A Clay Aiken Christmas

Elegant and classy, dazzling and heartwarming, humble and great. So many elements make "A Clay Aiken Christmas" totally EMMY WORTHY. Clay has created an instant classic Christmas DVD that will be enjoyed for many many years. In his casual, warm and inviting style, we join him in his living room for an evening as he honors the songs of Christmas that represent timeless values in his beautiful, pure, pitch perfect voice.I was moved by the consciousness of spirituality that infuses but never overwhelms the production. I loved the fade to black following Clay's glorious rendition of "Mary Did You Know" and the moment of silent reverence it implied. The windows-within- windows concept along with the work in progress format of this DVD will never become boring because it is continually evolving in visually gorgeous, interesting and entertaining streams on so many levels. There is logic to the way each song lead to the other and I was impressed with the smooth and easy transitions in the overstructure.I loved Yolanda Adams inspired gospel rendition of "O Holy Night". The brilliant Barry Manilow added style and class to the production with his timeless voice and charming manner. Quiana Parler did a wonderful job on her duet with Clay.Clay provided an abundance of dazzling eye candy and childlike wonderment for kids of all ages with a toy train chugging along under the tree covered with myriad lights and glistening ornaments that were used at times as a glittering framework for the scene unfolding.The set decoration was perfect, classy and inviting and the camera operator kept the production visually fascinating by attention to all the artistic details and visual treats that continued to unfold as christmas wrappings to reveal hidden treasures inside. Aiken has gifted us with a top quality, family inclusive Christmas present that all ages can enjoy for a very long time.It is easy to grade this DVD with 5 stars. I wish there were more stars to show Clay and others that we appreciate quality and tastefulness in media and that we will continue to support Clay because he has earned it and he is worth it.

I just received my Clay's Christmas Special DVD from Amazon and I couldn't wait to watch it. The verdict? The wait was worth it.I have one complaint about this Christmas special. It is way too short. I would have loved to see more of Clay, Barry, Yolanda Adams, and Clay, Clay, Clay! And what happened to Megan? I would have loved to watch and hear her sing.This Christmas special and the way it was done made the show somewhat more real, the behind the scenes, the chatting that took place between the performers, etc, allowed viewers to have a more intimate experience of the show. As Clay said he wanted us to sit back and enjoy the songs and he will show us how the show is made. This Christmas DVD did exactly that. A not so traditional format of a traditional Christmas show.I thought that using the choir as part of the audience was a brilliant idea. Seeing the audience standing up to become part of the performance for the last song - WOW and very neat!Clay looked confident among veteran singers like Barry and Yolanda and he is as always, a natural performer. Barry was right when he said Clay is the real deal!

I respect the fact that Clay wanted his fans to see the behind-the-scenes-stuff from his show, but I found all the rustling around to be distracting. I would have been happy just to see Clay sitting on a stool all night crooning out the songs. And after hearing Clays rendition of "The Christmas Waltz," (you know, the song that starts out "Frosted window panes..."), it made me wish they had put that song on Clays Christmas cd instead of "The Christmas Song (Chesnuts roasting on an open fire)." What do you other Clay fans think?I think that Clay did a great job! As time goes by, Clay becomes more and more comfortable in front of the cameras, and it shows. He was relaxed and at ease with the material and he obviously loved the presence of all the children in the audience.I think Yolanda Adams looked and sounded wonderful. Barry Manilow was also good (I have always been a fan of Barrys).Anyway, I like many other Clay fans will probably buy anything with Clays name on it. LOL :) This dvd will probably do well for many years to come.

Clay Aiken happens to be one of my all time favorites that came through the American Idol wringer and gave us the opportunity to listen to his awesome range of voice and feeling. I would have tagged this DVD with 5 Stars as a rating but for two things. This Christmas special was done in a cozy atmosphere which was presumably a living room with fireplace, tree and goodies placed everywhere. At the same time there were tables outside of that living room area where people sat to listen, almost a cabaret like setting. While I find nothing at all wrong with Clay's voice and selections of Christmas material to sing for us, I find it odd that so little interaction went on between his "guests" and himself! His musical guests, on the other hand were warm and friendly but it was Clay's show and I believe it was his responsibility, in such an intimate setting to interact just a bit more with his living room kids and adult listeners at the tables. He also needs a dresser...badly!

Thought I was buying a music tape but it was a video, it was OK. Wanted it for my car!

I always admired Clay Aiken... and Amazon was the best place to go to purchase this cd...

このＤＶＤはリージョンによる制限がありませんので日本のＤＶＤデッキでも問題なく再生できます。Clay Aiken, Bally Manlow, Yolanda Adamsの３人によるクリスマスショーです。ただのＰＶと言うわけではなく、撮影シーン等バックの様子も同時に収録されています。クリスマスの雰囲気はバッチリ出ていますので観ているだけでクリスマスの気分に浸れます。

アメリカンアイドル出身の新人歌手でもっとも商業的に成功しているClay AikenのNBCテレビ(2004年12月8日放送）の特番のDVD化。Barry Manilow、"Will & Grace"のMegan Mullally、ゴスペルシンガーのYolanda Adamsがゲスト出演。