Can you say Michael Bolton?

Review Score: (2/10)
Sorry, but it was past time for someone to utter the discouraging word. Sometimes, immitation indeed is the sincerest form of flattery. Other times, it should just not be done.

Unlike others, I found precious little soul in Vonda Shepard's "Baby Please Come Home". It compelled my to pull out Phil Spector's Christmas Album for a dose of the real deal (give a listen to Darlene Love to see what I mean). I had the same response to most of the rather derivative work found here (much like the musical interludes on the show, for that matter).

Calista Flockhart's tepid effort to sing "Santa Baby" is about as close to Eartha Kitt aurally as she would be physically. Like Barry Manilow singing Frank Sinatra, or the aforementioned Michael Bolton singing Percy Sledge, some things just ought to be left alone.

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