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Clay Crosse
Christmas With Clay Crosse
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical, Christian & Gospel

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Angels from the Realms of Glory
2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Clay Crosse, Traditional
3. Away in a Manger
4. When I See a Christmas Tree
5. O Holy Night
6. Jingle Bells/Deck the Halls - Clay Crosse, Pierpont, James
7. O Little Town of Bethlehem
8. We Three Kings
9. Joy to the World
10. Good Christian Men Rejoice

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CD Details

All Artists: Clay Crosse
Title: Christmas With Clay Crosse
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Butterfly (Navarre)
Release Date: 11/5/2002
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical, Christian & Gospel
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Pop & Contemporary
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 824973300321

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CD Reviews

Something Different for Christmas

Mark Baker | Santa Clarita, CA United States | 11/20/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I admit it. When I first got this CD, I wasn't that impressed with it. Since it was after Christmas, I only listened to it once and then put it away for the year. I was recently digging through my Christmas music and decided to give it another try. Boy am I ever glad I did.If you buy this CD looking for Clay Crosses' normal Adult Contemporary style, you'll be disappointed. The style here is a jazz influenced big band. Or is it a big band influenced jazz? Either way, it's not your normal CD and takes a couple listens to really appreciate. But that's also what's nice about it. With nine of the ten tracks being standards, the arrangements bring a breath of fresh air to them.The only song this doesn't really work for is "Away in a Manger." Even with repeated listens, I haven't gotten into it. The others all have varying degrees of success, but they've all grown on me. I'm especially taken with the second half of the CD, which does seem stronger. "Jingle Bells/Deck the Halls" is fun. And I'm thrilled to have a recording of "We Three Kings" with the words, even if it's only four of the five verses (picky, I know). The CD closes with a very fun arrangement of "Good Christian Men Rejoice." And "When I See a Christmas Tree" captures getting into the Christmas mood perfectly.This CD isn't for everyone, but if you're willing to try something different, you'll find this is a fun, fresh approach to Christmas music."

BLUE CHRISTMAS

Michael Butts | Martinsburg, WV USA | 11/16/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I haven't figured out why so many artists (particularly contemporary Christian ones) want to do Christmas songs as relics from the big band era. Not that I have anything against that wonderful period of music, trying to breathe life into traditional carols by "big banding" them has gotten tired. First, Russ Taff, Kathy Troccoli, and now Clay Crosse. It's not that they are bad, but if you already have a good collection of holiday cd's, this one offers nothing new. Crosse's voice is so obviously effected, he loses the heart and the spirit of these songs. Nice try, Clay, but listen to Steven Curtis to understand how to really make a good Christmas album."