Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas

Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas is the second Christmas album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on November 23, 1999, peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the Top Country Albums chart. Two years after this album's release, Brooks released a reissue of this album, Songs from Call Me Claus, which contained most of the songs from this release. The only tracks which were not carried over were "White Christmas", "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen", and "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (all of which are remixed versions of the same songs from his first Christmas album, Beyond the Season).

Track listing

 * 1) "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" (Edward Pola, George Wyle) – 2:57
 * 2) "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:06
 * 3) "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:25
 * 4) "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 2:58
 * 5) "Baby Jesus Is Born" (Randy Handley, Cam King) – 3:59
 * 6) "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (traditional) – 2:35
 * 7) "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 3:33
 * 8) "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:27
 * 9) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:05
 * 10) "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays (Robert Allen, Al Stillman) – 2:18
 * 11) "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:34
 * 12) "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (traditional, work) – 3:25
 * 13) "The Wise Men's Journey" [instrumental] (Bobby Wood) – 1:28
 * 14) "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 3:03

Personnel

 * Garth Brooks – vocals, arrangements (6, 12, 14)
 * Bobby Wood – keyboards
 * Blair Masters – Hammond B3 organ (5, 12)
 * Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitars
 * Chris Leuzinger – electric guitars
 * Mike Chapman – bass
 * Milton Sledge – drums
 * Sam Bacco – percussion
 * Dennis Burnside – horn and string arrangements, conductor
 * Mark Douthit, Don Jackson, Sam Levine, Doug Moffet and Denis Solee – saxophones and woodwinds
 * Ernie Collins, Chris Dunn, Robert Green and Chris McDonald – trombone
 * Jeff Bailey, Mike Haynes, Steve Patrick and George Tidwell – trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
 * The Nashville String Machine – strings
 * Bergen White – choir arrangements and conductor
 * The Bergen White Choir – choir

Production

 * Allen Reynolds – producer
 * Mark Miller – recording, mixing
 * Matt Andrews – recording assistant
 * Duke Duczer – recording assistant, mix assistant
 * Eric Conn – digital editing
 * Carlos Grier – digital editing
 * Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).
 * Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
 * Carlton Davis – production manager
 * Denise Jarvis – production managing assistant
 * Virginia Team – art direction
 * Jerry Joyner – design
 * Beverly Parker – photography
 * Harris Graphics – digital imagery
 * Mary Beth Felts – hair, make-up

Chart performance
Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas peaked at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at number one on Top Country Albums, his 10th number-one album.