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Vanessa serves up a contemporary gospel batch of Christmas tunes -- but also works here with some arrangements that are more traditional than some of her regular albums of the time. Titles include "Christ The Lord", "Drummer Boy", "Go Tell It On The Mountain", "Ch... read more

A harmony heaven way to enjoy the Holiday! The group's version of Christmas has to be one of the best-ever recorded in rock and roll -- and given the undercurrent of sadness that was coming forth in their non-Holiday hits of the period, the style here is perfect to fit the melancholy mood of the... read more

Not the great older Christmas songs Brown recorded for King, but still a nice R&B holiday record, made years later. 9 great Christmas numbers in all: "Coming Home To Mama For Christmas", "Peace At Christmas", "What A Christmas For Me", "No friend This... read more

A surprisingly cool collection of tracks that hides under the "Merry Christmas Baby" title of Charles Brown's big postwar Holiday hit -- but which instead includes a fair bit of later soul, blues, and gospel numbers recorded for Jewel and Paula Records! The package mixes things up nicely... read more

Alvin, Dave, and crew continue their merry Christmas mayhem -- playfully delivering new versions of older Christmas favorites, all topped off by the mad studio wizardry of David Seville! If you can take squeaky-voiced rodents as much as we do, you'll love the album's versions of "Deck The... read more

The twin piano magic of Ferrante & Teicher really makes the Holidays come alive -- working here with full orchestrations that are heavy on strings, but leave plenty of room for the boys' pianos to ring out strongly! Side one is a bit more lush, side two a bit more playful -- and titles include... read more

A wonderful Holiday album that's stayed fresh for years! Ella's got a perfect style to interpret these numbers -- working with Frank DeVol and Russ Garcia in a set of lightly jazzy versions of Christmas favorites like "Sleigh Ride", "Jingle Bells", "Winter Wonderland"... read more

A sparkling 60s Holiday album from Lena Horn -- one that has her singing over some nicely jazzy arrangements from Jack Parnell, in a mode that brings out the most delightful qualities in both her vocals and the tunes! The set's quite groovy -- much more so than you might expect -- and it's a great... read more

A salsa Christmas from Impacto Crea -- a set recorded right around the same time as Willie Colon's classic Holiday records of this nature! Ismael Miranda and Adalberto Santiago each sing lead on one track -- and the group features Antonio Rodriguez on piano and tres, Alfredo Rios on saxes,... read more

An 80s crossover classic -- a set that's probably a bit more dated than some Holiday albums you might own, but which still got plenty of spins in plenty of houses back in the day! The Jets sing with just the style you'd expect from their curls -- sweet, soulful, and a little bit poppy too. There's... read more

One of the goofiest Christmas albums you'll ever hear! Spike cut this one with his City Slickers in the mid 50s -- and it's kind of got the feel of a TV show gone crazy. Many of the songs start out in a sweet mode -- often with vocals by a female singer or kids -- but then a lot of them go very... read more

The follow-up to Ramsey's famous Sounds of Christmas album -- and even better than the first! The record features Ramsey's trio with Eldee Young, plus guest work by Cleveland Eaton on bass and a young Steve McCall on drums! Plus, a number of tracks feature larger backing by a jazz group arranged... read more

An excellent album of soulful Christmas tunes -- one of the best 70s Holiday albums we can think of! The big highlight is the work by Luther -- the perennial classic "May Christmas Bring You Happiness", a 70s Christmas tune on a par with "This Christmas", and his mellower "... read more

Classic holiday tunes from Henry Mancini! Hank's working in a mellow Holiday mode here -- using fuller arrangements than usual for the session -- to match the auspicious nature of the event! The first half is in a more popular mode that's in keeping with some of Mancini's themes for soundtracks... read more

An 80s collection that features older Holiday recordings by Johnny Mathis -- mostly music cut during his early famous run on Columbia Records -- when Johnny's heavenly vocals made things pretty darn spiritual sounding all year long! The arrangements are relatively full -- a fair bit of strings on... read more

Rudy brings new meaning to the phrase "the stockings were hung with care"! Even the sacred date of December 25th is no match for Rudy -- who works his usual raunchy magic on the Christmas season.... read more

A real standout Christmas soul session from the 80s -- a decade when the soul Christmas album seemed to almost fall by the wayside! Alexander's working here with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis -- and although the sound's a bit contemporary, the spirit of the holiday more than shines through, thanks to... read more

A classic Christmas set from Elvis -- recorded with a mix of tunes that show the popular and spiritual nature of the holiday. Elvis sings with the Imperials Quartet on many numbers, in a white gospel sort of way -- and titles include "I'll Be Home On Christmas Day", "Silver... read more

Like the title says, this is Pete Rodriguez's Christmas album. You might expect a lot of soppy Christmas carols, but still, the groove's pretty groovy, and there are a few nice boogaloos -- so forget the holiday component of this one, and check it out for the Latin grooves. Titles include "Bo... read more

Philly classics for the Holidays! The legendary Christmas Jolllies set by the Salsoul Orchestra was one of the label's biggest-selling albums -- originally recorded in 1976, and pressed again and again over the years -- and eventually remixed even stronger in the early 90s. Vince Montana is at... read more

The second Christmas Jolllies set by the Salsoul Orchestra, but unlike the first volume, which was under the guidance of Vince Montana, this second volume has Patrick Adams at the helm! The sound is kind of a disco Christmas if you can imagine that, with nicely grooving versions of "Joyful... read more

A great little album of Christmas tunes -- handled by this heavenly group of Chicago soul studio musicians! The great Richard Evans heads up the group -- and as usual, he brings a sound to the recording that pushes the material way past its roots, using the string-heavy instrumentation of the... read more

The Temps give love at Christmas -- and manage to do it with a heck of a lotta soul! The set's got some surprisingly nice late Motown arrangements from Harold Johnson, Gil Askey, and Teddy Randazzo -- supporting the group's mellow seasonal harmonies nicely! There's a few nice Motown numbers on... read more

Not really a Christmas album -- and more just a promo from Arista, issued at the Holidays as a way to get a bit more push for their bigger soul hits of the time! Titles include "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me" by Aretha Franklin & George Michael, "I Got A Thing For You" by... read more

Great stuff -- one of the best Christmas jazz albums you'll ever hope to find! The set features 70s tunes that are much more expansive than the work on Columbia's previous best-selling jazz Holiday CD -- Jingle Bell Jazz -- played by an assortment of the label's strongest players at the end of the... read more

A classic batch of Christmas tunes from the vaults of Stax Records! The label's legendary Memphis soul and blues artists deliver a wonderful batch of tunes that includes some original compositions that have since gone onto become Holiday soul classics, plus new renditions of older tracks, all... read more

A classic collection of Holiday tunes pulled from the 50s LA R&B scene -- some of the first great secular soul tracks recorded for the season, and proof of the growing power of west coast R&B at the time! Titles include Charles Brown's classic "Merry Christmas Baby", plus "Lo... read more

An expanded version of this classic set of Motown Christmas tunes -- one that features some of the best cuts from the individual artists' Holiday albums cut for the label, plus some harder to find tracks from singles! The set's got 24 tracks in all, with titles that include "Santa Claus Is... read more

An unusual later Motown Christmas album -- one that features tracks that aren't as well known as some of the label's classics! Titles include "Christmas Presence" by Gerald Alston & Shanice, "Give Love On Christmas Day" by Johnny Gill, "Silent Night" by The... read more

An 80s groove Christmas from the Total Experience label -- one of the more obscure entries into the contemporary Holiday genre, but a great one too! The set's got a wonderful version of "This Christmas" done by The Gap Band -- who also do "I Miss You Most Of All At Christmas"... read more