Ashanti's Christmas

Ashanti | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Def Jam
• ASIN: B0000DZFKX
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,059 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hey Santa - Bring some Ashanti Christmas..., November 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Ashanti's Christmas (Audio CD)

After reading all the reviews so far - it seems Ashanti's got her devotees (5 stars, no questions asked!) and her haters (1 star, buy Whitney instead!).

Seems to me that this album is somewhere in the middle. On the downside - it's clearly a quickie knock-off - how many records these days come in at less than 30 minutes in length? Ashanti does sound shrill and squeaky, especially on some of the standards (don't care for her Christmas Song, Joy To The World, or Winter Wonderland). Yes, she's definitely no Whitney. And the production is fairly bare bones.

But perceived deficits can sometimes work in one's favor. Think of the production as pleasantly mellow and understated, not cheap. And think of Ashanti's appeal as that of a sweet schoolgirl, not a melodramatic diva taking every song to the rafters. Ashanti generally knows her vocal limitations - and doesn't try to stretch her voice where it shouldn't go. The originals are simply cute, and definitely tailored for her limitations. And she does a nice job with This Christmas and Silent Night - limiting it to about two minutes probably just so it doesn't have to get all 'big' and 'diva' overdone - as listeners these days expect.

Hey, it's just plain nice background holiday music. Would you rather she had Ja Rule rapping all over it? If you keep your expectations moderate on this one, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

I also appreciate that the record label is listed simply as "THE INC Records", so as not to include the word 'Murder'on a holiday record.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BORING..., November 19, 2003

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Lauren (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ashanti's Christmas (Audio CD)

The first time I listened to it, I thought I was being biased so I went for another go-round and found that it was still BORING. The lyrics on the ones that she wrote herself are very uncreative. And her cover songs didnt add anything new to already established classics. Sorry Ashanti, try again next Christmas.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LEAVE HER, November 22, 2003

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Susan Davey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ashanti's Christmas (Audio CD)

Ashanti's Christmas is a beautiful collection of Christmas songs old and new. It's really traditional and perfect for all the family - a fan or not.

Ashanti's voice sounds very sweet and smooth on the tracks so buy it now and let it provide the backing track to your christmas

I feel in the past she has to many haters hence the negative reviews -N.B there was no reference as to why they didnt like the cd just Ashanti
My parents hated Ashanti but love this cd ,like i said it's for all the family everybody will enjoy it this season