New cover version of Merry Christmas darling.

[New Horizons.]

Not sure whether there is a post for cover versions but a friend just showed me that Emeli Sande and Timi Dakolo have recorded a duet version of Merry Christmas Darling for Timi's new Christmas album .It is also the title track of the new album.
There is a video on youtube but can't seem to get it to attach.
Never heard it as a duet before.

 

[crescentnoon]

 

[Graeme]

They've kind of animated-movied the song if that makes sense? Somewhere Out There springs to mind with Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram.

 

[Geographer]

I sort of prefer these covers when the artists do it in their own "style" rather than trying to reproduce the original Carpenters version. I heard on the radio, the other night, Mary Christmas Darling done by someone named Christine (or Chirstina?) Perri? Never heard of her, so I might not have her name right...anyway, the arrangement was an exact copy of the C's original down to the sax solo and background vocals. I liked, it, don't get me wrong, but I prefer these more "unique" arrangements where it takes the song to places one never knew where it could go. It's the mark of a truly great song...which this is.

 

[Proudofyou]

I hate any and all covers of anything that they did. This is the Carpenter's song and no one else's!!!!!! It's sacrilegious to have anyone else sing this tune. Lol.

 

[Song4uman]

There is another cover version out..,with a tribute album coming in the spring. Katie Peslis, who is Sandi Patty’s daughter in law and is friends with Randy Schmidt. @close2u
She did a nice job!!
Jonathan