Please rate them from best to last and give reasons. Listen all the way through each one. You don’t want to miss the embellishments!
Updated to add the names of the performers.
Susan Boyle
David Archuleta
Sugarland with Jennifer Hudson
Chris Brown with Corrine Bailey Rae
Taylor Swift
Clay Aiken
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It had been marvelous. You seem very knowledgeable in your area. Gene Eddie(Quote)
Well color me all kinds of surprised at Taylor Swift being #5. I didn’t like the arrangement at all but I’m surprised that I liked her voice a lot. Reminds me of Jewel.
I judged Boyle as dull and Archie just ok. Not surprised that I judged Sugarland and Chris Brown as just bad. I like the lead singer of Sugarland but she’s no Christmas Carol singer. As far as Chris Brown, I have no clue. stargazer(Quote)
Thanks, MJ, I’ll go hunt it down. stargazer(Quote)
Taylor Swift was #5? I really did not like that one at all. priscilla(Quote)
I did that yesterday for O Holy Night. I updated this one just now. MJ(Quote)
l) no.6 – pure heavenly vocals with complete reverence for this classic song
2) no.l – ok but far below no.6
3) no.3 – ok
4) no.2 – boring and vocals not that outstanding
5) no.4 – don’t like the vocal gymnastics
6) no.5 – is the singer singing the same song as the others? jenn(Quote)
MJ, when are you going to tell us who the singers are?
Did you post the singers for O Holy Night yet? stargazer(Quote)
#6 Perfection. He also seemed to be the only singer who hit the low notes easily.
Rating the rest is difficult:
#2 was just ok.
#1 was listenable but very dull
#5 is next simply because of her beautiful voice. I don’t appreciate someone taking a classic Christmas Carol and changing the music so that you can’t sing along.
#3 and #4 pretty bad stuff. stargazer(Quote)
Amazing, all the ratings are very similar to each other! I swear I didn’t look at them before making my list! mary(Quote)
Here is my list from best to worst:
#6 perfection!
#2 Good voice
#1 Good voice, not as good as #2 (she sounds like Leona but I’m probably wrong)
#3 So so. Probably Fantasia but again, I might be wrong
#4 Did not like it very much
#5 Really bad mary(Quote)
#6…Hands down! His voice is so rich, and the song is song as it should be.
#1 good female voice and nice and simple
#2 also good voice and fairly good arrangement
#3 good at the beginning, then awful
#4 Yuck
#5 bad also Lorraine(Quote)
From best to worst:
#6 – Definitely the best – purely sung & chorus did not overshadow the beautiful vocals.
#1 Best female vocal, but chorus got annoying.
#2 Good, but dull – made a slow song even slower.
#3 Not a fan of the OTT, funky, Gospel style. The breathing issues were also very noticeable.
#4 Beginning was good, but very annoying after that.
#5 Did not like the arrangement at all. She has a very good voice, but I would have ranked her much higher if she sang a more traditional version. CC(Quote)
I like #6 the best… it is sung the way it should be, simple and true to the original sound.
I also love that voice, no mistaking it is there? Llana(Quote)
6-The best; had to listen to it twice.
1-This one is very good.
2-Good but did not like embellishments.
3-Was okay but I wouldn’t buy it.
4 & 5- I did not like at all. penguin(Quote)
6, Beautiful because it is pure and simple
1, not bad
2, just ok
4, 5,3 did not like their interpretation at all! Cyndy(Quote)
#6 was a sung purely and simply the way a hymn should be presented.
#1 nice voice, I wouldn’t turn it off.
#’s 2,3,& 4 were not good, but not all bad
#5 was horrid.
Summary of best to worst 6,1, 2,3,4, 5 katy(Quote)
Not my favorite song to begin with, but I’ll give it a try
#1 – nice voice, I’m not sure about the sound? The vocals are simple, which I appreciate – but the production is a little on the funky side
#2 – I like the voice, not sure about the phrasing – but his voice is pure. The song is too long – over 4 minutes is too much. Sorry MJ, I only made it about half way – got boring.
#3 – okay, I guess I’m going to be the minority here, but I actually kind of enjoyed this version – at least in the beginning. It’s different, but the breathing was very distracting! It did start getting a tad bit over the top about 2 minutes into the song, so I had to shut this one down too…
#4 – I enjoyed about the first minute – sometimes less is more and this version could have used a little “less” (although the female singer could have used a little bit “more” very stiff sounding)
#5 – okay I made it through 25 seconds, hated the arrangement. The singer is good, but I thoroughly disliked the arrangement.
#6 – That’s how I remember Silent Night – simple and pure. Although, quite honestly, I don’t like the background vocals at all (I have this weird thing about background vocals)
so, rating one of my least favorite songs, I’d have to go (please note, I only made it through all of #6 and #1 – the rest I had to turn off)
#6, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5
(kind of looks like a pattern, but it’s my honest opinion) Karma(Quote)
6&1 are the best. Pure clean singing. #1’s chorus was too loud and overpowering at the end.
#2 next even though I don’t like this guy’s voice, sounds like he sings through his nose, but it was a nice arrangement.
#3 was not good but #4 &5 were simply horrible. priscilla(Quote)
I think #6 has the most passion and commitment. I did like #2 also.
Did not like #3,4 and definitely not #5
#1- just meh Marah(Quote)
Heres my order
#6 He sung it the way it should be sung!!
#2
#1 really dont like this version but I dont like 3,4,or 5!!! Me(Quote)
From best to worst:
#6 – beautiful tone, no breath control issues. Simple song sung the way it should be. Nice touch with background choir and singers voice was always front and center.
#1 – simple and clean version. Only thing was when the choir got a bit loud, but very nice version of the song.
#2 – didn’t like this version, but the ones following were worse so had to put this one in this position. This singer took a slow song to begin with and made it much slower. Dull.
#3, #4, #5 all are competing for the worst spot. Still cleaning my ears after the 3 of them. Talk about ruining a classic Christmas song. Just yuck. Just Me(Quote)