The Gift (Jim Brickman song)

"The Gift" is a song co-written and performed by American recording artist Jim Brickman, featuring singer Collin Raye and Susan Ashton. It was released in 1997 on Windham Hill Records as the first single and as well as the thirteenth track from his fourth studio album of the same name. It is a country pop song that was written by Jim Brickman and Tom Douglas. This song is often played on radio around the time of Christmas due to being part of Brickman's holiday album of the same name.^[1]

"The Gift"
Single by Jim Brickman
from the album The Gift
Released	1997 (1997)
Genre	Country pop, Christmas
Length	3:44
Label	Windham Hill
Songwriter(s)	Jim Brickman Tom Douglas
Producer(s)	Dan Shea
Jim Brickman singles chronology
"Your Love" (1997) "The Gift" (1997) "After All These Years" (1998)
Music video
"The Gift" on YouTube

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	52
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[3]	3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	51

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[5]	16

Cover version

The song became a cover version for Piolo Pascual performing The Gift from the movie Milan.

On September 25, 2022, Asia's Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo and her husband Matteo Guidicelli did a special cover of the 1997 country pop hit on ASAP Natin 'To with Jim Brickman himself.

References

1. . www.jimbrickman.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021.
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3407." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 8, 1997. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
3. "Jim Brickman Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
4. "Jim Brickman Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
5. "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-95. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

External links

• "The Gift" on YouTube
• "The Gift" at AllMusic
• The Gift at MusicBrainz
• "The Gift" at Discogs