The Christmas present from Robbie Williams comes in the form of a double CD on which the British singer, in addition to classic Christmas songs, presents a collection of his own festive creations. This follow-up to (2016) has the same smooth production, supplemented with a lot of Christmas bells and a few Christmas clichés here and there. Especially on the second disc Williams tries to break
… through the typical Christmas sound with, for example, Celtic influences or a duet with boxer (!) Tyson Fury. With this album he also wants to overthrow 's monopoly on Christmas music , but whether he will succeed… Williams' colleagues , and sing a tune along. (JvQ)more