You Make It Feel Like Christmas (Deluxe Edition - 2020) by Gwen Stefani - DeepRiffs

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Showbiz has been in Gwen Stefani's blood since the start of her career, which is the reason why she, unlike many '90s alt-rock veterans, can seem at home within the confines of the televised musical competition The Voice. Her very presence on The Voice, one of the last genuinely popular franchises on network television in the 2010s, guaranteed the existence of an album like You Make It Feel Like Christmas, one that's pitched directly in the mainstream. You Make It Feel Like Christmas plays upon her romance with co-host Blake Shelton, making her bouncy duet with the country singer the album's title track and first single. "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" bops along to a Motown beat, just one of many intentional nostalgic nods at the past -- "Never Kissed Anyone with Blue Eyes" grooves to a simmering '60s soul groove, her version of "Santa Baby" has a mid-century swing, Wham!'s "Last Christmas" is given drippy strings that turn it into a girl group number -- but the record is surprisingly heavy on new material for a holiday album. Occasionally, this means Stefani veers into territory that doesn't feel strictly seasonal: "When I Was a Little Girl" plays like a diary entry, not a memory of Christmases past, "My Gift Is You" is a love song bearing the faintest hint of mistletoe, and "Never Kissed Anyone with Blue Eyes" has only a tangential relationship with Christmas. They don't seem out of place, since they're given the same bells and whistles as "Let It Snow" and "White Christmas," but they also diminish the album, making it seem smaller than the season. Still, the moments that work have a coquettish charm that is appealing, which is reason enough to warrant a listen.
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1. Jingle Bells

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: J.s. Pierpont
James Pierpont; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: J.s. Pierpont; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: J.s. Pierpont; Other

2. Let It Snow

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: Jule Styne
Sammy Cahn; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: Jule Styne
Sammy Cahn; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jule Styne
Sammy Cahn; Other

3. My Gift Is You

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Michael Busbee
Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter; Other

4. Silent Night

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber
Joseph Mohr; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: Franz Xaver Gruber
Joseph Mohr; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Joseph Mohr
Franz Xaver Gruber; Other

5. When I Was A Little Girl

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Michael Busbee
Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter; Other

6. Last Christmas

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: George Michael; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: George Michael; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: George Michael; Other

7. You Make It Feel Like Christmas

by Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton

Featured Artist: Blake Shelton; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Composer: Blake Shelton
Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Lyricist: Michael Busbee
Blake Shelton
Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Blake Shelton
Michael Busbee
Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter; Other

8. Under The Christmas Lights

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Michael Busbee
Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter; Other

9. Santa Baby

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: Philip Springer
Joan Javits
Tony Springer; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: Philip Springer
Joan Javits
Tony Springer; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Philip Springer
Joan Javits
Tony Springer; Other

10. White Christmas

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Other

11. Never Kissed Anyone With Blue Eyes

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Michael Busbee
Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter; Other

12. Christmas Eve

by Gwen Stefani

Composer: Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Lyricist: Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter
Michael Busbee; Composer
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Clauss; Production
Composer Lyricist: Michael Busbee
Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter; Other

13. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

by Gwen Stefani

Background Vocals: Grace Potter
Laura Mace
Conesha Owens; Performer
Bass (vocal): Sean Hurley; Performer
Bass Trombone: Ryan Dragon; Performer
Drums: Matthew Musty; Performer
Guitar: Gregory Camp
John Storie; Performer
Lyricist: Haven Gillespie
J. Fred Coots; Composer
Editor: Eric Caudieux; Production
Engineer: Eric Valentine
Busbee
David Way; Production
Keyboard: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Performer: Matthew Musty
Kevin Patrick Warren
John Storie
Ryan Dragon
Erik A. Hughes
David A. Richards
Daniel R. Fornero
Conesha Owens
Laura Mace
Peter Slocombe
Gregory Camp
Grace Potter
Sean Hurley
Robert Moose
Michael Rocha
Blair Sinta; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Adam Ayan; Production
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Bass ( Vocal): Sean Hurley; Performer
Percussion: Blair Sinta; Performer
Composer: Haven Gillespie
J. Fred Coots; Composer
Synthesizer: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Tenor: Peter Slocombe
Ryan Dragon; Performer
Trombone: Erik A. Hughes; Performer
Recording: Eric Valentine; Production
Recording Assistant: Michael Carey
Bradley Cook
Peter Chun; Production
Studio Personnel: Peter Chun
Busbee
Eric Valentine
Michael Carey
David Way
Dave Clauss
Adam Ayan
Bradley Cook
Eric Caudieux; Production
Trumpet: David A. Richards
Daniel R. Fornero
Michael Rocha; Performer
Viola: Robert Moose; Performer
Violin: Robert Moose; Performer
Bari Sax: Peter Slocombe; Other
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Composer Lyricist: J. Fred Coots
Haven Gillespie; Other

14. Cheer For The Elves

by Gwen Stefani

Background Vocals: Apollo Rossdale
Conesha Owens
Grace Potter
Kingston Rossdale; Performer
Bass (vocal): Sean Hurley; Performer
Bass Trombone: Ryan Dragon; Performer
Drums: Matthew Musty; Performer
Guitar: John Storie
Gregory Camp; Performer
Lyricist: Justin Tranter
Michael James Ryan Busbee
Gwen Stefani; Composer
Editor: Eric Caudieux; Production
Engineer: Busbee
David Way
Eric Valentine; Production
Recording Assistant: Peter Chun
Bradley Cook
Michael Carey; Production
Bari Sax: Peter Slocombe; Other
Keyboard: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Composer: Justin Tranter
Gwen Stefani
Michael James Ryan Busbee; Composer
Percussion: Blair Sinta; Performer
Performer: Matthew Musty
Kingston Rossdale
Kevin Patrick Warren
John Storie
Gregory Camp
Michael Rocha
Conesha Owens
Grace Potter
Sean Hurley
Blair Sinta
Ryan Dragon
Peter Slocombe
Apollo Rossdale
Erik A. Hughes
Robert Moose
David A. Richards
Daniel R. Fornero; Performer
Synthesizer: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Tenor: Ryan Dragon; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Peter Slocombe; Performer
Trombone: Erik A. Hughes; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Adam Ayan; Production
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Recording: Eric Valentine; Production
Trumpet: Daniel R. Fornero
David A. Richards
Michael Rocha; Performer
Viola: Robert Moose; Performer
Violin: Robert Moose; Performer
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Studio Personnel: Eric Caudieux
Michael Carey
Eric Valentine
Busbee
Peter Chun
Bradley Cook
Adam Ayan
Dave Clauss
David Way; Production
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Vocal Editing: Dave Clauss; Production
Bass ( Vocal): Sean Hurley; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Gwen Stefani
Michael James Ryan Busbee
Justin Tranter; Other
Vocal Mix: Dave Clauss; Other

15. Secret Santa

by Gwen Stefani

Background Vocals: Grace Potter
Laura Mace
Conesha Owens; Performer
Composer: Justin Tranter
Michael James Ryan Busbee
Gwen Stefani; Composer
Bass (vocal): Sean Hurley; Performer
Drums: Matthew Musty; Performer
Guitar: John Storie
Gregory Camp; Performer
Keyboard: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Lyricist: Michael James Ryan Busbee
Gwen Stefani
Justin Tranter; Composer
Percussion: Blair Sinta; Performer
Performer: Kevin Patrick Warren
John Storie
Gregory Camp
Conesha Owens
Laura Mace
Robert Moose
Blair Sinta
Matthew Musty
Sean Hurley
Grace Potter; Performer
Editor: Eric Caudieux; Production
Engineer: Eric Valentine
Busbee
David Way; Production
Mastering Engineer: Adam Ayan; Production
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Eric Valentine
Busbee; Production
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Sean Hurley; Performer
Recording Assistant: Michael Carey
Bradley Cook
Peter Chun; Production
Synthesizer: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Viola: Robert Moose; Performer
Violin: Robert Moose; Performer
Recording: Eric Valentine; Production
Studio Personnel: Peter Chun
Busbee
Eric Valentine
Michael Carey
Dave Clauss
David Way
Eric Caudieux
Bradley Cook
Adam Ayan; Production
Composer Lyricist: Gwen Stefani
Michael James Ryan Busbee
Justin Tranter; Other

16. Winter Wonderland

by Gwen Stefani

Drums: Matthew Musty; Performer
Performer: Sean Hurley
Robert Moose
Michael Rocha
Peter Slocombe
Ryan Dragon
Blair Sinta
Grace Potter
Matthew Musty
Kevin Patrick Warren
John Storie
Gregory Camp
Erik A. Hughes
David A. Richards
Daniel R. Fornero
Conesha Owens
Laura Mace; Performer
Composer: Felix Bernard; Composer
Background Vocals: Conesha Owens
Grace Potter
Laura Mace; Performer
Bass (vocal): Sean Hurley; Performer
Bass Trombone: Ryan Dragon; Performer
Guitar: Gregory Camp
John Storie; Performer
Keyboard: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Percussion: Blair Sinta; Performer
Strings: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Author: Richard B. Smith; Production
Editor: Eric Caudieux; Production
Engineer: Eric Valentine
Busbee
David Way; Production
Mastering Engineer: Adam Ayan; Production
Bari Sax: Peter Slocombe; Other
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Producer: Busbee
Eric Valentine; Production
Recording: Eric Valentine; Production
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Sean Hurley; Performer
Recording Assistant: Michael Carey
Peter Chun
Bradley Cook; Production
Synthesizer: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Tenor: Peter Slocombe
Ryan Dragon; Performer
Trombone: Erik A. Hughes; Performer
Trumpet: Daniel R. Fornero
Michael Rocha
David A. Richards; Performer
Viola: Robert Moose; Performer
Violin: Robert Moose; Performer
Studio Personnel: Busbee
Eric Valentine
Michael Carey
David Way
Dave Clauss
Adam Ayan
Bradley Cook
Peter Chun
Eric Caudieux; Production
Vocal Editing: Dave Clauss; Production
Vocal Mix: Dave Clauss; Other

17. Feliz Navidad

by Gwen Stefani, Mon Laferte

Bass (vocal): Sean Hurley; Performer
Featured Artist: Mon Laferte; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Grace Potter
Conesha Owens
Laura Mace; Performer
Bass Trombone: Ryan Dragon; Performer
Drums: Matthew Musty; Performer
Lyricist: José Feliciano; Composer
Additional Vocals: Mon Laferte; Other
Editor: Eric Caudieux; Production
Engineer: Busbee
Eric Valentine
David Way; Production
Recording Assistant: Peter Chun
Michael Carey
Bradley Cook; Production
Bari Sax: Peter Slocombe; Other
Guitar: John Storie
Gregory Camp; Performer
Keyboard: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Composer: José Feliciano; Composer
Percussion: Blair Sinta; Performer
Performer: John Storie
Gregory Camp
Erik A. Hughes
David A. Richards
Daniel R. Fornero
Conesha Owens
Laura Mace
Peter Slocombe
Ryan Dragon
Blair Sinta
Mon Laferte
Sean Hurley
Grace Potter
Robert Moose
Michael Rocha
Matthew Musty
Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Synthesizer: Kevin Patrick Warren; Performer
Tenor: Ryan Dragon; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Peter Slocombe; Performer
Trombone: Erik A. Hughes; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Adam Ayan; Production
Mixing: Dave Clauss; Production
Recording: Eric Valentine; Production
Trumpet: Michael Rocha
Daniel R. Fornero
David A. Richards; Performer
Viola: Robert Moose; Performer
Violin: Robert Moose; Performer
Producer: Busbee
Eric Valentine; Production
Studio Personnel: Eric Valentine
Peter Chun
Bradley Cook
Adam Ayan
Dave Clauss
David Way
Eric Caudieux
Michael Carey
Busbee; Production
Vocal Editing: Dave Clauss; Production
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Sean Hurley; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Jose Feliciano; Other
Vocal Mix: Dave Clauss; Other

18. Sleigh Ride

by Gwen Stefani

Acoustic Guitar: Luke Sullivant; Performer
Background Vocals: Laura Cooksey; Performer
Bass: Matt Melton; Performer
Cello: Paul Nelson; Performer
Drums: Jon Hyrkas; Performer
Electric Guitar: Luke Sullivant; Performer
Keyboard: Grant Pittman; Performer
Performer: Gwen Stefani
Jon Hyrkas
Grant Pittman
David Angell
Betsy Lamb
John Nathaniel
Paul Nelson
Ryan Tedder
David Davidson
Mike Kutzle
Brandon Collins
Laura Cooksey
Luke Sullivant
Matt Melton; Performer
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Mitchell Parish; Composer
Lyricist: Mitchell Parish
Leroy Anderson; Composer
Engineer: Mike Wilson
Doug Sarret
Grant Pittman
Tyler Spry; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer; Production
Mixing: John Nathaniel; Production
Producer: Brandon Collins
Brent Kutzle; Production
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Additional Keyboards: Mike Kutzle; Other
Viola: Betsy Lamb; Performer
Violin: Betsy Lamb
David Angell
David Davidson; Performer
Vocals: Gwen Stefani; Performer
Strings Contractor: Brandon Collins; Production
Studio Personnel: Doug Sarret
Chris Gehringer
Mike Wilson
Tyler Spry
John Nathaniel
Grant Pittman; Production
Vocal Producer: Ryan Tedder
John Nathaniel; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mitchell Parish
Leroy Anderson; Other

19. Here This Christmas

by Gwen Stefani

Background Vocals: Laura Cooksey
Josh Varnadore; Performer
Bass: Matt Melton; Performer
Cello: Paul Nelson; Performer
Electric Guitar: Loren Ferard; Performer
Lyricist: Brandon Collins
Josh Varnadore
Ryan Tedder
Brent Kutzle; Composer
Mixing: John Nathaniel; Production
Performer: Paul Nelson
Ryan Tedder
David Davidson
Gwen Stefani
Loren Ferard
Josh Varnadore
Elizabeth Lamb
David Angell
Brandon Michael Collins
Laura Cooksey
Matt Melton
John Nathaniel; Performer
Producer: Brent Kutzle; Production
Primary Artist: Gwen Stefani; Main Performer
Viola: Elizabeth Lamb; Performer
Violin: David Davidson
Elizabeth Lamb
David Angell; Performer
Vocals: Gwen Stefani; Performer
Composer: Ryan Tedder
Brandon Collins
Brent Kutzle
Josh Varnadore; Composer
Strings Contractor: Brandon Michael Collins; Production
Studio Personnel: John Nathaniel; Production
Vocal Producer: Ryan Tedder
John Nathaniel; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ryan Tedder
Brent Kutzle
Josh Varnadore
Brandon Collins; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

19 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

57 minutes and 34 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 4200x4200 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

18/19 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Ambient, New Age, Comedy, Other, Holiday, Holiday Music

Label

Interscope Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 5, 2017

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602435359847