A Merry Little Christmas is the first Christmas release by Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Brouwer.[2] The 7 song collection was released on December 7, 2010 through Universal Music Distribution. The album received a very positive reaction at Christian radio stations eager for some fresh new holiday music, and has remained in heavy rotation at many stations across the US and Canada each December since it's release. Critics praised Brouwer's performance and vocals as well as the more jazz/pop arrangements of new and classic Christmas songs. The album includes, "Angels Sing", which is an original composition written by Brouwer, and a cover of the Goo Goo Dolls hit Better Days that charted for Brouwer on the Billboard Christian chart in January 2011. Brouwer's version of the song was added to regular, non-seasonal CCM playlists at Air1 and KLOVE Christian stations throughout the following year.
Track listing
#
Title
Length
Composer
1.
"Christmastime is Here"
4:20
Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson
2.
"Let it Snow"
2:09
Sammy Cahn, Julie Styne
3.
"Better Days"
3:30
John Rzeznik
4.
"O Come O Come Emmanuel"
3:28
Traditional
5.
"Angels Sing"
4:40
Matt Brouwer
6.
"Holly Jolly Christmas"
2:57
John Marks
7.
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
3:10
H. Martin, R. Blane, J. Fricke
Charts
2011
"Better Days" - U.S. Billboard Hot Christian Songs
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