Not Even the King doesn’t mention Christmas at all, but presumably its message about it being possible to feel rich even without money can pass as a dig at seasonal commercialism during the cost of living crisis. Old Memories on Christmas is a piano soul number identical to her song Old Memories from her 2021 album, Keys, but with references to snow and carols added to the lyrics. Keys does mostly interesting things to seven songs that everyone knows already and adds four of her own – not strictly new ones. zu Old Memories von Alicia Keys - Old Memories ( Originals) Lyrics Alicia. The fact that it’s only streaming on Apple Music hasn’t helped its visibility, but it’s certainly the best of a buffet of 2022 Christmas albums that also includes releases from Backstreet Boys, two Andreas – Corr and Bocelli – and, naturally, Cliff Richard. However, so far it’s her first release to fail to hit the US or UK charts. In practical terms, this is Keys’ first album since her major label deal concluded and she went independent, so she may well have been looking for a bankable set of songs. And as Christmas content goes, it doesn’t come much classier than listening to her emoting in Latin on a closing version of Schubert’s Ave Maria.
Certainly, for the 41-year-old to get this far into her career without cashing in with a Christmas album is a sign of exceptional classiness. “I’ve been such a good girl,” Alicia Keys assures Santa on the first song on her first festive collection. Alicia Keys lyrics - 219 song lyrics sorted by album, including 'Girl On Fire', 'If I Aint Got You', 'Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down'.
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