Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Because it IS Christmas!!

I'm a long-time fan of Barry Manilow and was delighted to receive this CD as a gift. That is, until I listened to it! I think it's one of the worst Christmas albums I've ever had. Because, you see, it IS Christmas and I want to hear about Christmas. Many of the songs gave just a brief instrumental intro (Silent Night, The First Noel, Joy to the World, Carol of the Bells, We Wish you a Merry Christmas) and then went to his singing something else like When the Meadow was Blooming (Huh?????) or It's Just Another New Year's Eve.The only redeeming portion is the one track when he sings an excerpt from Handel's Messiah. I would have loved an entire CD of his singing portions of the Messiah.