VA - Ultimate Soul Christmas (2004)@320kbps torrent

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It would be hard to argue that Ultimate Soul Christmas isn\\\'t truly the wham-bam collection of soul, R&B, jazz, gospel, blues, and pop it claims to be. Believe it, because its 30 tracks are practically a retrospective of the United States\\\' bedrock African American musical genres framed in a Christmas wreath. While there\\\'s lots of old-school crooning from the likes of Luther Vandross, Nancy Wilson, Alexander O\\\'Neal, and others, plus a smattering of Motown and boy bands like Boyz II Men (ironically sounding the most dated), the vocal performances on many tracks are timeless keepers. Among them are Otis Redding\\\'s \\\"White Christmas,\\\" Nat King Cole\\\'s \\\"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You),\\\" Lou Rawls\\\'s swingin\\\' and ever-so-delightful \\\"What Are You Doing New Year\\\'s Eve?\\\", Fats Domino\\\'s \\\"Please Come Home for Christmas,\\\" and Bebe & CeCe Winans\\\'s \\\"Silver Bells.\\\" Of special note are Bill Withers\\\'s heartfelt and instructive \\\"The Gift of Giving,\\\" Candi Staton\\\'s scorching \\\"Christmas in My Heart,\\\" and Gladys Knight & The Pips\\\' \\\"Do You Hear What I Hear.\\\" --Martin Keller

Disc: 1
1. This is Christmas - Luther Vandross
2. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) - Nat King Cole
3. This Christmas - Donny Hathaway
4. White Christmas - Otis Redding
5. Snowy Nights - En Vogue
6. Feels Like Christmas - Al Green
7. Dear Santa Claus - Bobby Womack
8. I\\\'ll Be Home For Christmas - The Stylistics
9. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Lena Horne
10. Black Christmas - The Emotions
11. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Jackie Wilson
12. Carol of the Bells - Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
13. Merry Christmas, Baby - Charles Brown
14. Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday - The Sweet Inspirations
15. You Were There - Babyface

Disc: 2
1. Cold December Nights - Boyz II Men
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Whispers
3. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Gladys Knight & the Pips
4. Mistletoe & Me - Isaac Hayes
5. With My Honey - En Vogue
6. Have Your Self A Merry Little Christmas - The O\\\'Jays
7. What Are You Doing New Year\\\'s Eve? - Lou Rawls
8. Please Come Home For Christmas - Fats Domino
9. Silver Bells - BeBe & CeCe Winans
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Ella Fitzgerald
11. My Gift To You - Alexander O\\\'Neal
12. Christmas In My Heart - Candi Staton (previously unreleased)
13. O Holy Night - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
14. That\\\'s What I Want For Christmas - Nancy Wilson
15. Silent Night - The Temptations