James Brown Sings Christmas Songs
1966 studio album by James Brown
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James Brown Sings Christmas Songs is the thirteenth studio album and first Christmas album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in November 1966, by King Records.[5][3] It charted for 11 weeks peaking at #13 on Billboard's Best Bets For Christmas album chart December 16, 1967.[6]
ReleasedNovember 1966
StudioKing Studios (Cincinnati, Ohio)[1][2]
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| Released | November 1966 | |||
| Recorded | October 17–19, 1966[1][2] | |||
| Studio | King Studios (Cincinnati, Ohio)[1][2] | |||
| Genre | Soul, Christmas | |||
| Length | 42:11 | |||
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| Producer | James Brown | |||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by James Brown and Nat Jones; except where specified.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year" | 6:30 | |
| 2. | "Sweet Little Baby Boy Part 1" | 2:40 | |
| 3. | "Sweet Little Baby Boy Part 2" | 2:35 | |
| 4. | "Merry Christmas, I Love You" | 2:30 | |
| 5. | "Signs of Christmas" | 4:38 | |
| 6. | "The Christmas Song (Version 2)" | Robert Wells, Mel Tormé | 2:45 |
| 7. | "Merry Christmas Baby" | Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore | 3:54 |
| 8. | "The Christmas Song (Version 1)" | Robert Wells, Mel Tormé | 2:40 |
| 9. | "Please Come Home for Christmas" | Charles Brown, Gene C. Redd | 3:20 |
| 10. | "This Is My Lonely Christmas Part 1" | Gene C. Redd, James Brown | 3:00 |
| 11. | "This Is My Lonely Christmas Part 2" | Gene C. Redd, James Brown | 4:45 |
| 12. | "Christmas In Heaven" | Billy Ward | 2:54 |
Personnel
- James Brown – lead vocals, organ ("This Is My Lonely Christmas Part 1"), piano ("This Is My Lonely Christmas Part 2")
- Gigi Griffin, Dee Watkins, Irene Vinegar – backing vocals
The James Brown Orchestra
- Frank Brown, Denny Bayliss, Dick Coghill – trumpet
- Levi Rasbury – valve trombone
- Nat Jones – alto saxophone, arrangement
- Pee Wee Ellis, Gordon Brisker, James McGary – tenor saxophone
- James McGary – baritone saxophone
- Joe Sherman, Ray Castillo, Ron Konieczka, Herman Wasserman – violin
- Bobby Byrd – organ, electric piano
- Jimmy Nolen – guitar
- Michael Moore – bass
- Clyde Stubblefield – drums
