All tracks, except the John Travolta duet White Christmas, are reimagined
from Olivia's 2007 Christmas Wish album.
While this album bears Olivia's name, there is very serious distortion on Olivia's voice, and she has been autotuned in parts. Please do not make an opinion of Olivia's singing based on this posthumous derivative work, and if you have appreciated Olivia's voice before then make sure you prelisten to this before buying so you make an informed choice. The album is based upon A Christmas Wish, and while some of the nods to other Olivia tracks in the intros and bridges is a witty touch, the end result is rather less than the sum of the parts. However, opinions of course differ on this.
Sam Hollander produced this album but it would have been interesting if Amy Sky had been given the job of reimagining
her Christmas Wish album. She gave her permission for this project (maybe she felt obligated?) but tellingly she had nothing to do with the production, a fact she made known on Facebook.
The cover art is a colourized, touched-up image of Olivia, originally photographed at Lord Lichfield's home Shugborough, Staffordshire, 2nd October 1973. The original black and white image is shown above.
The album was also issued on white vinyl.
Songs:
- A Mother’s Christmas Wish
- We Three Kings
- Christmas On The Radio
- Underneath The Same Sky
- Angels In the Snow
- All Through the Night (featuring Michael McDonald)
- O Come, All Ye Faithful (featuring Jane Lynch)
- Silent Night
- White Christmas (featuring John Travolta)
- Little Star of Bethlehem
Original Release
- Format: CD
- Date: November 22 2024
- Country: US
- Label: Primary Wave Music II
- Catalog: 792755907429
Other Releases
- Format: white vinyl
- Date: December 13 2024
- Country: US
- Label: Primary Wave Music II
- Catalog: 792755907160