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Rejoyce: The Christmas Album

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4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(20)
1 star:		(35)

 

 

I've always been a fan of Jessica Simpson, and have always thought she was a wonderful singer. However, lately she has gotten in the habit of singing in a breathy child-like voice, riffing way too much, even for her, and not announcing her consanants. She continues this on her new Christmas album. I wish she would just sing these classic Christmas songs they way they were suppose to be sung. I truly believe she has an amazing voice and she would be so much better if she didn't over do everything. On a positive note, she does have some of my favorite Christmas songs on here and they are the strongest songs on the album. She goes all out for O Holy Night, turning in a rich powerful vocal performance. What Child is This is stunning, and Hark the Herald Angels Sing has a gospel choir backing which adds alot to the song. She does sound like shes having fun on such tracks as Let it Snow and I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. Her duet with Nick, Baby It's Cold Outside, is OK but nothing memorable. She also does a duet with sister Ashlee, and surprisingly the two's voices blend well together. Finally, there is one song that I've never heard before. Breath of Heaven. It's a beautiful song. I do recommend this for Jessica Simpson fans, but if you're not, then I'de look for something else.

I love Christmas Music. I own about 25 different christmas CD's and I am also a big fan of Jessica Simpson. I own two of her albums and was very disappointed in the quality of this CD. she has an amazing voice and doesn't use it. Too many songs are sung in a breathy, little girl voice. She has amazing vocal capabilities why doesn't she use them? I ended up giving it to my niece who gave it back to me because she liked Mariah Carey's Christmas CD better. Can't say I blame her.

Unless you're a Jessica Simpson fan who must own everything she appears on, I suggest skipping this CD. Jessica has a good voice when she decides to really sing, but like her last CD, here she has decided to forego real singing and opted instead to do whispery, breathy, childish, trying-to-sound-sexy interpretations of her songs. That may work in pop music, but it is the opposite of the way classic holiday songs should be song. It is obvious that Mrs. Simpson has no idea of the meaning and emotion that underlies these classics. O Holy Night in particular is just an atrocious rendition. On more lighthearted fare such as "Let It Snow" she does an OK if rather unremarkable job, which is the reason I gave her two stars instead of just one (I would really have given it 1.5 stars), but the more solemn songs are destroyed almost beyond recognition, and the duet with her sister is particularly cringe-worthy.

If you absolutely adore Jessica Simpson, then this may be for you. If you're looking for a classic Christmas CD or a fun holiday album for the whole family to enjoy, you should save your money and buy something else instead.

I listened to all the clips and can say the only ones I liked were "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"- it fit her voice well-childish like but sexy. The other one I did like was "Baby its cold outside" because Nick sounded great and helped the song to be enjoyable. I felt too much of a sexual overtone on the other ones especially "O holy Night" and this really turned me off. It was OK to do this on a fun song but not these more religious songs.Could just be me though. Some may like it- I don't. Sorry Jessica, not your best work. Betting you will do well though.

Jessica's Christmas album shines on "What Child Is This", "Breath of Heaven", "Let It Snow". But the rest of the traditional Christmas songs are either dull or the beat and/or tempo is changed to make it more "modern". "O Holy Night" and "The Christmas Song" sound very bland in comparison to versions sung by Christina Aguilera and 98 Degrees. Honey, you have a voice...USE IT!! "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is more uptempo compared to the traditional slower version. And it would be nice if Jessica's voice didn't drown Nick's vocals out in "Baby, It's Cold Outside"! You literally can barely even hear him singing!! "The Little Drummer Boy" duet with Ashlee Simpson is also more of an uptemo. It's okay, but I just prefer the version off of the 98 Degrees Christmas album more. The latter is more traditional sounding. The rest of the songs are the usual upbeat holiday songs, such as "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" and "What Christmas Means To Me". I'm not too crazy about them. Overall, I prefer the traditional sound when it comes to my holiday tunes. And Jessica's release just doesn't quite cut it for me! It's so disappointing because I was really looking forward to this album!

All singers make Christmas CDs and some are really good and some make you think what they were thinking making that! And well, Jessica Simpson falls in that last one! I love the songs she picked but after what I heard I cant get it out of my head! She has an excellent voice but not for Christmas songs! This literally hurt my hears, and I had to turn it off! It is so not what i or anyone would expect from her! This CD is one shortage away from blowing up and i dont mean that in a good way!

I can't stand mainstream Christmas albums, it is such a worn-out trend and I wish big artists would just stop doing it. Jessica's voice was alright in her first album or two, but at this point she's like losing her voice or something....it's becoming mind-numbingly aggravating to listen to. She painfully warbles her way through the opener, "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow," starting the disc on a sour note to begin with. She can't hit high notes anymore; listening to her embarrassingly strain her voice through the higher notes is just annoying. 'I'll be waaaaaahhhhhhuuuuuuuuaaaahhhrrruum,' she breathily screeches, as hokey-sounding, swing-influenced horn solos fumble along in the background. This is a horrible Christmas album.....and a horrible album period. I do not recommend it at all. If you must get a Christmas album done by a mainstream singer, then may I suggest Christina Aguilera's 'My Kind Of Christmas' or the 'Totally Christmas' compilation?

Jessica Simpson used to have a very beautiful, strong voice. And sometimes on this cd, she still does. But other times, she sounds like she is pulling a muscle somewhere trying to get out the lyrics. But this cd does show that she still does have that voice, it just seems that someone is advising her to do the breathing into the mic thing a lot more than the singing into the mic thing. But this is not a bad cd, just not what you may expect a chrismtas cd to be. But she does sound as though she is having fun while she is singing these songs, and that is really what a christmas cd should be about. Any fan of Jessica Simpson would no doubt appreciate this cd!

I happen to like Jessica Simpson and was actually looking forward to this album coming out. This is the worst Christmas album I've ever heard!! I actually surprisingly cringed while listening to it. Her loud voice drowns out her duets with others and the slower religious songs sound too sexy for these types of songs. The faster songs she does OK but sounds childish. I am very disappointed with the entire thing.

I was so excited for this album to come out b/c I haven't found a christmas album I really like since Mariah Carey's (still my fave), but I was really disappointed in it. I just don't understand why Jessica changes up her voice so much and tries to sound so raspy. She has such a beautiful voice that it's a shame she doesn't really use it. This is not by far the worst album I have ever heard, but I do agree that if you're not a die hard Jessica fan then I would not recommend it.