The_Temptations_Christmas_Card

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The Temptations Christmas Card

1970 studio album (Christmas) by The Temptations

The Temptations' Christmas Card is a 1970 Christmas album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. The album was released on October 30, 1970. It's also the group's first holiday release, it features each Temptation leading on various popular Christmas standards and original Christmas songs.

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Reception

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A brief review in Billboard recommended this release for having a "special touch of seasonal joie de vivre".[2]

A 1987 review of the best-selling Christmas albums by Ebony notes that this is one of the best-selling from Motown.[3]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin; intro: Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin) 3:01
  2. "My Christmas Tree" (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 3:21
  3. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (lead singer: Dennis Edwards) 3:26
  4. "Silent Night" (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:26
  5. "Someday at Christmas" (lead singer: Melvin Franklin) 3:27

Side Two

  1. "White Christmas" (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards) 4:27
  2. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (lead singer: Dennis Edwards) 3:37
  3. "Silver Bells" (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin) 2:13
  4. "The Christmas Song" (lead singer: Otis Williams) 3:35
  5. "Little Drummer Boy" (lead singers: The Temptations) 3:25

Personnel

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Theakston, Rob. The Temptations Christmas Card at Allmusic.com
  2. [2]
    "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 82, no. 51. 1970-12-19. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. [3]
    "Sound Off: The Best in Recorded Music". Ebony. Vol. 43, no. 2. December 1987. p. 18B. ISSN 0012-9011.
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