Beyond the Season by Garth Brooks (CD, Aug-1992, Capitol Nashville Records)

No matter who's doing the singing, most Christmas albums have the same ol' same ol' that we've all heard countless times at Christmas parties, in department stores, on Christmas movies and the radio from the end of November to the end of December. As a former salesperson in a retail store who had to listen to those songs 8 hours a day, six days a week, it's a wonder I can stand any Christmas music at all. At least with Garth you get a talented singer and some great versions of the same ol' same ol'. My personal favorite on the album is 'Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy'. This is the only single artist Christmas album I own and I think it will stay that way.