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David Archuleta brings an early Christmas to the halls of MTV

David Archuleta
Jive Records

After offering their harmonic rendition of "Joy to the World" to one MTV staffer, Cantiello presented their audience with a copy of Neil Diamond's Christmas album "A Cherry Cherry Christmas," to which Cantiello added: "This is awkward. Your gift is the Neil Diamond Christmas album, which people should not get instead of David's."

Ever humble and agreeable, David interjected by saying, "But Neil Diamond's cool, he's a nice guy."

Cantiello said, "He's very cool, but he's also Jewish, so you should stick to Archuleta because he knows Christmas better than Neil Diamond."

"What?" asked Archuleta "I like Neil Diamond." Turning to the staffer, he said, "So I hope you enjoy it!"

"Christmas From The Heart" features 18-year-old Archuleta singing in several different languages, including French and Spanish.  "I had no idea your tongue could do all that," Cantiello said.  "I didn't either!" laughed Archuleta. "I had never spoken a French in my life before [recording the song "Pat-a-Pan"]."

Cantiello gifted yet another staffer with an album titled "Swollen Members," adding quickly, "I don't know what that's about, but Merry Christmas!" while Archuleta stood by, obliviously saying, "You're welcome!"

David Archuleta will complete several postponed dates from his summer tour with Demi Lovato on the East Coast before beginning his Christmas tour in Salt Lake City on November 24. He will hit Montclair, NJ on December 13, Foxwoods in Connecticut on December 17, and will conclude his tour in Long Island on December 20.