The album is a good album for teenage Christmas music. It is not however, a classic Christmas album... Unlike Mariah Carey's Christmas album, it will not contimue to sell after next Christmas. Furthermore, for Destiny's Child to be so religious, you wonder where is the soul? Christina Aguilera's Christmas CD has more soul and gospel music than Destiny's Child's CD. Christina Aguilera is more pop while Destiny's Child still try to link themselves with a R&B genre. If they are R&B, where is it in their Christmas album? The absence of soul or gospel really left the album incomplete. It is a nice ablum to have in your Christmas collection, if you have a Christmas collection, but it is definitely not one of the best.


This album just (...)   December 16, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

This is the most awful Christmas CD i've ever heard! It's just terrible. They absolutly butcher almost every Christmas song and the originals aren't that great either. The song 8 days of Christmas is is catchy and cute but the words are so dumb it's unbelievable. This Cd is so bad.


A Very "DC" Christmas!   November 2, 2001
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

Let me begin by saying that I love Destiny's Child. I think they all have extraordinary voices, with killer tracks. I was expecting a more lush Christmas album than what I was presented with. The girls are sounding their best in this album, but I missed the orchestras and horns which you hear of in other Christmas album. Anyway, the CD kicks off with "8 Days Of Christmas", which is a great R&B adaptation of a great Christmas classic, and follows into the "Happy Face"-esque "Winter Paradise". This song basically talks about how great it is during Christmas, which is a prevalant theme throughout the album. I did not really feel "A 'DC' Christmas Medley" very much. The song selection was odd, and a few different chord projections in the background music would have helped. Michelle sounded like she was struggling to reach the low notes in her solo. Beyonce has the first solo in the album, singing "Silent Night", backed only by an acoustic guitar. The arrangement is nice, and Beyonce sounds very good. "Little Drummer Boy" is next, with an "appearance" by Solange Knowles, Beyonce's little sister (I don't know if one line counts as a featured appearance). The harmonies are killer in this track, and it overall is very good. Kelly jumps in with "Do you Hear What I Hear", and her rendition of the song helps to make it one of the best tracks in the album. Her sweet voice blends well with the upbeat accompaniment. "White Christmas" is another standout track, and Michelle sounds especially good in this song. The harmonies are very well arranged in this track. "Platinum Bells," a remake of "Silver Bells" seems slightly out of place here, with the whole "Ladies/Christmas dolls" intro. Michelle takes her turn at the mike with her rendition of "O Holy Night." This really was not as good as I expected. I love Michelle's voice, but she went flat more than once during the song. It should have been pitched a bit lower, which is where her voice sounds the best. "Spread A Little Love On Christmas Day" and "This Christmas" are two power R&B cuts, with the catchy hooks DC is known for. The final track, "Opera Of The Bells" is definitely the best track on the album, with the girls using those pipes to their full potential. This is a good album, but only Destiny's Child fans will truly enjoy it.


PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISN'T DESTINY'S CHILD!!!!!   July 20, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

OK, FIRST OFF I WANT TO TELL EVERYONE THAT I AM A DESTINY'S CHILD FAN, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS ALBUM IS TERRIBLE!...I RECOMMEND CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S CHRISTMAS CD INSTEAD. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE EDITORS REVIEW; THIS ALBUM IS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!...


Dear God, Does It Get Any Worse Than This? ZERO STARS   December 15, 2001
John M. Bentley (Atlanta, GA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Normally, I only write reviews for items which I feel people will benefit from. However, after hearing this piece of tripe, I have to step in and warn fellow shoppers of just how bad this is. Don't listen to the "music" reviewers who laud this effort from the most over hyped group this side of Milli Vanilli. Geeze, where to begin.....

1) Beyonce Knowles has absolutly no business attempting to arrange anything! All she seems to be able to do is sing scales like Mariah Carey and pretend that it's good.

2) Beyonce Knowles has absolutly no business attempting to write anything ever. Her phrasing is so inept and all it seems like she's doing is trying to cram as many words into a song as possible. It just doesn't work!

I'm unsure as to why the reviewers have liked this CD as much as they have. The lyrics to the songs written by Beyonce Knowles are as shallow and dead as I would expect from someone who only wants a "CLK Mercedes and a diamond belly ring". Please, spend your money elsewhere for the love of God!!!!