Elvis Presley Christmas Duets (RCA Nashville/Legacy, 2008)
Various Artists
Reviewed by Dan MacIntosh
Although Anne Murray and Olivia Newton-John were both popular while The King was still alive, nobody has been yearning all these years to sample what a holiday would sound like with their pop-country voices matched with his. Instead, this 13-song disc smacks of greedy marketing instead because, for the most part, it is a compilation featuring artists who became famous long after Elvis' original reign. Therefore, we get to listen as Presley out-sings Amy Grant, even from the grave, and notice how Carrie Underwood disappears in the presence of the pioneer's white jumpsuit. The CD also contains three Elvis songs remixed and remastered with additional instrumentation. Elvis' original Christmas CDs will get played again at our house, but these uncalled for duets will be remain at the bottom of the stack.
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