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Spirit of Christmas
Ray Charles
Spirit of Christmas
Genres: Blues, Special Interest, Pop, R&B
 
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The Spirit of Christmas features The Genius' very own inimitable spins on classic hymns, carols and other seasonal material. This digitally remastered version of Ray Charles' only Christmas album features the bonus track ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Ray Charles
Title: Spirit of Christmas
Members Wishing: 6
Total Copies: 0
Label: Concord Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 10/6/2009
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genres: Blues, Special Interest, Pop, R&B
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Vocal Pop, Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 888072316713

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The Spirit of Christmas features The Genius' very own inimitable spins on classic hymns, carols and other seasonal material. This digitally remastered version of Ray Charles' only Christmas album features the bonus track "Baby It's Cold Outside."

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The genius of soul's Christmas album back in print!
hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 10/28/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Surprisingly, this 1985 album is Ray Charles' only Christmas album. Recorded with a sizzling band and guests that include trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, saxophonist Rudy Johnson, guitarist Jeff Pevar, and the Raeletts, this is (despite the wintery cover photo) a warm and soulful album of Christmas and holiday songs. Charles and his co-arrangers (James Polk, Larry Muhoberac and Bill McElhiney) stretch out across soul balladry, jazz, horn-lined swing, choral harmony, and blue country. There's a lot of style packed into this album's ten tracks. Concord's reissue (the first in twelve years) adds the Ray Charles/Betty Carter duet "Baby it's Cold Outside" to the original album, extending the running time to 47 minutes. This is a solid shot of rhythm and soul for your holiday party. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com]"
Classic Reissued
Chris Chringle | Mid Atlantic USA | 12/02/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I apologize if this review seems a little over the top, but this is - not to put this too strongly - one of the best Christmas albums of all time. It ranks with the best Christmas offerings of these guys: Andy Williams, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis. The warm, comfortable sound of Ray Charles makes it the perfect quiet-night-by-the-fire holiday treat - that goes perfect with a goblet of wine, or a snifter of Brandy, or a glass of Bourbon, your significant other, and some popcorn...or maybe a nice Welsh Rarebit, melting invitingly in a cast iron pot* over the hot coals of your fireplace...

Now, excuse me, I've got to throw another log on the fire, top up my glass, and slip into a warm jersey.

Cheers!



*Google Alton Brown's recipe"