![]() The Christmas Present received mixed reviews from music critics. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Williams initially aspired to cover " Fairytale of New York" as a duet with Britney Spears which the latter declined due to being on hiatus. And you can’t write 50 songs in one month because it’s Christmas and you feel Christmassy, so you have to do it when the fancy takes you." In an interview with Smooth FM, Williams stated: "I wrote 50 songs for the Christmas Present record. You sort of get it in your head that you can only use that token once. Williams was asked in an interview whether or not there were any plans for Bublé to sing on the album and he answered: "He sang with me on an album of mine called Swings Both Ways. Williams joked that he was going to call the album Achtung Bublé, a play on words of the U2 album " Achtung Baby", and in reference to Michael Bublé's "monopoly" on the Christmas music market, which he said "must end now". Williams began recording the album in June 2019, just before the final leg of his Wynn Las Vegas residency, and concluded in Vancouver in October 2019. It used to be a time of year that I didn't care too much for, but she loves it, loves it like a child, and because of that, I now love it, it's a very very special time of the year, and because of that, yes I'm willing to do a Christmas album, and I will do one at one point". "I used to hate Christmas, but my wife Ayda has instilled me with Christmas spirit. In a Q&A with BBC Radio 2 in December 2012, Williams was asked if he would consider doing a Christmas album.
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