While I view American Idol a lot differently now and stopped watching the show as a whole (I have seen an occasional clip here and there the last few years). I remember a time when it was a family staple, a time when I was a lot younger, hearing his version of "Solitaire" before making the connection that it was also the name of a card game. Oh, the naivete, or is it ignorance? Both.
I remember Clay Aiken's first Christmas album, how bright-eyed he looked on his first Christmas venture, and that voice. What happened to him?!
No, he looks basically the same, but instead of being endearing, that "bright-eyed" look he wears is kinda creepy now. He still sings well. I have heard most of the songs he covers here more than enough to cover my own ears and imagine his interpretation (hyperbole alert). There were some "Magic Moments," this little ditty right there, where it is festive and familiar enough to other tunes heard without being a blatant rip-off, (cough) cover. Ok, forget what I said, but now I know it is a cover (first time I heard it). Others, such as "Caroling, Caroling" hit the high (quality) notes for me; and his version of "Wonderful Christmastime" may be more wonderful than his Wonka-less "Pure Imagination," (which was also covered by his season two superior, Ruben Studdard); still determining that. "On This Silent Night" and "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" could be choice cuts for you.
While the record was fair, I will ask, was there really a need for another Clay Aiken Christmas album?
I'll answer with this: do we really need all these Hollywood reboots?
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