Pop Christmas [EMI]

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: October 15, 1997
• Type: Collection (various artists), Christmas
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

EMI-Capitol Special Markets' A Pop Christmas is an odd collection of pop, soul, R&B and rock & roll holiday tunes. With the exception of contributions from the Whispers ("White Christmas") and Deniece Williams ("Do You Hear What I Hear?"), all the songs on the album were recorded for a division of EMI-Capitol during the early '90s. Consequently, it has a clean, consistent sound, which means it's not strange at all to hear Fats Domino ("Christmas is a Special Day"), Dion ("Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)"), Amy Grant ("Santa's Reindeer Ride"), Freddie Jackson ("Christmas Forever"), Dave Koz ("Winter Wonderland") and Carnie & Wendy Wilson ("Hey Santa!") on the same disc. Some tracks do fall flat, but overall, A Pop Christmas is a solid budget-line holiday collection. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
White Christmas (Lyrics)	Irving Berlin	The Whispers	(3:29)
Do You Hear What I Hear?	Traditional	Deniece Williams	(4:08)
Lovin' Little Christmas		Danny Tate	(3:29)
Christmas Is a Special Day	Fats Domino, Antoine "Fats" Domino	Fats Domino	(3:53)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)	Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector, Jeff Barry	Dion	(3:48)
Santa's Reindeer Ride	Chris Christian, Reba Rambo	Amy Grant	(1:38)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Lyrics)	Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane	The O'Jays	(5:00)
Christmas Forever		Freddie Jackson	(3:58)
Winter Wonderland [CD Only]	Felix Bernard, Dick Smith	Dave Koz	(4:30)
Hey Santa! [CD Only]	Jack Kugell, Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson	Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson, Carnie & Wendy Wilson	(4:35)

Credits

Danny Tate (Performer), Freddie Jackson (Performer), Wendy Wilson (Performer), The O'Jays (Performer), Fats Domino (Performer), The Whispers (Performer), Dave Koz (Performer), Deniece Williams (Performer), Carnie Wilson (Performer), Amy Grant (Performer), Dion (Performer)