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"The Gift"
"The Gift"
Single by Jim Brickman
from the album The Gift
Released	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
Music video
	"The Gift" on YouTube

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"The Gift" is a song co-written and performed by American recording artist Jim Brickman, featuring singers 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]

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
US Radio Songs (Billboard)^[5]	65

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[6]	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

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

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[1] "The Gift Songbook - Piano Sheet Music | Jim Brickman". www.jimbrickman.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021.

[sc_Canadacountry_Jim_Brickman-2] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3407." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 8, 1997. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Jim_Brickman-3] "Jim Brickman Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Jim_Brickman-4] "Jim Brickman Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

[sc_Billboardradiosongs_Jim_Brickman-5] "Jim Brickman Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

[6] "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-95. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

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+"'''The Gift'''" is a song co-written and performed by American recording artist [[Jim Brickman]], featuring singers [[Collin Raye]] and [[Susan Ashton]]. It was released in 1997 on [[Windham Hill Records]] as the first [[single (music)|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 (songwriter)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jimbrickman.com/product/the-gift-songbook/ |title=The Gift Songbook - Piano Sheet Music {{!}} Jim Brickman |website=www.jimbrickman.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418023829/https://www.jimbrickman.com/product/the-gift-songbook/ |archive-date=2021-04-18}} </ref>
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+==Cover version==
+The song became a cover version for [[Piolo Pascual]] performing ''The Gift'' from the movie ''[[Milan (2004 film)|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 (TV program)|ASAP Natin 'To]] with Jim Brickman himself.
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v t e Collin Raye
Studio albums	All I Can Be In This Life Extremes I Think About You Christmas: The Gift The Walls Came Down Counting Sheep Tracks Can't Back Down Twenty Years and Change Never Going Back
Compilation albums	The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits
Notable singles	"All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" "Love, Me" "Every Second" "In This Life" "I Want You Bad (And That Ain't Good)" "Somebody Else's Moon" "That Was a River" "That's My Story" "Little Rock" "Man of My Word" "My Kind of Girl" "If I Were You" "One Boy, One Girl" "Not That Different" "I Think About You" "Love Remains" "What If Jesus Comes Back Like That" "On the Verge" "What the Heart Wants" "The Gift" "Little Red Rodeo" "I Can Still Feel You" "Someone You Used to Know" "Anyone Else" "Start Over Georgia" "Couldn't Last a Moment"
Related articles	Discography The Wrays