Billboard is taking a look back at he 21 best Christmas albums of the 21st century.
the singer claims that she doesn’t subscribe to any one particular religion. And while the songs themselves are almost exclusively nonsecular, Lennox draws on both folk traditions and the ancient histories she claims the songs carry with them. Tracks like “Lullay Lullay ” and “As Joseph Was a Walking ” are inventively arranged, with the African Children’s Choir featured prominently throughout.
For her very first Christmas album after more than 30 years in the business, Bette Midler sticks to what works – lush string arrangements and big band numbers like the title track – and keeps the spotlight on both the songs and, of course, her distinct voice and sense of humor. The album also includes a seasonal revamp of “From a Distance,” the original version of which Midler took all the way to No. 2 on the Hot 100 way back in 1990.
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