[NEW RELEASES] Justin Bieber

Parents are likely to buy Justin Bieber’s Christmas album for their kids and pray that their young ones will play it only through their headphones.

But the elders would be missing out. Bieber’s “Under the Mistletoe” is a thoroughly entertaining offering for all ages, sometimes even more so for the adults.

Although he still is a teen heartthrob, there is little that is childlike about this album (except for the song “Someday at Christmas,” which closes out the deluxe CD, where a much younger Bieber channels Michael Jackson).

Bieber’s voice has deepened, and the bubble gum sound has given way to a more mature, soulful sound. Bieber sounds convincingly romantic.

Justin Bieber

“Under the Mistletoe”

Label: Universal Music