Christmas Means Love is a 2005 Christmas album by American singer-songwriter Joan Osborne.

Christmas Means Love
A profile shot of Osborne smiling among Christmas lights hung on a tree
Cover to the 2005 release from Osborne's Womanly Hips record label; a 2007 re-release from Time Life has a different cover
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
GenreChristmas music
Length39:25
LanguageEnglish
LabelWomanly Hips
ProducerTor Hyams
Joan Osborne chronology
How Sweet It Is
(2002)
Christmas Means Love
(2005)
Pretty Little Stranger
(2006)

Reception

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The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, with reviewer Thom Jurek noting that the release is not essential, but Christmas albums largely are not and "Osborne's voice being what it is, she could sing the back of a cereal box and make it interesting".[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Christmas Means Love" (Morris Dollison, Jr.) – 3:06
  2. "Santa Claus Baby" (John Dolphin and William York) – 2:34
  3. "Away in a Manger" (traditional) – 4:35
  4. "Christmas Must Be Tonight" (Robbie Robertson) – 3:59
  5. "Cherry Tree Carol" (traditional) – 3:39
  6. "Christmas in New Orleans" (Dick Sherman and Joseph Van Winkle) – 3:35
  7. "Children Go Where I Send Thee" (traditional) – 4:23
  8. "Angels We Have Heard On High" (traditional) – 3:20
  9. "What Do Bad Girls Get?" (Joan Osborne) – 2:32
  10. "Great Day in December" (Claude Jeter) – 4:45
  11. "Silent Night" (traditional) – 3:08

Personnel

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Joan Osborne – Christmas Means Love". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
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