By Angela Pacienza


...In the "Why Bother" category are popstars Ashanti and Whitney Houston.

Hip hop's latest sexpot fills her disc, which includes about a dozen baby photos, with predicable tracks like Joy to the World and Silent Night. Likewise Houston hits us with The First Noel and Deck the Halls.

While both can carry the tunes, they don't really offer anything inspirational and the CDs won't likely become soundtracks to your family's Christmas morning.