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Post by Typo on Aug 8, 2020 21:29:26 GMT -5
“Hallelujah” has to be the Leonard Cohen song, right? “Sweet Baby Jesus” and “Let There be Peace on Earth” are hymns too.
I think that tracklisting is missing the original material. We know for a fact that originals are on the album based on the press release.
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Post by drock89 on Aug 8, 2020 21:37:23 GMT -5
“Hallelujah” has to be the Leonard Cohen song, right? “Sweet Baby Jesus” and “Let There be Peace on Earth” are hymns too. I think that tracklisting is missing the original material. We know for a fact that originals are on the album based on the press release. "Sweet Baby Jesus" and "Let There Be Peace" all list Underwood as a co-writer. It could be that they mean arranged by, but I guess we'll see!
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Post by Typo on Aug 8, 2020 21:38:38 GMT -5
Who else is listed as a writer on Sweet Baby Jesus and Let There Be Peace?
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Post by carrieidol1 on Aug 8, 2020 21:44:15 GMT -5
I bet it’s arrangement-related because those titles are just too recognizable to be originals, seems off...
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Post by matty005 on Aug 8, 2020 22:19:13 GMT -5
Way too many religious songs for me but that is what I figured. Unless one of those original songs is a smash I don’t see this being as huge as some people are expecting. With that said though, Carrie will sing the hell out of all these songs and they’ll sound flawless. Just won’t be my cup of tea.
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Post by drock89 on Aug 8, 2020 22:19:34 GMT -5
Who else is listed as a writer on Sweet Baby Jesus and Let There Be Peace? Clarification: Carrie is listed as a writer; no co-writers are listed. Whether that's just a formatting issue on what I'm seeing or not, I don't know. Carrie has, to my knowledge, never written a song by herself. Hopefully a formal announcement will be made soon!
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Post by 14887fan on Aug 8, 2020 23:06:44 GMT -5
FEAT. JOHN. LEGEND. Been waiting ages for this collab. I'm so excited.
9/25 can't come soon enough.
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Post by missy1993 on Aug 8, 2020 23:17:09 GMT -5
So these are all religious hymns, with the exception of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"? No fun, upbeat sounds-of-the-season staples, like Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree? Ehhh. My level of excitement has just discovered gravity ...
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Post by carrieidol1 on Aug 8, 2020 23:50:54 GMT -5
I feel like we’re missing some stuff... there are absolutely no upbeat songs, and those “originals” just seem too oddly titled to be originals... I also feel like Carrie would put out more than 11 songs for her long awaited Christmas album, but that could just be wishful thinking. Even more pumped for an official press release - should be coming soon!
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Aug 9, 2020 3:09:29 GMT -5
If the album sounds like Do you hear what i hear and The First Noel that she recorded for Carnival Ride special, i’ll be very very happy.
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Post by fisherwoodcu on Aug 9, 2020 4:54:09 GMT -5
I always thought Hallelujah (Cohen version) wasn't even considered a Christian song. I thought it was more of a romance song overall, so if it isn't an original, would it even really fit on a Christmas album? Although, it could appeal to a wider spectrum, but I don't think people who aren't Christians are going to care too much about an album centered around a religious holiday regardless of who the artist is. I also can't really picture any upbeat songs that I can 100% imagine Carrie singing. Songs like Jingle Bell Rock and Run Rudolph Run aren't remotely her style in my opinion, and a lot end up being borderline cringe worthy, especially originals.
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Post by Typo on Aug 9, 2020 6:07:41 GMT -5
I wouldn’t say Cohen’s “Hallelujah” qualifies as a Christmas song either, but Pentatonix covered it for a Christmas album so that’s just where my mind went immediately.
Anyway, I think it’s a good idea to keep away from the cutesy upbeat holiday staples. I just don’t think those types of songs are really in Carrie’s wheelhouse.
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Post by Dreams on Aug 9, 2020 6:36:28 GMT -5
So these are all religious hymns, with the exception of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"? No fun, upbeat sounds-of-the-season staples, like Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree? Ehhh. My level of excitement has just discovered gravity ... Mine too. No cheerful, "Jingle Bell Rock"-kind of upbeat songs, a John Legend feature (🤢), too much non-secular material... my excitement level ⬇⬇⬇ I expect this to be basically full of "All Is Well"s tbh. The album will be a vocal marathon, I guess, which is cool.
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Post by missy1993 on Aug 9, 2020 13:35:21 GMT -5
I really, really, really wanted a "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" from her. I understand that she's very connected to her faith and wanted to select songs that honor the true meaning of the holiday, but there are other artists that are just as religious (Hi, Mariah!) and still made a point to also capture the playful, lighthearted, unpretentious nature of the commercial holiday season that unites people of all different religious persuasions. Carrie has young kids too, so I really am especially shocked that there's no "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" or "Let It Snow" in light of that fact.
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Post by matty005 on Aug 9, 2020 14:13:45 GMT -5
I really, really, really wanted a "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" from her. I understand that she's very connected to her faith and wanted to select songs that honor the true meaning of the holiday, but there are other artists that are just as religious (Hi, Mariah!) and still made a point to also capture the playful, lighthearted, unpretentious nature of the commercial holiday season that unites people of all different religious persuasions. Carrie has young kids too, so I really am especially shocked that there's no "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" or "Let It Snow" in light of that fact. Yeah, and the fact that it is only 11 songs. She could easily have done all those religious songs and still been able to add a few fun ones. This being only 11 songs for a Christmas album seems weird. You don't need to write to come up with new material like a standard album. Why not add a few ones for your non religious fans?
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Post by missy1993 on Aug 9, 2020 14:21:33 GMT -5
I really, really, really wanted a "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" from her. I understand that she's very connected to her faith and wanted to select songs that honor the true meaning of the holiday, but there are other artists that are just as religious (Hi, Mariah!) and still made a point to also capture the playful, lighthearted, unpretentious nature of the commercial holiday season that unites people of all different religious persuasions. Carrie has young kids too, so I really am especially shocked that there's no "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" or "Let It Snow" in light of that fact. Yeah, and the fact that it is only 11 songs. She could easily have done all those religious songs and still been able to add a few fun ones. This being only 11 songs for a Christmas album seems weird. You don't need to write to come up with new material like a standard album. Why not add a few ones for your non religious fans? Hopefully that isn't the complete track list. I can't fathom why she wouldn't want her album to appeal to a broader demographic than to only the deeply religious. I personally was raised Catholic, but I am a lot more spiritual than I am religious, and I don't want a Christmas album chock-full of religious hymns. There should be a balance so that there's something for everyone.
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Post by taylor on Aug 9, 2020 15:13:02 GMT -5
There are originals on this album, none of which were on that tracklist. It's likely not official just yet. Those songs on the tracklist that we saw are probably just the 11 NON-originals that will be on the album.
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Post by daddy on Aug 9, 2020 17:34:48 GMT -5
I actually much prefer this album have a serious tone throughout. Totally a preference thing, but I am thrilled with this track list. I’m not big on the light Christmas songs and think Carrie’s talents are best suited to songs such as those listed.
If originals are not yet included, maybe “Tears of Gold” still stands a chance.
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Post by 14887fan on Aug 9, 2020 18:02:33 GMT -5
Beyond confused by people having such a strong reaction to there being so many religious songs on here. It’s...Carrie Underwood. If you were expecting half the tracklisting to be a bunch of “Run Run Rudolph”s and “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas”s, then you were going at this all wrong from the beginning.
But yeah, to reiterate, the originals are likely missing from that tracklisting.
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Post by matty005 on Aug 9, 2020 18:17:51 GMT -5
Beyond confused by people having such a strong reaction to there being so many religious songs on here. It’s...Carrie Underwood. If you were expecting half the tracklisting to be a bunch of “Run Run Rudolph”s and “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas”s, then you were going at this all wrong from the beginning. But yeah, to reiterate, the originals are likely missing from that tracklisting. I think most people thought the 11 songs were the tracklisting? taylor said the originals are not out yet (thanks Carrie) but don't you think 10 out of 11 songs of religious nature is a lot? I can't think of any mainstream holiday albums with that many. And even if there are 4 originals (just taking a guess), you would have to think that at least half of them will be religious. So 12 out of 15 songs seems excessive to me. I get it. Like you said Carrie is religious and this shouldn't be so surprising (I even predicted this in the old thread). I just wasn't expecting so many.
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Post by taylor on Aug 9, 2020 19:56:22 GMT -5
Personally I was expecting the album to be chock-full of religious offerings with little room for more secular tunes. Carrie even described the album as her wanting to give back to Jesus the gift she's blessed with. Besides, her 2008 Christmas EP was exclusively religious tunes.
Count me in the religious boat--I listen to both secular and religious tunes, but I've always preferred the "Joy to the World"s and "O Holy Night"s and to be quite frank I'm not sure Carrie would be as able to pull off a secular holiday tune as she would a Jesus Jam.
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Post by Troublemaker on Aug 9, 2020 20:07:53 GMT -5
From the way you guys are acting seems like you all will be in for a shocker when she releases a Christian album within the decade.
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Post by matty005 on Aug 9, 2020 20:20:32 GMT -5
From the way you guys are acting seems like you all will be in for a shocker when she releases a Christian album within the decade. Some people were are also saying this album with compete with Groban’s or Buble’s. When an album is 95% religious that’s not gonna happen either.
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Post by Typo on Aug 9, 2020 20:42:41 GMT -5
There are only 2 non-religious songs on the standard version of Groban’s Noel....
I think there is a way bigger market out there for an album full of hymns than some of you are letting on, especially when it’s coming from a vocalist like Carrie Underwood.
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Post by matty005 on Aug 9, 2020 20:53:44 GMT -5
There are only 2 non-religious songs on the standard version of Groban’s Noel.... I think there is a way bigger market out there for an album full of hymns than some of you are letting on, especially when it’s coming from a vocalist like Carrie Underwood. Ah, okay I stand corrected. Thank you.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Aug 9, 2020 22:50:49 GMT -5
I’d be lying if I didn’t admit I expected at least something like “Jingle Bell Rock” or “Last Christmas”, for the contemporary touch if anything. I am floored with the song choices we know (so far), Carrie will surely deliver some stunning vocals for the ages; it’s inevitable and that alone will sell this album. I’m not a huge fan of uptempo Christmas songs unless I’m at a Christmas party; otherwise, I tend to enjoy the classic Christmas hymnals - which is apparently, and predictably, what we’re getting!
Still pulling for a longer track list when an official announcement is made - 11 tracks just seems awfully short, even if some of the songs are long... The whole “Tears of Gold” things is really throwing me off, too, because wtf was all that for if not for this album? Makes no sense... Then there’s the fact that the “originals” share names with iconic songs, and I REALLY don’t think Carrie would do that - she’s so humble, I just don’t see it, and that’s crazy risky, too.
Maybe we will hear something official this week? Also looking forward to a promo with some audio teasers!
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Post by missy1993 on Aug 9, 2020 22:56:27 GMT -5
I'm fine with a gospel album; Welcome it, in fact. For CHRISTMAS, however, I would have liked some of the classic, upbeat seasonal ditties that offer fun, mindless, easy listening as I decorate the Christmas tree with my 5 y/o nephew, or even as I'm driving to and from work every day. I appreciate both the secular AND religious aspects of the holiday season, and I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting a little bit of both from one of my favorite vocalists. No one is suggesting that Carrie shouldn't sing the hymns, we are just expressing our wishes to have had a little more variety, is all.
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Post by musicfan134 on Aug 9, 2020 23:00:38 GMT -5
I don't want to be "that guy" but I'm going to take any info leaked with a grain of salt until we hear from Carrie herself or her team. I certainly don't think that's the full tracklisting as there aren't any originals on there, and that seems really short for a Carrie Underwood album.
But honestly...I'm okay with more religious-type songs as opposed to more Jingle Bells or whatever. She'll sound gorgeous no matter what.
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Post by Push The Button on Aug 10, 2020 4:28:51 GMT -5
Secular Christmas albums from mainstream artists are a dime a dozen. Personally, I’d rather hear something different than the 10,000th recording of “Let It Snow!”
This is really going to fill my soul next month!
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Post by Sugar Rush on Aug 10, 2020 12:03:53 GMT -5
Will this be released in time for Grammy eligibility? Obviously, it doesn’t matter - but if it’s well received I do believe Christmas albums have been nominated for Traditional Pop Vocal Album before.
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