Last year, on each
Saturday before Christmas in December, I did Christmas music comparisons – one song,
several versions, and chose my favorite. It was a lot of fun, and I loved doing
it, so I’m doing it again this year with four different songs! Here we go with
the first song. :)
Frank
Sinatra – 8.5
Quite an old-style
version of this song, naturally. Almost in a style like a musical. Sinatra has
great vibrato, and is very melodic. And the background choir – that’s what
makes it old-style. Loved the touch of “Jingle Bells” melody. The choir was a neat
touch! This one is relaxing.
Andrea
Bocelli – 8.5
Sung with Natalie
Cole. She has a really throaty voice for a woman. Bocelli’s voice is smooth and
luscious though! I quite disliked Cole on here though. It’s got a very steady
beat. I like the variations and I really like the ending. It’s slow. I gave it
an 8.5 because of the gal, which I dislike.
Celtic
Woman – 9
Such clear voices! A
piano background, very lovely. Their voices are smiling and sound happy which I
love! A very smooth and flowing song. I like the high parts – sparkling and
lovely! Beautiful variation.
Blake
Shelton – 9
A rather different
beginning from most versions! Blake’s voice is quite similar to Bocelli’s, but
with a country accent. A steady slow beat, and a classic feel. It’s a very
peaceful and soothing song, especially during the music interlude.
Scotty
McCreery – 9.5
Finally, a version
that doesn’t have a piano background, but instead, guitar! I really liked that.
Scotty has such a smooth and satiny voice, young, and I love it. Definitely
easy to listen to. I love the tempo. Not a huge fan of the ending high note,
but all in all? I love this version. A Western feel!
Katherine
Jenkins – 9
As usual, a soaring
and lovely voice! Again, I must use the word smooth and say her version is
smoothly gliding. And her vibrato is great. I love the background music, and I
love her soprano part as well!
Favorite:
Scotty McCreery wins.
I love his version a lot. It’s absolutely wonderful.
Your
thoughts:
Did I mention your
favorite version? If not, what version do you love and do I need to listen to
it? And if so, which is your favorite?
6 comments:
I think my favorite is Barbra Streisand's just because that's the one I grew up hearing the most, hee. I really love Andrea Bocelli's though -- that album gets a lot of play here every December. Here it is on YouTube if you want to listen.
Uh, I meant that link is to Barbra's version, not Andrea's cuz you already shared that ;-)
I'd say Frank and Scotty are tied for me! I absolutely adore Frank's voice and it's a great classic version but I also love Scotty and his twist on it!
I've always liked Amy Grant's song ( I love her Christmas albums)but I'd have to say Bing Crosby's is my all time favorite. : )
These are all great versions too! Thanks for sharing them.
Fun, so many awesome versions of Christmas songs out there! :)
New follower! These are all some great Christmas songs. I love Scotty's version best. :)
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