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If you own the first Glee Christmas album this one continues in a similar vain. Festively themed music ideal for a Glee lover or holiday album fanatic. The tracks are performed as follows...
A risky choice to cover perhaps the most cherished Christmas pop song of all time 'All I Want For Christmas' but Amber Riley [Mercedes] does it justice. The arrangement is not hugely different from the original but variated enough to give it its own credibility. 'Extraordinary Merry Christmas' (Lea Michelle & Darren Cris) is an original song and it's a likeable Katy Perry esque track with plenty of festive instrumentation. I didn't think it was a breakaway track of the album though.
Naya Rivera delivers a very retro sounding rendition of 'Santa Baby' that wouldn't sound out of place in a classic Hollywood movie while 'Christmas Eve With You' is a rare occurrence of Jayma Mays [Emma] duetting with Matthew Morrison [Mr Schuh]. A pleasant song that wouldn't sound out of place in a High School Musical movie as a Troy/Gabriella duet.
The familiar 'Little Drummer Boy' is performed exclusively by Kevin McHale [Artie] while Lea Michelle [Rachel] delivers a beautiful piano arrangement of Joni Mitchell's 'River'. A highlight of the album for sure. 'Do You Hear What I Hear' introduces us to some of the winners from the 'Glee project' reality show, Lindsay Pearce & Alex Newell. It's a very slow and peaceful arrangement of the track. If you are not familiar with these two actors the fantastic vocals will be enough to want you to find out more about them.
The classic 'Let it Snow' gets the upbeat big band reworking to it. Darren Criss [Blaine] & Kris Colfer [Kurt] feature here & it's in similar vain to their duet of 'Baby It's Cold Outside' last year, while the well known 'Santa Clause is Coming to Town' gets the most Glee cheese in a rendition featuring Mark Salling [Puck], Cory Monteith [Finn] and another contestant from the 'Glee Project', Samuel Larsen.
'Christmas Wrapping' is a Brittany S Pierce number and does not differ drastically from the original by The Waitresses, while 'Blue Christmas' is a jazz piano arrangement for Glee project winner and Ireland native Damian McGinty [Rory]. Very pleasant.
The collection rounds off with the only ensemble number, an arrangement of the Band Aid classic 'Do They Know It's Christmas'.
I didn't enjoy this collection as much as the songs from last year but it is still a great festive collection nonetheless. After the much publicised return of Chord Overstreet [Sam], fans of the show might be sad not to see any contributions from the actor on this collection. Also evidently missing are Jane Lynch [Sue], Harry Shum Jr [Mike Chang] and Diana Agron [Quinn]. Having said that when the accompanying episode is screened in mid December it is possible additional songs will have been added.
A risky choice to cover perhaps the most cherished Christmas pop song of all time 'All I Want For Christmas' but Amber Riley [Mercedes] does it justice. The arrangement is not hugely different from the original but variated enough to give it its own credibility. 'Extraordinary Merry Christmas' (Lea Michelle & Darren Cris) is an original song and it's a likeable Katy Perry esque track with plenty of festive instrumentation. I didn't think it was a breakaway track of the album though.
Naya Rivera delivers a very retro sounding rendition of 'Santa Baby' that wouldn't sound out of place in a classic Hollywood movie while 'Christmas Eve With You' is a rare occurrence of Jayma Mays [Emma] duetting with Matthew Morrison [Mr Schuh]. A pleasant song that wouldn't sound out of place in a High School Musical movie as a Troy/Gabriella duet.
The familiar 'Little Drummer Boy' is performed exclusively by Kevin McHale [Artie] while Lea Michelle [Rachel] delivers a beautiful piano arrangement of Joni Mitchell's 'River'. A highlight of the album for sure. 'Do You Hear What I Hear' introduces us to some of the winners from the 'Glee project' reality show, Lindsay Pearce & Alex Newell. It's a very slow and peaceful arrangement of the track. If you are not familiar with these two actors the fantastic vocals will be enough to want you to find out more about them.
The classic 'Let it Snow' gets the upbeat big band reworking to it. Darren Criss [Blaine] & Kris Colfer [Kurt] feature here & it's in similar vain to their duet of 'Baby It's Cold Outside' last year, while the well known 'Santa Clause is Coming to Town' gets the most Glee cheese in a rendition featuring Mark Salling [Puck], Cory Monteith [Finn] and another contestant from the 'Glee Project', Samuel Larsen.
'Christmas Wrapping' is a Brittany S Pierce number and does not differ drastically from the original by The Waitresses, while 'Blue Christmas' is a jazz piano arrangement for Glee project winner and Ireland native Damian McGinty [Rory]. Very pleasant.
The collection rounds off with the only ensemble number, an arrangement of the Band Aid classic 'Do They Know It's Christmas'.
I didn't enjoy this collection as much as the songs from last year but it is still a great festive collection nonetheless. After the much publicised return of Chord Overstreet [Sam], fans of the show might be sad not to see any contributions from the actor on this collection. Also evidently missing are Jane Lynch [Sue], Harry Shum Jr [Mike Chang] and Diana Agron [Quinn]. Having said that when the accompanying episode is screened in mid December it is possible additional songs will have been added.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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GLEE used to brighten our terrestrial television screens but now transferred over to Sky's satellite channel probably now picks up a mere fraction of its previous UK audience. Never mind, there's always the DVD box-set and at least the GLEE series of CD collections are beyond such restrictions with the irresistible joy extended by the youthful cast sampled on this second Christmas offering.
Familiar favourites are handled with the usual vocal panache - Amber Riley follows the course of Mariah Carey's plea with ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU; a swifter than usual take on SANTA BABY by Naya Rivera; and a typically powerful LITTLE DRUMMER BOY from Kevin McHale. There are also very enjoyable versions of SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN, LET IT SNOW and BLUE CHRISTMAS by other cast members. However, lesser well-known songs also hold their own with RIVER sung by Lee Michele and my own particular favourite toe-tapper CHRISTMAS WRAPPING headed by Heather Morris which beats them all as the best track on this Christmas package.
Performed by the talented cast, every song is a joyful experience with harmonies and arrangements just adding that extra edge to the experience. An outstanding seasonal addition.
Familiar favourites are handled with the usual vocal panache - Amber Riley follows the course of Mariah Carey's plea with ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU; a swifter than usual take on SANTA BABY by Naya Rivera; and a typically powerful LITTLE DRUMMER BOY from Kevin McHale. There are also very enjoyable versions of SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN, LET IT SNOW and BLUE CHRISTMAS by other cast members. However, lesser well-known songs also hold their own with RIVER sung by Lee Michele and my own particular favourite toe-tapper CHRISTMAS WRAPPING headed by Heather Morris which beats them all as the best track on this Christmas package.
Performed by the talented cast, every song is a joyful experience with harmonies and arrangements just adding that extra edge to the experience. An outstanding seasonal addition.
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