Although I originally cringed at the thought of a Kylie Christmas, I found out that the album fell farther away from frightful than I expected. Part of the reason is that I expected more songs like "Santa Baby" than "2000 miles," and that goes for the originals too. While there are songs that flaunt her sexuality in a toned down and tolerable way, she does have songs that are more sentimental, still fun, and feel more attuned to the season. The triplicate of canon classics that initiate her holiday sound brassier, it doesn't hurt to have "The Voice" assist with "Santa Claus is Coming To Town" or those holiday bells and choir in "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year." Some of my favorites have to be her original tunes, and "Only You" with James Corden is a good start.
I would say that I prefer the new additions to the catalog of Christmas music over her new renditions, but Iggy Pop's appearance in "Christmas Wrapping" makes a cool yule tune even cooler. Mika may be no McCartney but he suits this new rendition just fine. While I have only heard rock bands cover "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" written by Roy Wood, it sounds like Kylie and Steve Anderson can hold their own. While the last cover on this edition may not be Christmascentric, it is a very positive choice and is aligned with the spirit of the holidays, "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)."
Since I mentioned that I prefer the originals over the covers and I had to choose only three, they would include At Christmas, Only You, and Every Day's Like Christmas, or White December.
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