PICKS & PANS/MUSIC
Spotlight On ... Holiday CDs

By Chuck Arnold


ONE WISH--THE HOLIDAY ALBUM Whitney Houston Houston brings a decided spirituality and gospel fervor to her first Christmas collection. In strong voice throughout, the diva takes it back to church, where she began singing, on such carols as "The First Noel" and "Joy to the World" (one of two songs that originally appeared on 1996's The Preacher's Wife soundtrack). The soulful set, however, may be best remembered for the singing debut of Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina, 10, who, on the duet "The Little Drummer Boy," shows that she could follow in the footsteps of her mother, father Bobby Brown and grandmother Cissy Houston.