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Idol Headlines for 11/25/08
mjsbigblog —
... perfect sense as a Christmas number one, particularly with a ridiculous, glossy production and some choirs a-wailin’ for the big final chorus. Simple.
Except it’s not really that simple, unfortunately, because already people are banging on about the whole thing being deeply inappropriate, lacking in respect (at least one of the people who has sung this song in the past is dead. It’s very sad) and just, like, totally cheap and commercial, man.
Guardian.co.uk
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Idolator: Music News, Reviews, And Gossip —
... American Idol's dreadlocked space-child performed it last season) so much, he's making whoever wins his British talent show X Factor—which you may remember as the show that launched the forcible stardom of Leona Lewis—record the track in time for release at Christmas. Yes, "Hallelujah" will probably be joining Mr. Blobby and Bob The Builder as Famous Christmas No. 1 Songs In The UK by the time the year's over. What a way to end 2008, huh? [Guardian]
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