His Kids United Christmas, Vol. 1
Tailor-made just for kids ages 5-14, this highly anticipated His Kids United volume features young voices bringing a renewed energy to holiday classics along with four contemporary originals. Includes "Away In A Manger," "Jingle Bell Rock," "Light of Christmas," and more.
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| Format: Compact disc Vendor: Capitol Christian Music Group Publication Date: 2014 Find out more about His Kids United here - http://www.hiskidsunited.com/about-his-kids-united.html My Take: This is my first time getting to review an album, and I really enjoyed it! It was especially fun to review a Christmas album, especially since Christmas decorations are going to be going up very soon in my house.
My first impression of this album was that it was kind of all
over the place genre-wise. There were so many different genres of music
represented all in one album – pop, hymns, jazz, techno, and even rap. While this
does tend to give everyone something they might like, I thought it was a little
much, especially the synthesized style of some of the songs.
Here are a few words about each song on the album:
Here We Come a Caroling
– Nice traditional song. It was well-done, but I didn’t really like the ritardando
on the chorus.
Light up the World
– Catchy; a more upbeat, pop sound, but it was pretty good.
Jingle Bell Rock –
felt as if the singing wasn’t as well done on this one as on the other songs. I
don't know if it was because they were intentionally sliding their voices or if
they were not quite on pitch, but it was not as clear as the other songs. This song
has a techno feel to it, and overall it was OK.
O Come, O Come,
Emmanuel – one of my favorite Christmas songs. This version kept to the
traditional hymn and was very good. I really liked the arrangement of this one,
and it is my favorite song on the album.
All I Have to Give
– A little bit too pop/Hallmark Christmas special for my taste. I prefer the
more traditional Christmas songs.
Light of Christmas
– I’m sure some kids would like this, but I am just not a fan of rap at all, especially
in a Christmas song. Even so, it was very catchy and upbeat.
Jingle Bells – Probably
the most techno version of Jingle Bells that I have ever heard! I’m also not a
fan of this version being pretty much in half time compared to what we are all
used to (at least on the verses). And I realize that people think it is so cute
to have a really little kid (who can’t carry a tune) sing on children’s CDs,
but I just find it annoying. There are plenty of really young kids out there
who sound young and cute but who can actually sing.
No Better Holiday –
Very pop-sounding, which is not my favorite, but the lyrics were encouraging,
and the singing was well-done.
Away in a Manger –
This one was good, nice arrangement. Should have had one of these kids sing the
solo part for Jingle Bells.
Christmas Time Is Here
– A very familiar song of the Christmas season made famous by the Charlie Brown Christmas Special. This version
was pretty well done and stuck to the original.
I Hope This Gets to
You – I was not fond of the “love song” style of this song. I don’t think
it is the best thing for pre-teens to be constantly thinking about dating and “love”
and the flirty-type things that were in this song. I’m not really sure how this
fit with the rest of the album.
Hark! The Herald
Angels Sing – I prefer a traditional version of this song. This one was too
techno for my taste. The singing was good, though.
I will give His Kids
Christmas Vol. 1 … 3 BookWorms.
 Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Capital Christian Music Group through Cross Focused Reviews. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this is accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." |
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