Maybe This Christmas
| Maybe This Christmas | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | November 5, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Holiday, international, pop rock | |||
| Length | 41:39 | |||
| Label | Nettwerk | |||
| Producer | Darin Harmon (executive) | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| The Phoenix |  |
Maybe This Christmas is a holiday compilation album released in November 2002 through Nettwerk Records featuring contemporary musicians performing both classic and original Christmas songs. The album, named by Ron Sexsmith, is the first in a series of three holiday compilations released through the record label between 2002 and 2004. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of each album went to Toys for Tots, a charity supported by the United States Marine Corps. Most of the tracks exclusive to Maybe This Christmas were recorded just a few months prior to its release. The album's cover art was designed by artist Paul Frank, creator of Julius the pictured "wide-mouth monkey". Critical reception of the compilation was mixed, with reviewers often complimenting or criticizing select tracks. In the United States, the album reached a peak position of number thirty-eight on Billboard's Top Holiday Albums chart.
Maybe This Christmas is the first in a series of three consecutive holiday compilation albums released through Nettwerk.Maybe This Christmas Too? and Maybe This Christmas Tree were released in October 2003 and October 2004, respectively. The series was named by Ron Sexsmith, who contributed the title track to the compilation. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of each album went to Toys for Tots, a charity supported by the United States Marine Corps.Maybe This Christmas contains thirteen "rock-oriented" tracks recorded by various artists. Most of the tracks exclusive to the album were recorded just a few months prior to its release.Allmusic's MacKenzie Wilson dubbed the compilation an "album suited for those twenty-somethings searching for [their] not-so-typical Christmas collection." The cover art was designed by artist Paul Frank, creator of Julius the "illustrated, wide-mouth monkey".
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