Critical reception
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365 Days of Inspiring Media | ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) [3] |
CCM Magazine | ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_half.svg.png) [4] |
The Christian Beat | ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) [5] |
New Release Today | ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) ![](../I/m/Star_full.svg.png) [6] |
Rating the album three and a half stars for CCM Magazine, Kevin Sparkman says, "Christmas may be here, but Danny Gokey's vocals are always in season."[4] Caitlin Lassiter, indicating in a four star review by New Release Today, describes, "Christmas Is Here is a perfect example of how to take classic favorites and remake them into modern songs of holiday praise and worship."[6] Joshua Andre, awarding the album four stars at 365 Days of Inspiring Media, writes, "Well done Danny for such a poignant, powerful and prolific Christmas album".[3] Giving the album four stars from The Christian Beat, Sarah Baylor states, "Danny Gokey's Christmas Is Here is definitely the perfect album to get you in the holiday spirit."[5]
Track listing
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1. | "What Christmas Means to Me" | Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy, Allen Story | 3:21 |
2. | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Edward Pola, George Wyle | 2:15 |
3. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:57 |
4. | "Mary, Did You Know?" | Buddy Greene, Mark Lowry | 4:49 |
5. | "Lift Up Your Eyes" | Mia Fieldes, Danny Gokey, Jonathan Smith | 4:14 |
6. | "The Christmas Song" | Robert Wells, Mel Tormé | 2:32 |
7. | "Christmas Is Here" | Gokey, Becca Mizell, Sam Mizell, Keith Thomas | 3:15 |
8. | "This Christmas" | Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor | 3:28 |
9. | "O, Holy Night" | Traditional | 4:56 |
10. | "Give Me Jesus" | Traditional | 5:34 |
Total length: | 37:21 |
References
- ↑ "Christmas Is Here - Danny Gokey : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Danny Gokey: Lift Up Your Eyes - Music on Google Play". Google Play Music. Google. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- 1 2 Andre, Joshua (November 8, 2015). "Music Reviews: Danny Gokey – Christmas Is Here". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Sparkman, Kevin (November 16, 2015). "Danny Gokey – 'Christmas Is Here'". CCM Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- 1 2 Baylor, Sarah (October 28, 2015). "Danny Gokey's "Christmas Is Here": Soulful & Upbeat". The Christian Beat. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- 1 2 Lassiter, Caitlin (October 23, 2015). "Soulful Christmas Music". New Release Today. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Danny Gokey Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Danny Gokey Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Danny Gokey Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2015.