Merry Christmas with Love
Clay Aiken is a show-biz creature, so it's only appropriate that the sequel to his hit 2003 debut, Measure of a Man is 2004's Merry Christmas with Love -- after all, there are few things quite as show biz as a holiday album. Aiken is a rarity in the new millennium: an old-fashioned, unironic middle-of-the-road singer. Those are the kinds of vocalists that always fare very well on Christmas records, so it should be no surprise that Aiken turns in a good holiday album. Actually, there are no surprises on the album -- the song selections are all standards the arrangements are traditional and unobtrusive, always emphasizing Clay s voice, and the record is given a safe, high-gloss sheen ideal for adult contemporary radio. If there are any surprises with Merry Christmas with Love -- well, apart from Clay s impish, elfin look on the front cover -- it's that his singing is better, more assured here than it was on Measure of a Man Then again, that debut was released a little over four months after he came in second on the second season of American Idol He's had more time to work on Merry Christmas with Love and it seems to benefit his performance, which bodes well for his second proper studio album. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Merry Christmas with Love
- UPC:
- 828766262223
- Label:
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RCA
- Released:
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11/12/2004
- Rating:
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0
- Disc:
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1
- Genre:
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ROCK
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Preview
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| 1 | O, Holy Night | 5:36 |
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| 2 | Winter Wonderland | 4:07 |
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| 3 | Silent Night | 3:34 |
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| 4 | O Come All Ye Faithful | 0:00 |
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| 5 | Have Yourself A Merry LIttle Christmas | 5:25 |
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| 6 | Mary, Did You Know | 5:18 |
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| 7 | Joy To The World | 3:30 |
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| 8 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) | 3:54 |
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| 9 | Don't Save It All For Christmas Day | 7:10 |
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| 10 | Merry Christmas With Love | 6:41 |
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| 11 | Sleigh Ride | 4:18 |
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| 12 | What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? | 5:01 |
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Credits »
Patrick Williams - Arranger
Jill Dell'Abate - Production Coordination
Jill Dell'Abate - Contractor
Elena Barere - Concert Master
Jorge Calandrelli - Arranger
Humberto Gatica - Engineer
Joel Moss - Engineer
Phil Ramone - Producer
Dave Reitzas - Vocal Engineer
Alex Rodriguez - Assistant Engineer
Torrie Zito - Arranger
Torrie Zito - Conductor
Andy Zulla - Mixing
Walter Afanasieff - Arranger
Walter Afanasieff - Programming
Walter Afanasieff - Producer
Walter Afanasieff - Keyboard Programming
Sandy DeCrescent - Orchestra Contractor
William James Ross - Conductor
William James Ross - Orchestral Arrangements
David Channing - Engineer
Frank Harkins - Art Direction
Emanuel Kiriakou - Programming
Emanuel Kiriakou - Engineer
Emanuel Kiriakou - Digital Editing
Emanuel Kiriakou - Vocal Engineer
Joe Yannece - Mastering
David Lowe - Orchestra Contractor
Mark Valentine - Engineer
Joe Wohlmuth - Engineer
Clay Aiken - Main Performer
Richard Anthony Davis - Production Coordination
Stephen Ferrera - A&R
Michael Schroffel - Assistant Engineer
Glenn Pittman - Assistant Engineer
Jay Spears - Assistant Engineer
Eric Ogden - Photography
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