- christmas music, soul, r&b
- 33 min
- 11 tracks
- Motown
Christmas Album is the fourth studio album and first Christmas album by Motown family quintet The Jackson 5. It was released on October 15, 1970. The group's version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" was released as a single, and along with their version of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", it regularly receives radio play during the Christmas season.
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Classical in form, warm, earnest and spare.
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- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas5:10
- A2Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town2:25
- A3The Christmas Song2:45
- A5Up on the Housetop3:11
- A5Frosty the Snowman2:30
- B1The Little Drummer Boy3:06
- B2Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer2:30
- B3Christmas Won’t Be the Same This Year2:30
- B4Give Love on Christmas Day2:58
- B5Someday at Christmas2:38
- B6I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus2:59
11 tracks, 33 minutes.
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