Charice duets with David Archuleta

CEBU, Philippines - David Archuleta enriches the holiday spirit with his “Christmas From The Heart” album, which is now out record stores. Archuleta’s original composition “Melodies of Christmas” sets the festive tone for an album inspired by his deep regard for the meaning of Christmas and tidings of good will. Seasonal standards “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “Silent Night” are included on the holiday collection filled with widespread international appeal. International Filipina singer Charice Pempengco joins Archuleta for the duet “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.” In an interview for USA Today, Archuleta said of Charice: “I first saw her when she was on YouTube, actually. Then there was another time she was on Oprah, and my parents were, like, ‘Come check this girl out.’ It was neat to see what she was all about and how happy she was doing music and how much she loved to do it. And then how huge her voice was. I was, like, ‘Wow, she’s an amazing singer.’

“When they said it would work out to do a duet with her, I was really excited, because she does have such a big voice. Even though the song we do, neither one of us is singing huge or anything. But I kind of like that, because I think people would expect us to be competing. It’s like, ‘No, let’s not do that.’

“We sang a simpler, toned-down song. We tried to complement each other as best we could instead of seeing who could sing better. I’m sure she would outdo me by a mile anyway. It was cool that we both tried to keep the sensitivity of the song. Because she can do anything. She’s such an amazing singer.”