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30 Best Christmas Songs by ‘American Idol’ Finalists: Critic’s Picks
The best Christmas songs from 'American Idol' finalists: Critic's picks.
Distinctive for her rock edge and magenta hair (the first of a few Idols to sport similar locks), McKibbin competed with songs by Stevie Nicks, Janis Joplin, Pat Benatar and Bonnie Tyler. Before season 14 winner Fradiani went into the starring role of the Neil Diamond musical A Beautiful Noise on Broadway, he recorded the original holiday song “First Real Christmas,” composed with his friend Eric Donnelly, guitar player for the band the Alternate Routes. Reinhart sang this extremely short song (1:20) for the soundtrack of the 2015 Hallmark Channel movie Crown for Christmas, with a script co-written by Michael Damian (who topped the Hot 100 in 1989 with a cover of David Essex’s “Rock On”).
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