Believe
One of Christian Music's stars, Natalie Grant makes sure she has all her bases covered on her Christmas record. There are the predictably arranged hymns such as "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "Joy to the World," the secular tunes like "Let it Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and the more well defined Christian music originals, "I Believe, " her own song, "What Christmas Means To Me," and others. But her most inspired moment comes on a medley that weds "Silver Bells" and "Oh Holy Night" to one of her own songs again called "Savior Came for Me" that runs almost nine minutes! Grant's producer, Bernie Herms sets out to make a big sounding record for her and succeeds, despite the fact that her voice would be hard to pick out of a middle-of-the-road Christmas music lineup. Nonetheless, NG fans will want one under the tree or in their stocking.-- Martin Keller