'' Billboard '' s Melinda Newman described the record as " a fine collection " and " beautifully rendered " ; she also found Streisand 's heavy amount of detail able to " elevate ... the quality of this project far above the usual Christmas fare " . Tom Santopietro , author of '' The Importance of Being Barbra '' , considered it to be Streisand 's " most consistently successful CD " since '' The Broadway Album '' ( 1985 ) . He called her " song choices ... uniformly excellent " and stated that " I 'll Be Home for Christmas " , " What Are You Doing New Year 's Eve ? " , and " One God " were the album 's three best tracks . William Ruhlmann , of AllMusic , opined that the album " may come to seem like a remarkably dour holiday collection " due to its release taking place after the September 11 attacks , but overall found that its mood " could hardly be improved upon " given the situation . He felt that this exemplified the ability of " great artists " , such as Streisand , to create and release music that " take s the temperature of the times with their work " . Alexa Camp from Slant Magazine claimed that '' Christmas Memories '' contains " timeless holiday ambience courtesy of a consummate pro " ; however , she considered the songs between " Snowbound " and " Grown-Up Christmas List " to be boring
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Christmas Memories