{"product_id":"joan-osborne-christmas-means-love-cd-used","title":"Joan Osborne \/ Christmas Means Love - CD (Used)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Osborne, Joan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Import\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 11-09-2007\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca When it comes to yuletide albums, an artist has maybe three choices as to how to proceed: 1) You can write your own new songs; 2) You can try really hard to put your own spin on these popular chestnuts by doing radically different arrangements or recording them all in a death metal polka style because no one else has made a death metal polka holiday release; 3) Or you can just do the songs straight-ahead already, as best you can, and hope that you measure up to the greats who've done those songs before you. For Joan Osborne's first holiday record, the full-throated singer-songwriter admirably (and smartly) uses all three approaches at once. Osborne uses a wide variety of arrangements and styles to tackle these tunes. There are ribald, bluesy arrangements (\"What Do Bad Girls Get?\"), songs with gospel elements (the title track), and stripped-down, piano-driven numbers (\"Silent Night\") that really showcase her vocal strengths. Note: This 2007 reissue of Osborne's 2005 album of the same name has all the same songs; it simply omits the spoken word introduction. --Mike McGonigal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 610583212228\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0610583212228\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e english\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e audioCD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46205912711427,"sku":"M1-F4PS-PZQQ","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/files\/91FuXsvRxjL.jpg?v=1730033093","url":"https:\/\/idshop.ca\/products\/joan-osborne-christmas-means-love-cd-used","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}