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Ideas/advice for quality December holiday R&B, etc. It is that time of year.
Please share your suggestions (covers of pop Christmas classics and standards do not float my boat personally but to each his own).
I have advice and suggestions as follows:
James Brown - Soulful Christmas Tit for Tat (Ain't No Taking Back) Go Power At Christmas Time Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto Santa Claus, Santa Claus Merry Christmas, I Love You Signs of Christmas Elton John - Step into Christmas (yes, it is blue-eyed soulish) The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping (ditto) John Mellancamp - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (ditto) The Whispers - Funky Christmas New Edition - All I Want for Christmas Luther Vandross - The Mistletoe Jam A Kiss for Christmas I Listen to the Bells Freddie Jackson - Christmas Forever Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin Keith Sweat - Party Christmas The Emotions - Black Christmas Rufus Thomas - I'll Be Your Santa, Baby Ronald Isely - I'm In Love Booker T & the MGs - Silver Bells Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz, It's Christmas Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials - Christmas Time B.B. King - Merry Christmas, Baby Little Jimmy King & the Memphis Horns - Happy Christmas Tears Albert King - Santa Claus Want Some Lovin'
Additionally, in case you have not learned of it, Snoop Dogg & friends have a relatively new holiday music CD of all original songs available on Amazon (and probably Itunes) and individual MP3 songs from that LP can be purchased.
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Is that Luther Vandross in that album cover? I reckon yes, during his stint with his group, Luther. I bet this album has the classic, "At Christmas Time." [Edited 12/5/11 6:20am] Check me out and add me on:
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Good ideas.
And very easy to read. | |
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One of my favorites has always been LaFace Family Christmas -- it's the album with TLC's Sleigh Ride. I don't even like Christmas music very much, but this one's on my playlist pretty much every year.
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I discovered this one recently:
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects | |
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"Sleigh Ride" by the Ronettes | |
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I think they do the best version of that songThe Ronettes version of "Sleigh Ride" is good.
But for a New Jack Swing use of "Sleigh Ride", the one from Alexander O'Neal is excellent.
It was producted by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis as was all of the Alexander O'Neal 1988 "My Gift to You" holiday music LP.
This LP was aggressively promoted until the late 90s and in the 2000s seem to disapper from stores.
It was very challenging to locate until last year when it was reissued and is now available in MP3.
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