陽光大衛私房粉絲網

這篇樂評說大衛的聲音非常適合唱聖誕歌，不過作者覺得這個專輯把大衛做老了，不配合大衛的年齡，他覺得大衛應該多唱一點年輕的歌，比較討好，他是考慮市場下了這種結論。但是聖誕節對大衛而言不只是歡樂的季節，更是他的信仰很重要的日子，所以他把這個專輯第一個獻給神，這就是這位作者不了解的地方了，大衛透過專輯解釋他是個甚麼樣的人，他的信仰是甚麼，他唱的是對神的禮讚，他是怎麼過聖誕節的，而不是為了要大賣而做的。他永遠試著透過音樂告訴我們真正的他是誰，這點我們粉絲最懂，大部分的媒體都看不懂，真奇怪。

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Now here comes the but…

BUT, after about the first three, you start to wish there was something else on here. Yes, the songs are beautiful, but they’re all slow. I completely understand wanting to stay in the traditional direction, and I applaud David/Jeff for wanting to stick with songs with the Christian message, but couldn’t they have thrown in a few bouncier ones? Anyone who owns a Christmas CD from a contemporary Christian artist knows it’s possible to do upbeat without losing the message.

If Simon Cowell were critiquing this album, he would probably say that this album ages David. Granted, he would say it in a much more clever way, but he’d still be right. David is young and should have done a few songs that would show that exuberance off a little more. Maybe a cover of Ray Parker Jr.’s “Christmas Time Is Here” or even the more traditional “Go Tell It On the Mountain.”

And I was more than a little disappointed that he didn’t do “The Little Drummer Boy.” I know he did the French version, but that’s not the same.

And is anyone else shocked that he didn’t tackle “Mary Did You Know?” Maybe he realized that he couldn’t possibly outdo Clay Aiken on that one. Or Donny Osmond for that matter (Yeah, that’s right. I said it.)…

The one chance David has to break away, “Melodies of Christmas,” falls flat because it comes off overly produced. It’s a clever track that should still get some play this season, but I think it could have been done a little better.

All of that having been said, “Heart” is still solid. It’s just not a CD that you’ll be playing during your more festive holiday parties this year. Save the Elliott Yamin or Kimberley Locke CDs for those…

“Christmas From the Heart” is available now…