Motown Christmas [Universal 1999]

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 05, 1999
• Total Time: 35:08
• Type: Collection (various artists), Christmas
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

A Motown Christmas is an outstanding 12-track sampler of highlights from holiday efforts like the Jackson 5's Christmas Album, Stevie Wonder's Someday at Christmas, and Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' The Season of Miracles, all recorded during the label's late-'60s peak and infused with the same beautifully soulful vibe which defined the Sound of Young America at its best. Although the set leans primarily on seasonal chestnuts like "Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer," "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," and "Silver Bells." ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie		(2:25)
What Christmas Means to Me (Lyrics)	Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy, Allen Story	Stevie Wonder	(2:25)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Johnny Marks	The Temptations	(2:55)
My Favorite Things	Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II	Diana Ross & the Supremes	(2:49)
Deck the Halls/Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella	Traditional	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	(3:55)
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus	Tommie Connors		(2:59)
Ave Maria (Lyrics)	Franz Schubert	Stevie Wonder	(3:53)
Silent Night (Lyrics)	Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr	The Temptations	(2:22)
Little Christmas Tree (Lyrics)	George Clinton, Artie Wayne	Michael Jackson	(3:33)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	Traditional	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	(2:59)
The Christmas Song [Merry Christmas to You]	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells		(2:45)
Joy to the World	Isaac Watts, Lowell Mason	Diana Ross & the Supremes	(2:08)
The Little Drummer Boy	Harry Simeone, Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati	The Temptations	(3:21)
Silver Bells	Ray Evans, Jay Livingston	Diana Ross & the Supremes	(2:59)
Someday at Christmas (Lyrics)	Bryan Wells, Ron Miller	Stevie Wonder	(2:50)
Frosty the Snowman	Jack Rollins, Steve Edward Nelson	The Jackson 5	(2:38)
Jingle Bells	J.S. Pierpont	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	(2:46)
My Christmas Tree (Lyrics)	Jimmy Webb	The Temptations	(3:16)
White Christmas	Irving Berlin	Diana Ross & the Supremes	(3:53)
One Little Christmas Tree (Lyrics)	Bryan Wells, Ron Miller	Stevie Wonder	(2:43)
Give Love on Christmas Day	Berry Gordy, Jr., Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards	The Jackson 5	(2:55)
It's Christmas Time	Stevie Wonder	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	(3:28)
The Children's Christmas Song	Harvey Fuqua, Isabelle Freeman	Diana Ross & the Supremes	(2:51)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane	The Jackson 5	(5:14)
I Want to Come Home for Christmas (Lyrics)	Marvin Gaye, Forrest Hairston	Marvin Gaye	(3:22)

Credits

Marvin Gaye (Performer), The Jackson 5 (Performer), Michael Jackson (Performer), The Temptations (Performer), Stevie Wonder (Performer), Diana Ross & the Supremes (Performer), Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (Performer)