producer Guy Chambers has brought a great deal of warmth to this collection.
  5. The Guardian
    Nov 26, 2019
    40
    The Christmas Present may be the perfect outlet for Williams’s wryly mawkish sensibilities, but it is still a gift few people will want to find under the tree.

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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. amymcall
    Dec 3, 2019
    10
    Robbie has produced a seriously brilliant Christmas album combining modern and classic sets to create something that is incredibly unique.Robbie has produced a seriously brilliant Christmas album combining modern and classic sets to create something that is incredibly unique. Plus, the Christmas original songs are very very good. Bravo!… Full Review »
  2. Bjornfr1908
    Dec 2, 2019
    10
    Robbie Williams managed to bring some brand new christmas songs who could be aired for life time
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