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As a reality television star with an unabashedly square persona, Scotty McCreery is an ideal candidate for a Christmas album and Christmas with Scotty McCreery arrives earlier in his career than may be expected, appearing almost exactly a year after his 2011 debut, Clear as Day. This may be a tad speedy but a festive collection is a softball pitch up the middle for McCreery, one that the cornpone singer can hit clear out of the park. And he does, not bothering to reinvent these 11 songs and instead singing the familiar in a friendly manner. The album leans slightly toward secular standards -- "Let It Snow," "Holly Jolly Christmas," "Jingle Bells," "Winter Wonderland" -- but there is an undercurrent of spirituality arriving on "Mary Did You Know?," "Christmas in Heaven," and "First Noel." Nevertheless, this isn't a somber record by any means; it's a seasonal celebration, so familiar it almost follows a certain ritual. There's the cheer balanced by a moment of poignancy to remind us all why we're joyous, finally closing on an up note. In this case, it's McCreery doing a surprisingly credible approximation of a rocker on "Santa Claus Is Back in Town." He may sully it a bit with an on-the-nose Elvis Presley impersonation, but that only reinforces how McCreery is first and foremost a TV star who is eager to please.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jule Styne, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
James Pierpont, ComposerLyricist - Anders Widmark, Arranger, Work Arranger - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Marks, ComposerLyricist - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
Felix Bernard, Composer - Richard B. Smith, Author - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
Jeremy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Paul Marino, ComposerLyricist - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
Mark Lowry, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Greene, ComposerLyricist - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
Hillary Lindsey, ComposerLyricist - Ashley Gorley, ComposerLyricist - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
Adolphe Adam, ComposerLyricist - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Robert Wells, ComposerLyricist - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Leiber, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, ComposerLyricist - Scotty McCreery, MainArtist
℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
Album review
As a reality television star with an unabashedly square persona, Scotty McCreery is an ideal candidate for a Christmas album and Christmas with Scotty McCreery arrives earlier in his career than may be expected, appearing almost exactly a year after his 2011 debut, Clear as Day. This may be a tad speedy but a festive collection is a softball pitch up the middle for McCreery, one that the cornpone singer can hit clear out of the park. And he does, not bothering to reinvent these 11 songs and instead singing the familiar in a friendly manner. The album leans slightly toward secular standards -- "Let It Snow," "Holly Jolly Christmas," "Jingle Bells," "Winter Wonderland" -- but there is an undercurrent of spirituality arriving on "Mary Did You Know?," "Christmas in Heaven," and "First Noel." Nevertheless, this isn't a somber record by any means; it's a seasonal celebration, so familiar it almost follows a certain ritual. There's the cheer balanced by a moment of poignancy to remind us all why we're joyous, finally closing on an up note. In this case, it's McCreery doing a surprisingly credible approximation of a rocker on "Santa Claus Is Back in Town." He may sully it a bit with an on-the-nose Elvis Presley impersonation, but that only reinforces how McCreery is first and foremost a TV star who is eager to please.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:06
- Main artists: Scotty McCreery
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Interscope (American Idol)
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2012 19 Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2012 19 Recordings, Inc.
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