I've always been a fan of Jessica Simpson, and have always thought she was a wonderful singer. However, lately she has gotten in the habit of singing in a breathy child-like voice, riffing way too much, even for her, and not announcing her consanants. She continues this on her new Christmas album. I wish she would just sing these classic Christmas songs they way they were suppose to be sung. I truly believe she has an amazing voice and she would be so much better if she didn't over do everything. On a positive note, she does have some of my favorite Christmas songs on here and they are the strongest songs on the album. She goes all out for O Holy Night, turning in a rich powerful vocal performance. What Child is This is stunning, and Hark the Herald Angels Sing has a gospel choir backing which adds alot to the song. She does sound like shes having fun on such tracks as Let it Snow and I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. Her duet with Nick, Baby It's Cold Outside, is OK but nothing memorable. She also does a duet with sister Ashlee, and surprisingly the two's voices blend well together. Finally, there is one song that I've never heard before. Breath of Heaven. It's a beautiful song. I do recommend this for Jessica Simpson fans, but if you're not, then I'de look for something else.

I can't stand mainstream Christmas albums, it is such a worn-out trend and I wish big artists would just stop doing it. Jessica's voice was alright in her first album or two, but at this point she's like losing her voice or something....it's becoming mind-numbingly aggravating to listen to. She painfully warbles her way through the opener, "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow," starting the disc on a sour note to begin with. She can't hit high notes anymore; listening to her embarrassingly strain her voice through the higher notes is just annoying. 'I'll be waaaaaahhhhhhuuuuuuuuaaaahhhrrruum,' she breathily screeches, as hokey-sounding, swing-influenced horn solos fumble along in the background. This is a horrible Christmas album.....and a horrible album period. I do not recommend it at all. If you must get a Christmas album done by a mainstream singer, then may I suggest Christina Aguilera's 'My Kind Of Christmas' or the 'Totally Christmas' compilation?

Jessica Simpson used to have a very beautiful, strong voice. And sometimes on this cd, she still does. But other times, she sounds like she is pulling a muscle somewhere trying to get out the lyrics. But this cd does show that she still does have that voice, it just seems that someone is advising her to do the breathing into the mic thing a lot more than the singing into the mic thing. But this is not a bad cd, just not what you may expect a chrismtas cd to be. But she does sound as though she is having fun while she is singing these songs, and that is really what a christmas cd should be about. Any fan of Jessica Simpson would no doubt appreciate this cd!

I listened to all the clips and can say the only ones I liked were "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"- it fit her voice well-childish like but sexy. The other one I did like was "Baby its cold outside" because Nick sounded great and helped the song to be enjoyable. I felt too much of a sexual overtone on the other ones especially "O holy Night" and this really turned me off. It was OK to do this on a fun song but not these more religious songs.Could just be me though. Some may like it- I don't. Sorry Jessica, not your best work. Betting you will do well though.

I was a fan of Ms. Simpson when she first arrived on the scene. But, over the years she seems to have lost her voice but found her breath. On this album in particular, the listener hears the sound of wind coming in and out of her lungs not tones or notes. She is almost doing a Marilyn Monroe impersonation, which is sad. (O Holy Night, by the way, is not a jazz/R&B tune.) I'd go back to the drawing board and find the Jessica that came out a few years ago - the one with the set of pipes and not the cartoon character that she's become.