Berry Gordy was more than just a visionary label owner, he was also an astute businessman who studied and understood how the pop charts worked, and his stable of songwriters, arrangers, musicians, and singers all worked toward the same aim of refining R&B and soul music into a pop product that appealed across race, gender, and generational lines. And Gordy knew -- although the radio play and sales period was extremely brief -- that nothing endured more than a good Christmas record, which could regenerate sales each and every year when the holiday season rolled around again. It should come as no surprise, then, that Motown issued a sizable amount of seasonal material, and as this two-disc, 51-track collection shows, a lot of it was done at a high level of quality. There are simply some wonderful Christmas sides here, including the Jackson 5's buoyant "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," the Temptations' delightfully rendered "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," the Funk Brothers' surging and joyous instrumental take on "Winter Wonderland," Smokey Robinson's hopeful "Christmas Everyday," the Four Tops' lightly funky "Merry Christmas Baby," and a pair of odd but beautiful Marvin Gaye pieces, "Christmas in the City" and the achingly perfect "I Want to Come Home for Christmas." It's nice to have all of these together in one collection. Oh, and you can dance to it, too.
TRACKLIST:
Disc 1
1. The Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (02:21)
2. Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means to Me (02:26)
3. Eddie Kendricks - Season's Greetings from Eddie Kendricks (00:09)
4. The Temptations - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (02:56)
5. The Supremes - Season's Greetings from The Supremes (00:07)
6. The Supremes - My Favorite Things (02:45)
7. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Deck the Halls... Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella (04:01)
8. Stevie Wonder - Ave Maria (03:55)
9. Thelma Houston - Season's Greetings from Thelma Houston (00:06)
10. The Supremes - Joy to the World (02:08)
11. Smokey Robinson - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (03:07)
12. The Supremes - Silver Bells (02:57)
13. Stevie Wonder - Someday at Christmas (02:48)
14. Junior Walker - Season's Greetings from Jr. Walker (00:26)
15. The Funk Brothers - Winter Wonderland (01:59)
16. Smokey Robinson - Jingle Bells (02:45)
17. Commodores - Season's Greetings from the Commodores (00:16)
18. The Temptations - My Christmas Tree (03:14)
19. The Supremes - White Christmas (03:51)
20. The Velvelettes - Season's Greetings from The Velvelettes (00:06)
21. Four Tops - Merry Christmas Baby (05:03)
22. Johnny Gill - Give Love on Christmas Day (04:29)
23. Marvin Gaye - Christmas in the City (03:15)
24. The Temptations - Season's Greetings from The Temptations (00:05)
25. The Temptations - Silent Night (02:22)
Disc 2
1. Smokey Robinson - Season's Greetings from Smokey Robinson (00:08)
2. Smokey Robinson - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) (feat. The Temptations) (02:53)
3. The Supremes - Children's Christmas Song (02:50)
4. David Ruffin - Season's Greetings from David Ruffin (00:06)
5. The Temptations - The Little Drummer Boy (03:20)
6. The Jackson 5 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (02:55)
7. Four Tops - Season's Greetings from the Four Tops (00:08)
8. Four Tops - Christmas Here With You (05:06)
9. Diana Ross - This Christmas (04:06)
10. Willie Hutch - Season's Greetings from Willie Hutch (00:12)
11. The Boys - Christmas Cheer (04:12)
12. Boyz II Men - Let It Snow (04:10)
13. The Spinners - Season's Greetings from The Spinners (00:08)
14. Smokey Robinson - Christmas Everyday (02:39)
15. Stevie Wonder - One Little Christmas Tree (02:47)
16. Martha and The Vandellas - Season's Greetings from Martha and The Vandellas (00:07)
17. Smokey Robinson - Noel (02:23)
18. Marvin Gaye - Purple Snowflakes (02:54)
19. The Elgins - Season's Greetings from The Elgins (00:04)
20. Kim Weston - Wish You a Merry Christmas (02:47)
21. Smokey Robinson - It's Christmas Time (03:26)

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