Mr. Snowman (Warner, 2003)
John Michael Montgomery
Reviewed by Brian Wahlert
On the other hand, Montgomery's voice and phrasing aren't a good fit for the big-band arrangement of "Winter Wonderland." He sounds like he's sleepwalking through "White Christmas" and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," and his vanilla voice doesn't have the depth or nuance to it to hold a listener's attention through six-plus minutes of "O Holy Night." But then the disc closes with the only song that Montgomery wrote himself, "A Daddy's Prayer / Jesus Loves Me," where Montgomery's understated performance of his own simple, pleading lyric is compelling. Overall, it's an uneven effort. Dedicated John Michael fans will appreciate this one, but for everyone else, plenty of better country Christmas CDs are out there.
CDs by John Michael Montgomery

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