Kelly Rowland’s contribution to the ‘Now That’s What I Call Christmas! Vol. 4′ record has surfaced. The song, entitled ‘Wonderful Christmastime’, is actually a cover of a 1979 Paul McCartney classic. Give it a listen below via Rap-Up:
While I appreciate the twist that contemporary productions added to the record, Rowland’s vocal performance fell flat. Her approach did nothing to improve the original version and, quite frankly, she sounded utterly dull throughout. I was not expecting her to belt her way through the song but this lazy attempt at singing was quite disappointing, especially knowing what she can do with her voice.
Rowland did not inspire Christmas cheer. Instead, she encouraged me to press ‘stop’. Ba humbug.
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She sounds AMAZING, I love it u.u
I agree with Trent
I Love it!
Of course Trent aint going to like it. He thinks Mariah has the best xmas song of all time… SMH.
I actually like it !!! It’s not to extra, just right I have to say !!!
I like it! It sound like a christmas song! Christmas songs are laid back.
THE QUEEN!
BeYAWNce, Rhitardna, S******, Haga yo weaves just fell off! LMAO!!!!!
boring
I’m surprised, I actually like it!
Trent, be mindful that this is a cover. If you have any knowledge of the original, as you stated above, then you’d know it’s not a song to show off on. No one wants to hear any loud belting or screaming on a Christmas song. I love the arrangement as well as Kelly’s voice. I think you’re actually letting the haters get to you or acting as such to keep them from coming down hard on you when you post a Kelly article. If that’s the case, then you’re slowly but surely selling out.
KELLY SUCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
This great. HATERS give her motivation to work hard!!!
am not jumping off my seat!! but i like.. its alrite..
Love you kelly.. xxx
Its not bad actually … but Christmas is and will always be Mariahs music..Period
I REALLY LIKE IT!
Clean, understated vocal is just what the track requests and the production was sweet and not too-showy 😀 Lovely!
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Its alright. Do you Kelly!
i love it!!!! f*** Trent’s opinion!
omg ppl its only a christmas song lmao stop hatin
OH I’MMA HAVE TO PASS BY THIS S*** RIGHT HERE. MY CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT JOY NOT TRAGEDY LOL
Nice Song! It’s Christmas everybody.
Since it is just a Christmas song, I won’t critique to heavily. I actually agree with Trent. I was expecting a belt somewhere throughout the song. We all know that is Kelly’s strong suit. She holds that soprano note DOWN!!! Negativity aside, the R&B production twist is hott, and she has PERFECTED those DC3 harmonies!!!
It’s not impressive, but that’s largely due to the unassuming nature of the song itself. The original version of this song is pretty low-key and is almost a pastiche of Christmas pop songs, so I wouldn’t really blame Kelly Rowland for being unable to liven it up any. She doesn’t even have much, if any, control over the record’s production, so whether or not it fits her tastes or voice is not really controllable.
OMG I love this!I know what I’ll be bumping to come December!
And WTF @ Trent and some of you! This is a Christmas Song! A Cover At That! Like someone said, the original song isn’t supposed to be one of those big Christmas cheer anthem. It’s a quiet Christmas tune! I mean what other explanation do you need???! She said “SIMPLY Having A Wonderful Christmas.”
Some of you really need to get help. This hateration of Kelly is goin really take a toll on your health one day.
NO HATERS- I agree this is CHRISTMAS MUSIC> It is nice and laidback.
Love the arrangement- very Destiny’s Child. She nails the backups well without Bey and Chelle. Nice
FIrst of all for you to say that the performance is weak- LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL. It pays homage to the original. It wouldve been crap with your suggestion of belting it- ARE YOU SERIOUS?! It aint O Holy Night! LOL
Good job Kellz. I will be buying this album. FAIL on the comments and Xmas haterade
SOUNDS BETTER THAN WHAT RIHANNA DID. I LIKE IT.
mariah does have the best xmas song…
Sounded kind of dead to me… Overall, it wasn’t that great.
Ok,some people don’t know what a good song or should I say a standard style of music is..this song is not bad,its actually wonderful for a christmas song
I love me some kelly but im sorry, this is horrible
vocals all over this track, n it sounds fresh
Her vocals were cute. She could have given me a little more cheer during the chorus but the verses were pitch perfect and her harmonies were subtle but sweet . I wasn’t moved by what I heard but I wasn’t disgruntled because of what I heard either. It was cute.
I did however, LOVE the production. The beat was the highlight of the song. It was a little dated (like an old Destiny’s Child tune) but I kind of liked that. Seeing as how the music industry has gone to hell in a hand basket and much of what is being played on the radio SUCKS, it’s nice to hear a song that takes you back to a time when music was actually enjoyable.
“Can we get ’em back? Yes we can. Can we get ’em back? The good old days.”
(Exits site to go listen to some LEVERT)
Just a nice sing-along song!
Go Kelly!!!!
I AM KELLY ROWLANDS BIGGEST FAN. THATS Y IM GNA B HONEST. . . .THIS IS SO PRE-DESTINYS CHILD. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD COME FROM THEIR 8DAYS OF XMAS ALBUM. . .BAD SONG CHOICE MS.KELLY.
I THINK SHES BEYOND THE INNOCENT, TALENT COMPETITION VOCAL STAGE, AND SHOULD REFLECT IT IN HER MUSIC. . . STILL LOVE U
Just because shes not being a vocal powerhouse in this song doesnt mean its a bad song, its actually flipping great that shes chilling on this song.
KELLY always delivers such great charm & charisma in her songs! A positive singing-style and control makes a great delivery of her voice!.!.The song was chill as “for the style of the song:); but the beat makes up for it in a GREAT way!!
love it!!!