Clay Aiken
Merry Christmas with Love
(RCA)
Quick, someone throw a turtle-neck sweater on this man and get him a pipe and roaring fire to sit by. (While you’re at it, call Bing Crosby to say he can finally rest in peace.) Clay Aiken’s old-fashioned boy-at- home persona finds its niche in this album that sounds like what the holidays should be—simple, wholesome and comforting. With a mix of timeless classics and some new- er favourites, With Love is what his (admittedly remarkable) voice was made to sing.
—Dave Hayden
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.
