Was LeAnn Rimess Rockefeller Center performance too sexy or try-hard?

I’m covering Mariah Carey and LeAnn Rimes’ Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting performances separately, because there were separate issues that need to be discussed – go here to read about Mariah. First, let me say something nice about LeAnn Rimes’ performance of “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas”: her voice sounded pretty decent. Better than Mariah’s voice. Now, everything bad: LeAnn was trying way too hard to be a sexy Christmas singer. It’s network television! It’s a wholesome Christmas tree lighting event! Children are watching! All of that should mean “leave your garter belt at home.” Here’s her performance:

Full disclosure: I couldn’t even finish watching it. I stopped at about 90 seconds. Sigh…I can’t with LeAnn. I guess this was probably her goal in releasing her sad little Christmas EP. She wanted to get some higher profile gigs for Christmas, and since Mariah Carey can’t sing all the Christmas songs, NBC threw LeAnn a bone. I hope it doesn’t happen again.

What else? Let’s see… LeAnn was tweeting and Instagramming like crazy yesterday, because she just can’t help herself. Eddie had to follow her around too. I wonder if she played up some phantom injury? LeAnn also has a new interview – go here to read. There’s nothing major in there, she says she likes candles and she’s been very organized with her Christmas presents this year. She basically says that her marriage to Eddie is the best Christmas present ever, saying: “It puts so much perspective into what a gift that (relationship) is and I get to have it every day. I know it sounds cheesy, but it’s true.” Blah.

Photos courtesy of LeAnn’s Instagram, WENN, Fame/Flynet.

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