Comments on: David Archuleta: Song Leaks from Christmas From The Heart

By: gigi.br

gigi.br — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:25:14 +0000

David Ave Maria ´s pronunciation/accent is excellent, better than almost every American/Brittish/Irish singers. I know many, many versions of the song: Barbra, Celine, Charlotte Church, Celtic Woman ´s ChÃƒ ¶e Agnew, The Cranberries ´ Dolores O ´Riordan’ ¦ despite their wonderfull voices, they have very bad pronunciation/accent. Even American ‘diva’ Jessye Norman and soprano singer Kathleen Battle don ´t have a very good pronunciation of that song (although I think opera singers should take care of their pronunciation more than any other singers when singing classic music like that. Example of beautiful opera singers (non Italian) pronunciation: Maria Callas, born American, musically educated in Greece and career established in Italy and Spanish tenor Placido Domingo).

Exception in America: Josh Groban AND David Archuleta!

Of course, Caruso, Pavarotti, Bocelli have better pronunciation/accent, but they are Italian and they MUST have a very good pronunciation when singing in Latin.

And David, an 18 year old kid, took very good care of his pronunciation/accent, while other previously mentioned singers with double/triple of his age didn ´t bothered.
And this is very important when you sing in a foreign language!

Post Scriptum: my native language is Portuguese, which comes from Latin, and I already studied 2 years of Latin language in college. But I don’t know English very well, so I apologize for my spelling/vocabulary. I don ´t post regularly precisely because of this.

By: E

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:41:01 +0000

Wow just heard Pat a Pan on youtube and now it’s stuck in my head. wasn’t expecting to love it judging from the title at first.

What Child is this! Beautiful. This is David at his best. my favorite. love love the arrangement. well done!

Ave Maria. criticising him for not having the voice is unfair. With one vocal chord and his voice is still developing. it is a cover, but David’s unique voice makes the piece his own and that makes a lot of difference.

Lastly, at least for me, I expect covers on christmas albums especially traditional ones. When I buy christmas albums, I always look for O Holy Night, Joy to the World, etc. no pop contemporaarised stuff for me.

As a fan, very satisfied with the quality of the production. Good job!

By: ozarka

ozarka — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:18:50 +0000

Pat-A-Pan was awesome! I loved the instrumentation (the bells, the orchestra). It sounded so cool and so much fun. Nice piece to mix things up a bit. I loved it. Thanks for the link.

ETA: I know “What Child is This” is on that same link, but I can’t listen to it from where I am for some reason. I’m at work.

By: archie17

archie17 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:07:33 +0000

Well, no offense to the non-DA fans who want to compare David to... anyone else. But that holds no water because...he isn't anyone else. Sure, Garland, Bocelli and Groban are legends somewhat. But what does that have to do with David, or any other Idols? I am David's fan because of who he is, both as an artist and person. What David brings to the table sets him apart from anyone else, and what he brings is all I need.

By: JRB5776

JRB5776 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:12:30 +0000

FYI – RE: Pat-A-Pan

The Euro Archies figured out they used part of Karl Jenkin’s Allegretto in the arrangement.

Random complaint: Ah man! The Malayasians who pre-ordered the CD got a MUCH better cover. Humph!

http://twitpic.com/l7s6g

ETA: I guess it’s an overlay. A gift box cover with the CD inside with the same cover as the US is getting.

By: Kitwana

Kitwana — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:35:38 +0000

I like Pat a Pan. I thought his French was fine for a non-native speaker. I had no difficulty following it but I’m Canadian and probably have more exposure to French than most. At any rate, here are the lyrics that I pulled off the net for those interested in following the French:

GuillÃƒ ´, prends ton tambourin,
Toi, prends ta flÃƒ »te, Robin
Au son de ces instruments
Tu-re-lu-re-lu, pat-a-pat-a-pan
Au son de ces instruments
Je dirai NoÃƒ «l, gaiement.

By: JudyOhio

JudyOhio — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:20:31 +0000

Thanks leeann! Had no idea what this (Pat-A-Pan) would sound like, never heard of it before, so wasn’t too interested even, but ….. well, I like it! Catchy. Nice addition to the album.

By: leeann

leeann — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:12:57 +0000

You can listen to Pat-A-Pan here

By: serenade

serenade — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:43:45 +0000

Pat A Pan is really fun and that chorus just won't get out of my head. lol I'm so listening to that one this Christmas. The french is terrible, lol. At first I couldn't even understand it was french, but it's only the beginning, so it doesn't bother me at all.

Oh really? LOLOL! I only know hello, goodbye and my name is in French so I have no clue if he's doing it well. It just sounds intriguing to me. Hopefully the French won't be too offended. Hee. I'm glad others are liking the song though.

By: JRB5776

JRB5776 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:31:42 +0000

Yeah, I think Andrea will sell the most this year.

Really, Leome? A couple of fans from Europe said he did really well with the French (and the Latin) with just a little bit of his soft Spanish pronunciations bleeding through. Ah well… haha! Most of us don’t know the difference. heh

By: Q3

Q3 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:16:13 +0000

Suzanne

Well bob dylan has an xmas album out that day, i dunno who else.. lol

Bob Dylan, David Archuleta, Sugarland, Jackson 5, Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow

I think this year’s big Christmas album may be Andrea Bocelli “My Christmas”. On sale on 11/3/09. #13 on Amazon’s Music list on preorder and headed up; 23 days in the Top 100.

By: leome

leome — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:28:20 +0000

Pat A Pan is really fun and that chorus just won’t get out of my head. lol I’m so listening to that one this Christmas.
The french is terrible, lol. At first I couldn’t even understand it was french, but it’s only the beginning, so it doesn’t bother me at all.

By: ghl

ghl — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:47:09 +0000

OMG. The sound quality is amazing. His French on Pat A Pam is so pretty and smooth. And the voice on What Child Is This is pure and pretty. Thanks for the link.

By: temkanoe

temkanoe — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:22:07 +0000

well, i for one do not listen to Christmas music, i hate the fact that my radio station sticks to one damn playlist and am not a fan of it. I avoid turning on my radio once Xmas music starts the rotation. Bleh….

I’ve never in my life heard the songs: Riu Riu Chiu and Pat-a Pan. or What Child Is This.

When i saw that they were going to be in Archie’s Cd, I YouTubed them and he wasn’t kidding when he kept saying it was going to a traditional cx-mas cd.

I’m trying to keep away from spoilers but this website has amazing sound. It’s just snippets of his songs. Anticipation is High here (in my house) (just me though) …

http://www.gohastings.com/product/POPMUSIC/Christmas-From-the-Heart/sku/279265089.uts

By: cmom

cmom — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:00:56 +0000

Well, I went on a hunt to hear Pat-A-Pan again (heard it on that open stream one time a few days ago before it was pulled) and of course, it is out there and I now I just keep listening to it – I really like that song. It is so unusual and catchy and now I just want to sing it (and feel silly). The song was one big surprise to me from the beginning French to the ending harmonies. What a great surprise. Well done, David.