Merry Christmas Everyone: Silent Night Diva sing off

Merry Christamas y'all! To celebrate both the Holiday season and the excuse it gives me to listen to Christmas music without looking like a total nutter here is a collection of some of my Favourite Diva's singing the classic carol ,Silent Night.

The styles Range from country- Faith Hills and Taylor Swift- to gospel- Mariah Carey and Aretha Franklin- to pop- Beyonce and Britney Spears-and finally the traditional interpretation-  Celine Dion and Annie Lennox.

So get those song words printed and prepare for some Christmas carolling after the jump! 

Britney Spears: Silent Night


Mariah Carey: Silent Night



Taylor Swift: Silent Night



Beyonce: Silent Night



Annie Lennox: Silent Night



Faith Hill: Silent Night


Aretha Franklin: Silent Night


Celine Dion: Silent Night

Taylor Swift Can't sing live...

 

Should Taylor Swift be taking vocal lessons from Mary J Blige

Taylor Swift is an odity in todays music market. Despite not having a large presence on the Billboard singles chart, this lady  still manages to shift vast quanities of her album.

Being as big a seller as Taylor is she has attracted a fare share of haters, and what with her being a solid songwriter, critically acclaimed, and easy on the eye, the haters have aimed their vitriol at her apparent inability to sing live. To judge if this assertion is true, I turned super-sleuth and conducted a Youtube search using the words "Mine"-which is Taylor's latest single- and "live". (The video I chose is posted below)

Can she sing live? well judging by this performance the answer is yes. She may have had some dud performances previously, because there's usually no smoke without fire, but this video shows, without a doubt, she does have the ability to perform  and sing  live. Watch the album version and the live version below and judge for yourself.

Do you think agree or do you think Taylor Swift can't sing live?

Taylor Swift - Vocal Profile/Range

Taylor Swift

Vocal Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Vocal Range:  1.5  octaves and a semitone (Approx). F3- D5#

Vocal Pluses: Has access to a soft delicate timbre, but also a more steely, cutting tone. Also capable of emoting the meaning of the song through her voice to a good degree.

Vocal Negatives: Overall the voice is weak, and is ultimately hampered by the limited range and dexterity of the voice. 

Audio Clips

Lowest note (F3)

Higest note (D#5)

Longest Note (10 seconds)