Christmas With Cliff

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Teasing something a little different, he continued: ‘They had differing approaches to the songs that I asked them to produce for me, and they gave this album the dynamics that I had hoped for. Cliff Richard has announced the release of his first dedicated Christmas album in 19 years, Christmas With Cliff will be out on East West Records on 25 November 2022. Christmas With Cliff was recorded in 2022 in Criteria Studios, Miami and produced by Sam Hollander and Chris Walden.

This Is What I Mean has been noted for its muted tone, with Guardian critic Alexis Petridis describing the album in a four-star review as “noticeably more introverted and personal” than its predecessors. It is Richard's third Christmas album following Together with Cliff Richard (1991) and Cliff at Christmas (2003), and his first made up entirely of new recordings. Christmas With Cliff will be released on 25 November and will feature 13 tracks, including festive classics and new songs.Gary Younge, one of the few journalists to have interviewed Stormzy in the past few years, told the Guardian last month that This Is What I Mean is “not just another album” for the grime superstar, but “a statement about his freedom as an artist. The streets are glistening with lights/And hearts are full of hope and love/While children carol Silent Night/Can you hear them? Photograph: East West Records/PA Christmas with Cliff will include classics such as Jingle Bell Rock as well as new songs. The 81-year-old singer and national treasure will release the record, titled Christmas With Cliff, on November 25 and it will feature 13 tracks comprising Christmas classics and new festive songs. This album is not just mine, it belongs to all of us involved in creating it, and I hope that we add a little something special to your Christmas season.

EMI gears up for the best of times; first Robbie Williams retrospective set to be an early Christmas number one favourite". The album also includes new Christmas songs – First Christmas, Six Days After Christmas (Happy New Year) and Heart of Christmas. New tracks will include First Christmas, Six Days After Christmas (Happy New Year), and Heart of Christmas.he sings, evoking Yuletide traditions inclusive of everybody, no matter their religious affiliation, before leading listeners to the message he hopes to impart. A relatively small margin of chart units – a metric that encompasses streams and sales – separated the two records, with This Is What I Mean moving 27,800 units compared to Christmas With Cliff’s 24,300.

Cliff Richard said: “I have always loved being in recording studios ever since Studio 2, Abbey Road, in 1958.

By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. At the end of these often buoyant proceedings, Six Days After Christmas (Happy New Year) strikes a thoughtful tone, Cliff choosing “to remember good times with good friends” while also looking ahead to what the new year will bring.