What do you think,guys? Did we like this one?

http://www.youtube.com/wa...ox9-E2-DZ8




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It's OK.

vainandy said:

I wonder,has there ever been a funk Christmas album? You know,a collection of holiday classics performed by one of those 70s funk bands?

SoulAlive said:

I wish that Earth Wind and Fire had done a Christmas album back in the day.I'd be playing it right now

I don't know about an entire funk Christmas album but there are a few funky Christmas songs such as "Jingle Bells" by Booker T and MGs, "Sleigh Ride" by Alexander O'Neil (sounds similar to the song "Fake"), "Up On The Rooftop" by The Jackson Five, "My Christmas Gift" by Margie Joseph, "It Feels Like Christmas to Me" by Al Green, and "Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto" by James Brown.

Then there's "Dear Santa" by The Weather Girls and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by The Impressions which are funky disco Christmas jams. "Christmas Rappin" by Kurtis Blow is a funky rap jam. "I'll Be Your Santa" by Rufus Thomas and "Backdoor Santa" by Clarence Carter are funky blues Christmas songs.

Also, don't forget "Santa Claus Is A Black Man" by Akim and The Teddy Van Production Company.
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and also,there's "Funky Christmas" by the Whispers (1979) from their excellent Christmas album 'Happy Holidays To You'.

That reminds me....I need to pull that album out and start playing it!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

I need those albums! Gonna go out this weekend and buy some holiday music.Thanks for the info!

SoulAlive said:

No probs bro!
Not sure if those JB albums are the same album in a different package but anyways.

I love this song by the Ohio Players. It's really nice. "Snow Flakes, falling voices calling". Love it.

SugaFoot sounds warm and inviting and so does Junie with his high voice!

jazzcherrymoon said:

UM....JUNIE WAS LONG GONE BY '75!!!!! THAT WOULD BE BILLY BECK ON HIGH VOICE!!!!

SoulAlive said:

IN SOME WEIRD WAY, I THINK THIS SONG MAY HAVE BEEN A MUSICAL INFLUENCE ON "AFRICA" BY D'ANGELO

If itwasnt for the org I wouldnt have known who sung this song years ago

It's comical but not funky enough coming from the ohio players.
At least they made an attempt at a christmas song.
Can you imagine the barkays or cameo doing a christmas song.

phunkdaddy said:

It would be the funkiest Christmas jams we ever heard

Or Rick James. There would be songs like "What Do The Hookers Do At Christmas" and "The Christmas Candles Are Great For Lighting The Joints".

vainandy said:

How could you forget his hits from that same album, "XXX-Mas" and "Ricky the Red-Eyed Reindeer"

woogiebear said:

My Bad!

I swore it was Junie because he sings high on parliament's "let's play house" so i thought it was Junie.

Billy Beck is the guy with the glasses and the perm or was that Junie. I always get them confused

vainandy said:

Another christmas track from slick rick would be
"Freak that ho under the mistletoe"

You can't forget "Cocaine and Milk?" and "Silver Spoons" (Alternate to "Silver Bells")

SoulAlive said:

I got that Bootsy one last year (whenever it came out...I assume it was last year and I think I had to special order it) and it's a lot of fun!

I assume James only made one CHristmas CD and like lots of his material, it gets repackaged to the point where it's hard to tell if there ever was an original source!

VinnyM27 said:

It came out last year

FuNkeNsteiN said:

It's strange. For some reason I was thinking it came out two years ago because during that Christmas season I was really freaked out about my student teaching. Now that I think about it, I was probably just reflecting on that last year when I bought that...That's how much I think about my excellent experience....not!

vainandy said:

U R FUNNY VAIN!!!! OR "IT'S CHRISTMAS, BITCHES" AND "YO HO HO, HOES"!!!!!

SoulAlive said:

Next to Donny Hathaway, the best version of "This Christmas" is sung by the Whispers... a true classic!!!

missfee said:

my favorite is Xtina's version gives me chills

vainandy said:

LOL!! Vain you crazy!!!

Almost forgot, Yay on the Ohio Players cut Soul, I love it.

VinnyM27 said:

JB had three total Christmas albums. One each in 66,68 and 70.

Christmas Songs (66)
A Soulful Christmas (68)
Hey America (70)

Now, this is a Funkin Christmas indeed.