Because It's Christmas

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Because It's Christmas
Studio album by Barry Manilow
Released	1990
Genre	Pop Easy listening
Length	42:35
Label	Arista Records
Barry Manilow chronology
Live on Broadway (1990)	Because It's Christmas (1990)	Showstoppers (1991)

Because It's Christmas was the first of two Christmas albums released by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow. The album was a huge success, becoming Manilow's first platinum album since 1984's 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe. It also began a period in Manilow's career in which he recorded cover albums. Each album would focus on a particular style of music. He continued this pattern until the release of Here at the Mayflower in 2001. The album was released in 1990.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side 1

1. "The Christmas Song" - 3:54
2. "Jingle Bells" (Duet with Expose) - 2:39
3. "Silent Night/I Guess There Ain't No Santa Claus" - 5:19
4. "The First Noel/When The Meadow Was Bloomin'" - 5:01
5. "Excerpt from Handel's Messiah/Because It's Christmas" - 5:28

[edit] Side 2

1. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Duet with K.T. Oslin) - 5:19
2. "White Christmas" - 1:32
3. "Carol Of The Bells/The Bells Of Christmas" - 4:48
4. "Joy To The World/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - 3:46
5. "We Wish You A Merry Christmas/It's Just Another New Year's Eve" - 4:47