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Only the miracle of Christmas, it seems, could bring
Johnny Mathis and the
Backstreet Boys together on one CD. In the spirit of
Radio Disney's first holiday CD,
Radio City Holiday Jams 2 promises to please preteens (and their parents, too) with an eclectic, even schizophrenic mix of old and new holiday songs. Particularly hipster-rific songs like Hilary Duff's "Santa Claus Lane" (sounds a bit like Liz Phair if you could picture her singing about open sleighs) intermingle with more old-fashioned hits like
Burl Ives's rendition of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and
Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus."
No Secrets contributes the boppy "Go Girlfriend (Have a Merry Christmas),"
B2K revisit "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" with some serious attitude (better not pout, man), and we accompany the Ghost of Christmas Past to witness the
Jackson 5 singing "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." Forget the sugarplums--this inventive holiday CD will have you and your kids dancing.
--Karin Snelson