PAULINI: AMAZING GRACE - SONGS FOR CHRISTMAS ** (Columbia/Sony). Quickie eight-track collection of mostly festive tunes from the Australian Idol finalist. Performances of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, When a Child is Born and Silent Night with requisite vocal gymnastics. Slightly more spark to her version of Luther Vandross's Never Too Much and Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready with the ubiquitous Human Nature.

JEFF CRAWFORD