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Clay Aiken – Listed As Executive Producer

By musicfan123 · Comments 10127(6)http%3A%2F%2Fclaynewsnetwork.com%2F2010%2F12%2F17%2Fclay-aiken-listed-as-executive-producer%2FClay+Aiken+-+Listed+As+Executive+Producer2010-12-17+10%3A12%3A15musicfan123http%3A%2F%2Fwww.claynewsnetwork.com%2F%3Fp%3D10127
Friday, December 17th, 2010

On November 28, 2006, Clay Aiken released a studio EP titled All Is Well.  Originally released as an exclusive recording for Wal-Mart, the popular album finally became available on iTunes in December of 2007.

There are four songs on the All Is Well EP.  The Playlist is:

  1. All Is Well
  2. Christmas Waltz
  3. O Come O Come Emmanuel
  4. My Grown-Up Christmas List

Clay Aiken is listed, along with Jaymes Foster as an Executive Producer of the EP.  All Is Well debuted at #54 on the Billboard Comprehensive Albums chart. This is unusual as it is unusual for an EP disc to chart or to have its sales tracked.

The title song, All Is Well, was written by Michael W. Smith and recorded for his album Michael W Smith Christmas in 1989.  Because it was a popular song, Smith included the song on 2 more of his albums.

Michael W. Smith has released 22 albums and ten books and has received many awards, including Dove awards and Grammy awards.  Smith is currently on a Christmas tour and will be performing another tour called 2Friends with Amy Grant in early 2011.

Clay Aiken was the featured musical guest on the Capital One Holiday Celebration on Ice in 2007.  The show was televised on Christmas Day and Clay sang songs from his albums Merry Christmas With Love and All Is Well.

Todd Eldredge is a former World Champion and 4-time U.S. Champion.  He chose All Is Well for his skating performance for the Celebration on Ice show.  For many in the audience, the performance of the two artists was the highlight of the show.  Eldredge also used Clay’s recording of this song for his Rockefeller Center performance for the Today Show.

The following video is from the Christmas broadcast of the Capital One Holiday on Ice.  I was lucky enough to be in Las Vegas for the recording of this show?  Were you there too?

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Clay Aiken – Carol or Song?

By musicfan123 · Comments 7388(9)http%3A%2F%2Fclaynewsnetwork.com%2F2009%2F12%2F17%2Fclay-aiken-4%2FClay+Aiken+-+Carol+or+Song%3F2009-12-17+08%3A04%3A32musicfan123http%3A%2F%2Fwww.claynewsnetwork.com%2F%3Fp%3D7388
Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Christmas carols and hymns are one aspect of the holiday season that never fails to lift the spirits and they require no baking, no tree stands, and no extension cords. There is a large body of well-known Christmas songs that are perennial favorites and there are many more that are new to many people every year.  Clay Aiken has introduced many lesser-known, but wonderful Christmas carols and songs to his fans throughout the last 6 years.

Did you know……..

1.  There is a distinction between a Christmas carol and a Christmas song. A Christmas Carol has a fairly rapid, regular beat, which would, therefore, exclude a meandering, crooning song such as “White Christmas”.  Christmas carols can often be sung by a choir, but this is not the case for pop music.

2.  The world’s most famous Christmas carol is “Silent Night”.

3.  “Jingle Bells” was originally named, “One-Horse Open Sleigh”, and was written for Thanksgiving, not for Christmas.

4.  Charles Dickens’s story, “A Christmas Carol”, is the world’s most read Christmas story.

5.  In 2003, the Austrian Trade Union Federation, representing 100,000 workers, claimed that the non-stop playing of Christmas carols in shopping malls was “psychological terror”.

“The Christmas Waltz” is a modern Christmas song.  The lyrics are by Sammy Cahn and the music is by Jule Styne.  It is a good example of a modern secular Christmas song.  This song describes the wonderful joy of the season without necessarily being religious. “The Christmas Waltz” has been reprised by many singers including Frank Sinatra and the Carpenters. Clay Aiken recorded this song on his EP, All Is Well.


The Christmas Waltz

Frosted window panes
Candles gleaming inside
Painted candy canes on the tree
Santa’s on his way,
He’s filled his sleigh
With things, things for you and for me

It’s that time of year
When the world falls in love
Every song you hear
Seems to say
Merry Christmas
May your New Year dreams come true
And this song of mine
In three quarter time
Wishes you and yours
The same thing too

Merry Christmas
May your New Year dreams come true
And this song of mine
In three quarter time
Wishes you and yours
The same thing too
Merry Christmas to you

 

On December 1st, 2006, Clay visited Waukegan, Illinois.  The “Christmas Waltz” was a great start of the evening.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtycKwPoBMc

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Tags : Christmas Waltz, Clay Aiken, Jingle Bells, Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn, SIlent Night

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