Christmas Album
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Description:
While Neil Diamond's The Christmas Album is designed almost exclusively for his adult contemporary constituency, the vocalist still manages to light up most of the obviousness of these standards with his trademark gritty soul and flair for inflection. Opening with the grandeur of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel/We Three Kings of Orient Are" and "Silent Night," the album is awash in rich reds and golds almost immediately. But Diamond has fun with "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," loosening up with a harmonica solo and a busy, up-tempo arrangement, and "Jingle Bell Rock" does just that with a 1950s doo wop vibe. These moves count as big risks on an album that otherwise tries on every possible Christmas album clich?: children's choirs and histrionic adult ones, crashing cymbals, and tasteful piano that's as warm as a fireplace in December. Thankfully, even when the choirs threaten to outdo him, Diamond keeps the focus on his famous singing voice. A stirring a capella version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" is a good example of this, and one of The Christmas Album's standouts. Johnny Loftus.
Track Listing:
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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel/We Three Kings of Orient Are
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| 2. |
Silent Night
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| 3. |
Little Drummer Boy
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| 4. |
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
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| 5. |
Christmas Song
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| 6. |
When I Was a Painter
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| 7. |
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
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| 8. |
White Christmas
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| 9. |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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| 10. |
Jingle Bell Rock
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| 11. |
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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| 12. |
Silver Bells
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| 13. |
You Make It Feel Like Christmas
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| 14. |
O Holy Night
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