I will surely be buying David’s album and hope the songs are better quality than the snippets.

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nope, not overly concerned about the success of this album, and his future prospects… there are no guarantees, but he has many avenues available to him that bode well to sustain a long term career… and more christmas albums thrown in the mix to spice things up – fa la la la la, la la la laaaaaa….;-)

ETA: I doubt too that David expected this album to rack up the huge sales. He seems to have a very good handle on what to expect and not to expect with his career.

ETA: David’s Christmas album is at 44 right now on Amazon overall, Bocelli’s My Christmas is at 41, and Bob Dylan’s Christmas in the Heart is at 46. Nice to see him running right along with the big dogs, for now anyway, lol.

I’m also speculating how David’s album will fare in sales alongside Andrea Bocelli, Bob Dylan, Barry Manilow, etc. Of course, they are huge and established artists. I’m thinking modest sales, and not sure if he’ll capture new fans as he already has the older set under his wings.

The thing about a Christmas album, though, is that it can be a perennial seller. I doubt that too many people put these out with the expectation that they’ll make a killing the first year. The Josh Groban thing was a really strange exception, I think. (Huge exception, also!).

But this album by David can sell to some fans this year, then come right back next year and sell some more to people who have just found out about him or didn’t buy the first time because it won’t go out of style the way some other music can.

As long as the artist keeps him/herself visible in other ways, the Christmas cd can bring in some bucks, it seems. Plus, they can be cheaper to produce than other albums because you aren’t paying a bunch of writers and so on. The songs are already out there. I think you put these out with a quite different expectation saleswise than with regular pop albums.

I have to say I could kind of live without the elf face, though. Seems to me one of David’s more mature looks would have been a better choice. This kind of makes him look silly to me, which is ridiculous because he’s a very nice-looking guy.

Suzanne
September 30, 2009 at 12:14 am

I have 3 (and only 3) Christmas albums I play and only one is traditional (Philadelphia Brass Ensemble). The other two are Emmylou Harris’ Light of the Stable and Joe Pass (a jazz guitar album).

If you run short on Christmas Day, the Herb Alpert Christmas album is also a really good one. The Tiajuana Brass never gets old.

Actually somebody upthread made me remember that I also have Nat King Cole’s Christmas album. It’s a bit dated, but I could never get enough of that man’s voice. So make that 4. I think if I were to go with a 5th, it would have to be Archie or Jack Daniels, one.

I guess I’m not surprised by comments. Usual suspects and YMMV and all that jazz. Know I’m not supposed to comment about commenters, but sometimes the risk is worth it.

Sutty has been working the phones and spoke with the Amazon.com (US) download supervisor. He said that ‘Christmas from the Heart’  will be available for download on OCTOBER 9th!! He went on to say that it will be $8 as it stands today. Stay tuned for updates! THANKS SUTTY!

I want a full version of Silent Night right now, his voice just soars in that one. He touches my soul!!! *SUPER CHEESY*

I’m also speculating how David’s album will fare in sales alongside Andrea Bocelli, Bob Dylan, Barry Manilow, etc. Of course, they are huge and established artists. I’m thinking modest sales, and not sure if he’ll capture new fans as he already has the older set under his wings.

Let’s hope the album does well enough for him to retain his contract with his label and get the next album out.

I saw a few comments that stated that Archuleta is ‘creepy,’  but they did not say why they feel this way. I have seen that term on other sites with comments and have to conclude that it is just another conspiracy to degrade Archuleta’s pure talent. Todays magic word: ‘creepy’! Monkey see, monkey does’ ¦

Don’t bother. I see quite a few creepy singers even among idols who would say one thing in public and do all kinds of creepy and weird things behind the scene. These people make me yakkk. David is just David.

BTW, Ave Maria reminds me of my childhood memories. I loved that song when I was a kid listening to classic Christmas songs with family. If you knew the song, you would know it slowly builds to the max with power in the end. It will show David’s powerful vocals in full swing. Anticipation….

can’t wait to listen to the whole cd. snippet does not do justice to David’s A cds.

Gee, everyone who has commented really liked it.

Not at all. Definitely mixed reviews on the song snippets and David in general. Hopefully David is still firm on not reading most things about himself. Lol

Anyway, I know this CD will fit right into my eclectic collection.

I have 3 (and only 3) Christmas albums I play and only one is traditional (Philadelphia Brass Ensemble). The other two are Emmylou Harris’ Light of the Stable and Joe Pass (a jazz guitar album).

If you run short on Christmas Day, the Herb Alpert Christmas album is also a really good one. The Tiajuana Brass never gets old.

I mean, even MJ got the name of the album and the title to one of the songs wrong. Good luck to David–he’s a great talent and I’m hoping for the best on the album next year, but if this album sells well, I’ll be shocked. I mean, with that cover? I know, I know. It’s just the wrapper, but what’s with this label?

I can’t believe I’m eagerly anticipating a Christmas album, either. I mean, I get into the spirit fairly early, but I’m not generally THIS bad.

I’m going to bet that Richard is not overstating things. I know they worked with a boys’ choir and there was no evidence of this on the snippets. Can’t wait.