Raleigh News and Observer Clay mention:

"For the Record":

You know that guy you saw recently in Raleigh, the one wearing the floppy hat, the one you thought could be -- well, you know, before you talked yourself out of it?

Well, it was.

Clay Aiken was in town last month to record vocals for a Christmas album scheduled to be released in November. He spent three days at Sonic Wave Studios in Raleigh working on the tracks, said owner Mark Cimerro.

"It has a very nice, sort of old-Christmas movie feel, but modern," he said. "I think it's going to sell like gangbusters."

Aiken previously has said the album would feature standards with a traditional feel, something that would hold up year after year.

But the real question is how did Aiken work in his hometown without his fans finding out? Cimerro said Aiken wore a "Gilligan" hat on his way to the studio each day. And if that weren't enough to keep the secret, Cimerro said he personally took pains not to tell anyone.

"I did not let the word leak at all", he said. "I was afraid that if anywhere from 20 to 200 moms and kids showed up in the parking lot, it would make everybody nervous."

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