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Watching the Snow is a jazz album by American singer Michael Franks. It was released in Japan by Columbia Records in 2003, in the U.S. by Sleepy Gypsy in 2004, and again in the U.S. by Koch Records.[1]

Watching the Snow
Studio album by
Michael Franks
Released
  • 2003 (2003) in Japan
  • 2004 (2004) in the U.S.
Genre
  • Smooth jazz
  • Christmas
Length49:03
Label
  • Columbia
  • Sleeping Gypsy
  • Koch
Michael Franks chronology
The Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of Love
(2003)
Watching the Snow
(2003)
Love Songs
(2004)

Watching the Snow was Michael Franks' first Christmas album. Rather than covering other holiday music standards, Franks wrote all the songs. According to the liner notes, sales from the album were donated to Hearts United for Animals.


Track listing


All tracks are written by Michael Franks.

No.TitleLength
1."The Way We Celebrate New Year's"6:23
2."Watching the Snow"5:41
3."Christmas in Kyoto"4:50
4."My Present"4:30
5."I Bought You a Plastic Star (For Your Aluminum Tree)"3:36
6."Said the Snowflake"4:51
7."The Kiss"4:41
8."When the Snowman Sings"4:21
9."Island Christmas"5:44
10."My Present (Reprise)"4:28

Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Writing for AllMusic, Christopher Monger described the album as "comfort food with all the trimmings" and that each track was "lovingly crafted, astronomically inoffensive, and wine-drunk silly and sincere."

Comparing the album to the holiday themed releases of Franks' peers, he concluded it was a "testimony to Franks' laid-back demeanor and subtle humor that an entire record of original holiday songs can complement a snowy December day rather than accentuate its forced seasonal cheer."


Personnel



References


  1. Monger, James Christopher. Watching the Snow  Michael Franks at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

Bibliography





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