Rhett releases first-ever Xmas songs
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 – Thomas Rhett released his first-ever two Christmas songs today.
Rhett unveiled "Christmas In The Country," written by Rhett, David Garcia, Ashley Gorley and Chris Tomlin. He went jazzy on the traditional "The Christmas Song."
"Christmas is hands-down my favorite time of year," said Rhett. "We have so many Christmas traditions in our family that include a lot of festive music, but I've never recorded anything myself. Lauren (Rhett's wife) has wanted me to make some Christmas music for a long time, so this year felt like the right time to finally take a stab at writing something and to put my own twist on one of the all-time classics."
Rhett also earned a Best Country Album Grammy nomination today for "Center Point Road."
More news for Thomas Rhett
- 02/01/23: CMA honors Triple Play Awards winners including Combs, HARDY, Wallen
- 01/20/23: Rhett banks on "Angels"
- 11/03/22: Rhett takes one for the Home Team
- 10/21/22: It's beginning to look a lot like Xmas for Rhett
- 10/18/22: Rhett, Perry release video
- 04/01/22: Rhett, Tuttle, Cauthen drop new music
- 03/04/22: Rhett contemplates "Death Row"
- 01/21/22: Rhett will Bring the Bar to You
CD reviews for Thomas Rhett
Thomas Rhett's "Where We Started" begins with a wonderfully positive relationship song titled "The Hill." Over a quiet, acoustic guitar arrangement, Rhett sings of how a successful marriage is the hill he wants to die on. In other words, if he's going to fight for anything, he's going to battle for his romantic partnership. Unsurprisingly, Lori McKenna had a part in writing it. When it comes to setting the right priorities in life, McKenna is one of our greatest ...
Thomas Rhett is in the artistic zone. Rhett Atkins' boy never really struggled to get noticed, but starting around 2015, his impact went nuclear – "Die A Happy Man" wasn't just a number one, but a monster that stayed there for two months. The ACM Award for Entertainer of the Year still carries a lot of weight, and Rhett nabbed it in 2019.
Still, Rhett's sound has its doubters – a lot of the air-quote country hits were grafted to other dance, pop and soul styles. ...
Thomas Rhett represents a dilemma for traditional country music fans. Namely, that he doesn't create much country music that appeals to traditional tastes. Although "Center Point Road" doesn't entirely reverse that trend, even during its most overtly pop moments, this new collection of songs is still a pretty good one.
The best song is also a love song - to a truck - titled "That Old Truck." It's the kind of song that only makes sense within country music circles. ...
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