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What I Really Want for Christmas
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Professional ratings<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AllMusic/Hb8cU8Fb">AllMusic</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Independent/g1P75Mfz">The Independent</a></i></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>What I Really Want for Christmas</i> is the sixth <a href="/facts/Studio_album/WFW6z2fj">studio album</a> by <a href="/facts/Brian_Wilson/lHqBFEUI">Brian Wilson</a> and his first solo seasonal release. It was released by <a href="/facts/Arista_Records/2dREcUfC">Arista Records</a> in October 2005 and features many traditional Christmas songs, as well some of Wilson's originals, including remakes of <a href="/facts/The_Beach_Boys/6CdaMJwW">the Beach Boys</a>' "<a href="/facts/Little_Saint_Nick/j3QYVEko">Little Saint Nick</a>" and "<a href="/facts/The_Man_with_All_the_Toys/G6ek14KP">The Man with All the Toys</a>". As a bonus, Wilson elected to include a sampling of seasonal recordings initially available on his website a few years earlier. </p>