http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Fri, 4 Jan 2008 07:10:26 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/10/23/204724.php#comment-684983 I loved this album by Josh Groban, particularly "I'll be Home For Christmas". It brought tears to my eyes, and had such an emotional and sincere message. I always loved the Perry Como version too. Christmas is about sentiment and family, so what is wrong with that song. Pity he hadn't sung Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" too. I also loved "Little Drummer Boy", a great version of the song. 684983@blogcritics.org Fri, 4 Jan 2008 07:10:26 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/10/23/204724.php#comment-654496 Sorry to hear that. I can't stop listening to Noel. Home for Christmas is hard to listen to; however, we cannot forget our soldiers. It is reality. Hope you give it another try...maybe closer to Christmas. 654496@blogcritics.org Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:41:38 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/10/23/204724.php#comment-654295 My sister and I are big Josh fans. So when we heard about his Christmas CD, we got very excited since we had already heard singles like O Holy Night and Believe (which are excluded from here). We thought , how could he go wrong? Well we were actually a little disappointed. As far as timeless goes, I'll Be Home For Christmas sounds more trendy than timeless. In a day and age where most of us would like to think of a future of peace and understanding, this reminds us that we are not any where near that. The live version available on Itunes is much better. I also agree with the writer about Little Drummer Boy being the best track on here. I also like his duets with Faith hill and Brian McKnight. I don't get the Christmas feel from some of the others. I'm not a big fan of Panis Angelicus even when it was recorded by Il Divo 2 Christmas's ago! Barbra Striesand did a Christmas CD that does not have the Christmas feel as well. Better try Melissa Manchester Joy for mixing her originals Christmas Angel and the poignant There's Still My Joy with tradition and originality. 654295@blogcritics.org Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:07:32 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/10/23/204724.php#comment-644524 This album is everything I want for Christmas! I was dying to get a copy on day one but waited (to make it more memorable) to buy it along with souvenirs of Josh's oh-so-awesome Manila concert. That (2nd) night, October 18, Josh swept us away completely! Am still stuck in this sweet hangover and hoping Josh comes back to Manila soon (as he promised)! I've followed Josh from the start and waited for so long for a Christmas album, and this is well worth it! It's only October but I've played it every day since. I'm especially glad the songs here bring back the Josh we heard and fell in love with in the first CD. FOR THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVID! 644524@blogcritics.org Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:53:48 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/10/23/204724.php#comment-644135 This is another two-thumbs up for Josh Groban! It's a classic album to add the warmth of the season's sprit. It's a perfect gift to a loved one and family members. He really has the capacity to move the listeners with his vocal range and of course, with an amazing collaboration with David Foster and great musicians like Brian McKnight and Faith Hill. People would still buy this album in the years to come. It's timeless. 644135@blogcritics.org Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:13:31 EDT