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ODE TO 'JOY': FAITH HILL
07/12/2008
Which is more than appropriate as she sets up the first—and, quite possibly, only—Christmas album of her career, "Joy to the World," due Sept. 16 on Warner Bros.
While many Nashville-based artists record holiday records early and relatively often, Hill's was several years in the making and intended to be her definitive take on the season.
Joy to the World" is overwhelmingly a collection of standards, be it the big, booming orchestral arrangements of the title track or "Oh, Holy Night" or swinging, big-band, vintage-sounding versions of more lighthearted fare such as "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and "Holly, Jolly Christmas.
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