Harry Connick Jr. - Harry for the Holidays
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Free Music Review: Harry gets - Muddled in the Middle
Hit: 2 Stars
I buy one (at least) Christmas CD a year. And this is the one for 2003. I have a couple of Harry Conick CDs from his early years and thought he might have something to say about Christmas. I am not a fan of loud, big band full throttle Christmas music, but for the firts 9 songs Harry and his band rip up some tasty treats starting off with Frosty the Snowman. His self penned songs do have alot to be desired, where the Happy Elf sounds forced and cloying, the I Come with Love is down right depressing, and he sounds like an ailing Mel Torme. The disc takes a strange turn for songs 10 and 11, I Come with Love and Nature Boy - the arrangements are so discordant, weird and out of place - and take the joyful feeling so well created up to this point right out. The recording picks back up with a nice interpretation of Little Town of Bethlehem and finishes strong - Nothin' New For New Year (Connick original), and Silent Night. Overall, I just cant recommend this CD - Harry would have been better off making it a 14 song set - if you want a great jazz Holiday CD, pick up Holly Cole's - Baby it Cold Outside.Free Music Review: Aww!
Hit: 2 Stars
I was so excited when we saw this at Costco, I told my husband we just HAD to buy it. After listening, all I can say now is "thank goodness for Costco's generous return policy!!". I hate to be the only one (so far) to express this negative opinion, but this CD... just was not what I was expecting from Harry. We own "When My Heart Finds Christmas" and LOVE it. Maybe I was expecting "Harry for the Holidays" to be similar. A little jazz here, a little soul there.... but, no. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for new and even different than usual arrangements of traditional songs, but this was just wayyyy to much "oomph!" for my holiday. Maybe next time, eh?Free Music Review: Harry For The Holidays...
Hit: 2 Stars
I purchase this Christmas album along with Whitney Houston Christmas album "One Wish". Harry For The Holidays is pretty good, but I love Whitney Houston's Christmas album "One Wish" more. I like how she took old classics, and made them sound so fresh and new. She even have a new cut "One Wish", and made it into a beautiful Classic..."One Wish" The Holiday Album is the way to go I recommend that cd to everyone who love "Good Music". I mean nobody can sing "Joy To The World" like Whitney Houston. She brung the house down with this CLASSIC!Free Music Review: Very Disappointed
Hit: 2 Stars
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Harry fan, but Harry For The Holidays is a major let down. His earlier holiday album When My Heart Finds Christmas is my all time favorite holiday disc, but I could barely sit through this one. He sounds forced, almost as if he is trying too hard to be original, and it just doesn't work. If you don't already own it, pick up When My Heart Finds Christmas and leave this one on the shelf.Free Music Review: A big disappointment...
Hit: 2 Stars
This is a real comedown from Harry's other Christmas album. WHEN MY HEART FINDS CHRISTMAS had the holiday magic to bring you back time and time again, but this album is lethargic with languid arrangements and no pizzazz to speak of. Harry's "original" songs are some of his worst. A huge disappointment, unfortunately.