Falling somewhere between
Mariah Carey
's
Merry Christmas
and
Kelly Clarkson
Wrapped in Red
,
A Tori Kelly Christmas
is pure comfort and joy for the holiday season. Injecting warmth with R&B and soul, producer
Babyface
assists
Kelly
in updating timeless standards such as "Silent Night," "Joy to the World/Joyful, Joyful," and "O Holy Night," while offering new additions to the Christmas catalog with the jazzy "25th" and "Gift That Keeps on Giving." He even lends his smooth vocals to an appropriately jaunty take on "Let It Snow." More modern classics from
Donny Hathaway
("This Christmas") and
("All I Want for Christmas Is You") are also featured. ~ Neil Z. Yeung