In reply to RBRT.

I'm a big fan. This Year & This Christmas are my favorite holiday tunes (until Brandy dropped Christmas Party For Two!) But truth is truth: she gargled, grunted, and growled on an ethereal piece of music. Contrast this with her performance of Wishing Upon A Star or Anywhere But Here. Since your gurl is in a copying mood, she shoulda emulated Ariana's light voice here. Stylistically more appropriate AND PLEASING to the ear. As for eternal youth, it's called a 1-MILLION-DOLLAR ENDOSCOPIC FACELIFT. Gotta face the music and admit her voice has been abused for decades due to bad technique and numerous vocal cord intubations for cosmetic surgeries, it's a miracle she can still speak. I'm with you; she should release new music, ideally a return to R&B Pop.