MANSON GRANT - Greatest Gift Of All (Pan Records)

This album came in just too late to be reviewed last year, but no doubt still available this year.
Wick’s long running Country showband come up with a good festive party album, with no less than 21 Christmas classics. They’re all here- “Winter Wonderland”, “An Old Christmas Card”, “Silver Bells”, “White Christmas”, “Jingle Bells” and many more.
Manson’s trumpet is much more to the fore than ever before, most notably on “Silent Night”.
Perhaps the most interesting tracks are the lesser known covers. Loretta Lynn’s “Country Christmas” is quite refeshing, but I’d pick “Christmas Long Ago” as my favourite.
Manson and the lads do a good party job on the album. Most of the tracks have been done to death, but if you’re having a Christmas party, then everything you need is here on one album.
Available through the http://www.panrecords.co.uk/ website.