My Kind of Holiday

Elliott Yamin (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 7, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Three Ring Project
• ASIN: B001FBSLKY
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,333 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You may have heard this one before, October 13, 2008

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Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Kind of Holiday (Audio CD)

This is the second Christmas album from the American Idol Season 5 graduate, the track listing being as follows:

1. This Christmas
2. Warm Me Up
3. Jingle Bells
4. A Very Merry Christmas
5. Little Drummer Boy
6. Back Door Santa
7. The Christmas Song
8. Merry Christmas, Baby
9. Let's Be Naughty (And Save Santa the Trip)
10. Christmas Without Carol

Mathematically speaking,
My Kind of Holiday = Sounds of the Season: The Elliott Yamin Holiday Collection + Back Door Santa + Christmas Without Carol

In other words, if you already have the Christmas album he released last October (2007), you already have eight of the tracks on this album. The new tracks are "Christmas Without Carol", which he co-wrote, and the suggestive "Back Door Santa", written by Clarence Carter back in the 60's.

I'm not too sure that the latter belongs on the same album as "Jingle Bells" and "Little Drummer Boy", and I just don't get the warm and fuzzy Christmas feeling when I hear:
"I make all the little girls happy, while the boys are out to play
I ain't like the old Saint Nick, he don't come but once a year"

Anyway, if you don't have the previous album, and you're a fan of funky, R&B Christmas music, this may be a good album for your collection. Yamin is obviously comfortable with bluesy rhythms, and he has the voice to carry it off. Of the non-traditional tracks, "Warm Me Up" is the pick of the album.


Nine good tracks for the season, and recommended for AI fans who don't yet have the previous album.



Amanda Richards, October 13, 2008

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the REAL Elliott Yamin!, October 12, 2008

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CathyEM "CathyEM" (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Kind of Holiday (Audio CD)

Is it possible for a holiday CD to be sexy? Love Elliott's whole "wink, wink, nudge, nudge" approach on this one. It's cozy and warm -- HOT at times. Very bluesy and soulful for the most part. "This Christmas," "Back Door Santa," "Christmas Without Carol," and "Merry Christmas Baby" showcase his raw vocals at their best. My least favorite tracks are probably "Little Drummer Boy" and "A Very Merry Christmas" -- not bad, they just don't do anything for me. And then there's "Warm Me Up," which stands out stylistically as more contemporary. While it's more "produced" than the others, this one has "radio hit" written all over it, and I hope I'm right. It's delicious!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is my kind of Christmas Music, October 12, 2008

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K. Timm (Auburn, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Kind of Holiday (Audio CD)

When I heard that Elliott Yamin was putting out a new Christmas CD, I knew I needed to get it for my Christmas collection. I am a great fan of his music and this Christmas CD did not disappoint me. Although I like traditional Christmas music, I also like contemporary Christmas music. Elliott Yamin gives us his own soulful, funky, upbeat sound that I found exciting and fun. I especially enjoyed Warm Me Up and Christmas Without Carol but every song is a hit with me.