Out today: 'American Christmas'

An assortment of former Idol contestants tackle some of the most beloved Christmas tunes of all time on the compilation album American Christmas. The album, which is courtesy of indie label Chenoa Records in conjunction with EMI/Capitol, features songs by fan favorites like Jasmine Trias ("The Christmas Song"), Haley Scarnato ("Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas") and RJ Helton ("White Christmas").

Links to purchase American Christmas can be found below:

Albums
Various Artists, American Christmas

Amazon - ($13.99) - Buy
Amazon MP3 - ($9.49) - Buy
Barnes & Noble - ($17.99) - Buy
Best Buy - ($14.99) - Buy
Buy.com - ($15.88) - Buy
iTunes - ($9.99) - Buy
Target - ($13.99) - Buy

The iTunes version of the album also includes Ayla Brown's version of "Breath of Heaven" as a bonus track.

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Keeping up with Amy Davis

Although she was the first semifinalist to be discarded during the seventh season of Idol, Amy Davis took everything in stride and has continued to pursue a career in music.

Even though the former Maxim.com "hometown hottie" was not able to make a memorable mark with her rendition of "Where the Boys Are," Amy is making an impression on fans of Christmas music by contributing her version of "The First Noel" to the Idol compilation American Christmas. The album will be out on Tues., Nov. 25 courtesy of Chenoa Records and EMI/Capitol and is available to pre-order on Amazon.com.

In the meantime, Amy has four covers up on her official music MySpace page including Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and "Patty Griffin's "Heavenly Day."

On her MySpace she wrote that she is currently working on writing more material and has a video of her performance at Cinescape's "Christmas in August" celebration embedded on the page. Whether or not you liked her on the show, it would serve you well to check out what she's currently up to and how she sounds in the studio.

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