A Legendary Christmas
by John Legend
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Oct 26, 2018
User Score
2.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 5 out of 7
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  1. pooops
    May 2, 2023
    0
    haven't listened to it but I hate Christmas music and i also am not a fan of john legend
  2. shababs
    Dec 25, 2018
    0
    This album is pure garbage.. this yet just another take on classic Christmas song done by a mainstream dude. the result is awful as always.

    except this is worse a lot of the vocals are so overdone that it completely ruins the songs. i dont know what the critics have been taken by voting it this high. its worse than the originals by a lot.
  3. tipar
    Dec 23, 2018
    6
    There is not a lot of Christmas albums I want to keep on my collection; most of them are albums I do not like that much but are made by artists I like—Chris Isaak or Aimee Mann—but this one it is pretty decent. If you liked "Merry Christmas" by Mariah Carey—one of the best of Christmas—that alternated one fast and slow song this is yours. The sound is pretty classic and I am saying thisThere is not a lot of Christmas albums I want to keep on my collection; most of them are albums I do not like that much but are made by artists I like—Chris Isaak or Aimee Mann—but this one it is pretty decent. If you liked "Merry Christmas" by Mariah Carey—one of the best of Christmas—that alternated one fast and slow song this is yours. The sound is pretty classic and I am saying this without knowing his work, only "No Ordinary People". So, as I said an album to keep if you like soul/r&b and Christmas. I think is a grower.… Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Variety
    Dec 21, 2018
    72
    Over the course of 14 upbeat and brassy odes to home and hearth, the relentlessly eager-to-please Legendary Christmas starts to feel almost oppressively cheerful. Major props, anyway, for the most unusual pick here: Marvin Gaye’s rarely covered “Purple Snowflakes.”
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  2. The Guardian
    Dec 14, 2018
    60
    A Legendary Christmas’s sophistication is both its big selling point and its major drawback. The arrangements are beautifully done and sepia-toned. ... You start longing for a moment where it loosens its tie, when Legend lays into the sherry and really lets rip.
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  3. The New York Times
    Dec 6, 2018
    80
    Moments of surprise pepper John Legend’s austere first holiday album, A Legendary Christmas. There are the savvy song choices, including rarities like Marvin Gaye’s pulpy “Purple Snowflakes.”
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