Comments on: 2010 Christmas Albums Extravaganza

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:57:34 +0000

My new Suzy Bogguss Christmas album, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”, arrived in the mail yesterday. (It can also be purchased as a digital download.) Her rendition of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” includes the introduction which I haven’t heard in many years:

(I just got back from a lovely trip
along the Milky Way
I stopped off at the North Pole
to spend a holiday.
I called on dear old Santa Claus
to see what I could see
He took me in his workshop
And told his plans to me, so…)

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:15:07 +0000

Susan,
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I absolutely agree with your assessment of POG’s previous Christmas album. Since I liked the first one, I was disappointed bythat one. Your description is exactly what I thought of it.

By: Susan K.

Susan K. — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:07:11 +0000

I love Carter’s Chord and I’ve been meaning to buy their X-Mas EP. Thanks for the reminder! I like Lady A’s, but I’m not over the moon. I do like that they slowed down “All I Want for Christmas is You”. That was unexpected. I figured they’d make it high-energy and poppy. Lastly, I am a bit incredulous about the Point of Grace one, as I bought their last X-Mas album, and really disliked it. Even though they covered “Tender Tennessee X-Mas”, a song I really like. Most of it seemed frenetic, and sort of confusing. You are always spot-on, though, so maybe I’ll have to give them another try.

By: Travis McClain

Travis McClain — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:50:38 +0000

Gah! My inattentiveness embarrasses me yet again!

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:45:42 +0000

Travis, I mentioned the Shelby Lynne album in my intro. I plan to give it its own review.

By: Travis McClain

Travis McClain — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:24:53 +0000

Shelby Lynne has a Christmas album out, as well (“Merry Christmas,” I believe is the title). And there’s an exclusive compilation at Starbucks that features a brand new recording by Rosanne Cash of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” among a few other new recordings and the perennial recycled cuts by Frank, Dean, etc.

By: Tara Seetharam

Tara Seetharam — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:39:21 +0000

Awesome, awesome Leeann. I am behind on my Xmas listening!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:03:40 +0000

I’m not sure if I will purchase any Christmas albums released by country artists this year, but I do have to admit that a little–okay, maybe a significant–part of myself wants to indulge in pop sweetness and buy the ‘Glee’ Christmas album.

Geeky (or perhaps ‘gleeky’) as it may sound, I’ve looked at the album once or twice…

By: Peggy

Peggy — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:14:57 +0000

I couldn’t agree anymore about Jason Michael Carroll. He is the best. I was glad he finally did a Christmas Album, we have waited for it! He has stated that in 2011 he will be bringing out some new music, so all you JMC fans continue your support and we will all make him more well known to the world,

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