took a traditional approach to this album, hiring a 60-piece orchestra to play 's lush arrangements and recording live with it. Tradition also rules much of the song list, with favorites like (in English and Spanish versions) and turning up. has taken the liberty of including a couple of originals that probably won't become standards, though he doesn't embarrass himself. This is a pretty somber set for the most part, perhaps more appropriate for late on Christmas Eve than Christmas morning, but it's well-sung and the arrangements add new elements here and there without varying much from the familiar. ~ William Ruhlmann