Christmas Is Here (Brandon Heath album)
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| Studio album by Brandon Heath | ||||
| Released | October 15, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, Christmas music, pop rock | |||
| Length | 34:31 | |||
| Label | Reunion | |||
| Producer | Ben Shive | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| CCM Magazine |   |
| Christian Music Zine | 4.25/5 |
| The Christian Manifesto | |
| Christian Music Review |  |
| CM Addict | |
| Cross Rhythms |   |
| Indie Vision Music | |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |
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| New Release Tuesday | |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | |
Christmas Is Here is a holiday studio album from Christian Contemporary Christian musician Brandon Heath, released on October 15, 2013 by Reunion Records and produced by Ben Shive. The album achieved commercial success and critical acclaim.
The album was released on October 15, 2013 by Reunion Records and was produced by Ben Shive.
At CCM Magazine, Grace S. Aspinwall stated that his slick contemporary voice lends itself well to this material." Furthermore, Stella Blackburn of Cross Rhythms affirmed that because of Heath's vocal being quite "intimate" that allows him to pull of the tunes that are "imaginative and effective acoustic accompaniments and orchestrations". Calvin Moore of The Christian Manifesto wrote that even though Heath never finds a steady channel with his music it does not sound "disjointed", and further noted what really works is "Heath's lithe tenor vocals, the dreamy instrumentation, and the use of magical backing choral voices here and there." CM Addict's Grace Thorson believed that the listener might be astonished with the lyricism, and at Indie Vision Music Jonathan Andre noted that while the album lacks significantly in the drums and electric guitar it was rectified with excellent "heart, emotion, poignancy, and hope." Andre wrote that the album gets into a myriad of styles and genres with contemplative songs in the vein of jazz, motown, and blues through acoustic and upbeat French horns. At Christian Music Zine, Joshua Andre commented that the album showed Heath was an excellent songwriter and the album highlights his "raw emotion, vocal strength, and knack for creating God inspired moments; it is these facts that overshadow the lack of electric guitar and hard hitting drums."
Christmas Is Here garnered critical acclaim from music critics. At CCM Magazine, Grace S. Aspinwall rated the album four stars out of five, which she felt that the artist did not disappoint on the offering, and claimed that the release was destined "to become a holiday classic". Stella Redburn rated the album an eight out of ten, and affirmed that the release was good, perhaps a classic. At Jesus Freak Hideout, Ryan Barbee rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, evoking that this was not just merely Christmas song with Heath's voice but comes across as "something heartfelt, original, and creative." In addition, Barbee proclaimed the release is going to be hoisted up into the pantheon of exemplary Christmas tunes. Mark Geil of Jesus Freak Hideout rated the album four stars, and simply noted the album as being "great". At New Release Tuesday, Sarah Fine rated the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, and called the album unconventional, a trait which Heath has a proclivity for in his music. At Christian Music Zine, Joshua Andre rated the album 4.25-out-of-five, and wrote that the release was "unique, musically creative, and emotive".
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