A Very Rosie Christmas is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas, released in 2008. It is her first holiday album and features vocals from her friends and family members. The album mixes original songs with cover versions.[1]
Thomas said of the album: "I've always loved to work on Christmas songs; Growing up, every Christmas Eve we entertained the family that came over 'cause my parents were musicians. I've had a blast doing this."[2]
The album includes a comedy skit featuring Thomas's Sheila Saputo character.[3]Damien Jurado guests on "Sheila's Christmas Miracle".[4]
Reception
PopMatters gave the album a 6/10 rating, with Ben Child calling it "a pleasant batch of jazz-pop Christmas songs".[5]The Capital Times described the album as "cute", with Rob Thomas stating "She has a quirky but affecting voice, a wry sense of humor and a deep, questioning Christian faith, and brings them all to bear on this winsome collection."[3]The Tucson Weekly gave it a positive review, with Stephen Seigel viewing Thomas's original songs as the highlights.[1]
The album was included at number 35 in Rolling Stone's "40 Essential Christmas Albums", describing it as "charming and heartfelt".[6] The Miami New Times included it in their "The Best Christmas Albums of 2008".[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Rosie Thomas unless otherwise stated.
