Christmas
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Description: Hey, who dropped the beat box in the eggnog? OK, maybe it's not that dramatic, but Stacie Orrico wants to spruce up some old Yuletide standards with a little dance-floor spice. The smart and sassy "Love Came Down" and the modern, funky reading of "O Holy Night" give this
Christmas Wish a very nontraditional sound. When she's not trying to play diva by touching as many notes as possible in one song, Orrico comes across convincingly in tracks like the smooth "What Child Is This" and "O Come All Ye Faithful." Young fans will no doubt snatch this release up, while more seasoned listeners may want to prepare themselves for something a little different.
--Michael Lyttle
Tracklist of Christmas
Reviews:
The best Christmas album ever!
Okay, first off let me say that I bought this cd in the middle of March and have been listening to it every day even though it's nowhere near Christmas. This album is remarkable! Stacie is my favorite artist no doubt about it. This cd has the perfect blend of pop/urban/r&b/traditional Christmas music. One of my favorites is O Holy Night but I love all of the songs equally. They're each unique in their own way. This album is a great twist on traditional Christmas and Stacie's mature, strong vocals only make it better!
Very modern, very good
This CD really shows what a talented singer Stacie is. It's a very, very modern Christmas album and very creative. Michael W. Smith helped produce it and you can tell that Stacie worked extremely hard on this. It's kind of short, but the songs never grow old. "Christmas Wish" will make you cry and "Love Came Down" will make you dance. This CD has everything and I would definitely recommend it to any Stacie Orrico fans.
We loved it!!
Find myself singing the first cut..."do do-do-do-do do do do..." from "Love Came Down" (not too loud--not cool in front of my daughter--it's her CD)!! Sure feels like Christmas to me! Stacie is such a doll! (From a 35-year-old mom of an 11-year-old who loves Stacie's music.) We saw her sing live at Legoland in California last summer, and she has an AMAZING voice. What a talented young lady--the Lord has surely gifted her, and she uses it to His glory. O Holy Night is one of my favorite Christmas songs of all time..the lyrics really bring out the true reason the Son of God came..."long lay the world in sin and error pining...'til He appeared and the soul felt it's worth"...Her heavy R&B version--honestly--took a little time to grow on me--and I grew up on R&B--Qunicy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Prince kind of stuff-- but I love how she thinks and does her music "outside the box"--very fresh and different...something Christmas songs need!
