Tidbits 12/11

• The Citizens' Voice - "Aiken Injects Holiday Performance With Humor" Geri Anne Kaikowski, is a great review of Clay's Wilkes Barre concert. Included in the article:

  Clay Aiken brought a surprising dose of humor along with holiday song and spirit to his Christmas concert before a sold-out crowd" and " Aiken brought a refreshing contrast to a traditional holiday concert by mixing the more familiar Christmas standards, such as “Hark the Herald Angels Sing’’ and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,’’ with some newer selections like “My Grown-Up Christmas List’’ and “Merry Christmas with Love,’’ which were as equally received as the more well-known tunes.

• AP article (courtesy CNN) - radio listeners don't want Clay Aiken's version of "White Christmas" (which, by the way, doesn't exist!)

  "It's a sad fact and a sad reality that there are 30 to 50 Christmas songs that research really well. We already know them," said Moore. "They don't want Clay Aiken's version of 'White Christmas.' They want Bing Crosby, for the most part."

• Christmas tour mention
• WSOC-TV

  Clay Aiken returns to Charlotte this December to celebrate the holidays with the Charlotte Symphony. The Charlotte Symphony will perform songs of the season to start the show and then Aiken will join them for a full set of holiday favorites, many of them featured on his Christmas CD, "Merry Christmas With Love."
  
  North Carolina's own multi-platinum singer returns to the public spotlight this month with his new studio CD, "A Thousand Different Ways," to be released Sept 19th, and a long list of major television and other media appearances.

• Kelly Ripa/Clay mentions:
• Hyphen Magazine
• NY Daily News
• FOX News
• Postcard from Pug Bus (satire) - Bush twins sued for having a large collection of illegally obtained Clay Aiken songs. LOL.
• Blogcritics reminds us of Clay's 2004 A Clay Aiken Christmas which airs on Bravo several time this week (check local listings).
• NorthJersey.com: American Idols like Clay Aiken have "become best-selling performers" but fail to become movie stars like AI3 contestant turned actress Jennifer Hudson.
• ESPN Soccernet - comparing a soccer thing to Clay: "It's like going to a concert expecting to see Luciano Pavarotti, only to watch Clay Aiken turn up instead. Both guys can sing, but given the choice, whom would you rather listen to?"

• Taking A Moment - Jemock's classic Vocabulary-Builder returns! YAY!
  

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