Magic of Christmas | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Marie Osmond |
Cover: | Marie Osmond-The Magic of Christmas.jpg |
Released: | 2007 |
Genre: | Christmas, Country, Big Band, Christian |
Length: | 57:02 |
Label: | Hi-Fi |
Prev Title: | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection |
Prev Year: | 2002 |
Next Title: | Dancing with the Best of Marie Osmond |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Magic of Christmas is a holiday album released in 2007 by American country music singer, Marie Osmond. It was Osmond's first studio album since 1989's Steppin' Stone, as well as her first Christmas album.
Osmond released this album following her appearance on Dancing with the Stars. This album features guest vocals from siblings, Donny Osmond, Jimmy Osmond and Merrill Osmond. The album is a mixture of cover versions of Christmas standards, such as "The Christmas Song" and "Away in a Manger" as well as new songs such as "The Locket" and "Christmas in the Country." It includes traditional holiday big-band music, as well Country and Christian ballads.
Released on the independent label, Hi-Fi label, The Magic of Christmas charted among the Billboard 200 albums chart, reaching a peak of number 93 towards the end of the year. It also peaked at number 4 on the Top Christian Albums chart and number 9 on the Top Independent Albums chart the same year.[1]
Track information and credits adapted from Discogs,[2] then verified from the album's liner notes.[3]