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You've watched them on TV and followed them in the media. Now six of the American Idol winners perform 10 of the season's holiday best. American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics is a bona fide AI songfest for Christmas, featuring Clay Aiken, Rueben Studdard, Tamyra Gray, Kimberly Locke, Justin Guarni and Christina Christian. With two tunes featuring the entire ensemble singing "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," two duets, and a couple of cuts by Kelly Clarkson, including "My Grown Up Christmas List," this is a crowd pleaser arranged and lushly orchestrated for fans of the show and fine mainstream singing. The real stars seem to shine though on Christian's playful and seductive "Winter Wonderland" and Studdard's soulful pipes on "This Christmas." Overall it's a rewarding set that's almost too perfect. It seems to beg for a little levity a la William Hung. --Martin Keller
American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics Reviews
American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics Reviews
| 15 of 16 people found the following review helpful  Clay and Kelly rock, By A Customer This review is from: American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics (Audio CD) I bought this CD just to hear Clay sing "The First Noel", He was amazing as expected. I really liked most of the songs. Kelly blew me away in "My Grown Up Christmas List". This is the Kelly we fell in love with on AI1. Clay, Kelly, Tamyra & Kimberley "made" the CD. I was a bit disappointed in Christina Christian. I liked her voice on AI1, but I don't think she sang to her potential on "Winter Wonderland". I gave it 4 stars just because of a couple songs that I didn't like. 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics, By J. Martin "ffej26" (Woodside, NY) - See all my reviews This review is from: American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics (Audio CD) American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics by far surpasses any of the other American Idol collections. Taking the shows top talents this is the American Idol album to have. Each performer sounds wonderful. Clay's voice is perfectly suited for The First Noel. Tamyra Gray gives a stunning version of Silent Night. Kimberly Locke lends her sultry powerful pipes to The Christmas Song, and Justin has never sounded better on I'll Be Home For Christmas. The ensemble songs are beautifully song. The best is saved for the second disc. Kelly Clarksons O Holy Night is breathtaking and Grown Up Christmas List is lovely. I wish the album included alot more songs. 10 songs seems a little short, but overall a wonderful Christmas album. 50 of 63 people found the following review helpful Good Background Music, By "josabby" (Dayton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics (Audio CD) This is the first Christmas album I've owned since I had the 8-track of John Denver and the Muppets when I was a small child. As far as the people featured, it's a little different singing style than I'm used to hearing from them, but these are the songs you hear in church and school concerts, so it's perfectly acceptable."The First Noel" Clay's performance is a little on the sharp side, but like I said this is a church song, not a love ballad. 4/5. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" I feel the same about Ruben and Tamyra's duet as I did about Clay's solo. These are three of the best singers I've ever heard. Hearing them sing Christmas songs simply takes some getting used to. 4/5 "O Come All Ye Faithful" Pretty good effort by the Ensemble. I'm not sure if Ruben was a part of this one. Christina comes in a little sharp for my taste and I felt the harmonizing could have been a little better, but good overall 3.5/5. "Silent Night" Tamyra sounds really good, just different... Read more |
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