Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Jackson 5 ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Season's Greetings From Eddie Kendricks - Eddie Kendricks ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Season's Greetings from The Supremes - The Supremes ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. My Favorite Things - The Supremes ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Deck The Halls/Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabelle - The Miracles/Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Ave Maria - Stevie Wonder ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Season's Greeting from Thelma Houston - Thelma Houston ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Joy To The World - The Supremes ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Miracles/Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Silver Bells - The Supremes ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Someday At Christmas - Stevie Wonder ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Season's Greetings from Jr. Walker - Jr. Walker ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Winter Wonderland - The Funk Brothers ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Jingle Bells - The Miracles/Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. Season's Greetings from The Commodores - The Commodores ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. My Christmas Tree ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. White Christmas - The Supremes ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Season's Greetings from The Velvelettes - The Velvelettes ~ Various Artists | |
| 21. Merry Christmas Baby - The Four Tops ~ Various Artists | |
| 22. Give Love On Christmas Day - Johnny Gill ~ Various Artists | |
| 23. Christmas In The City - Marvin Gaye ~ Various Artists | |
| 24. Season's Greetings ~ Various Artists | |
| 25. Silent Night [Stripped Version] ~ Various Artists | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Season's Greetings from Smokey Robinson - Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Christmas Song, The - Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Children's Christmas Song - The Supremes ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Season's Greetings From David Ruffin - David Ruffin ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Little Drummer Boy, The ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Jackson 5 ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Season's Greetings from The Four Tops - The Four Tops ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Christmas Here With You - The Four Tops - (featuring Aretha Franklin) ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. This Christmas - Diana Ross ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Season's Greetings from Willie Hutch - Willie Hutch ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Christmas Cheer ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Let It Snow - Boyz II Men - (featuring Brian McKnight) ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Season's Greetings from The Spinners ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Christmas Everyday - The Miracles/Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. One Little Christmas Tree - Stevie Wonder ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Season's Greetings from Martha & The Vandellas ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. Noel - The Miracles/Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. Purple Snowflakes - Marvin Gaye ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. Season's Greetings from The Elgins - The Elgins ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Wish You A Merry Christmas - Kim Weston ~ Various Artists | |
| 21. It's Christmas Time - The Miracles/Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists | |
| 22. Season's Greetings from Shorty Long - Shorty Long ~ Various Artists | |
| 23. Xmas Twist - Twistin' Kings ~ Various Artists | |
| 24. I Want To Come Home For Christmas - Marvin Gaye ~ Various Artists | |
| 25. Season's Greetings from Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Miracles/Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists | |
| 26. Child Is Waiting [Stripped Version], A - The Miracles/Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Adapters: Hal Davis; Harvey Fuqua; Jimmy Roach; Marc Gordon . | | Arrangers: Willie Shorter; Gil Askey; Hal Davis; Harvey Fuqua; George Rountree, Jr.; James Carmichael; Jimmy Roach; Lawrence Payton; Levi Stubbs; Marc Gordon ; Wade Marcus; David Van De Pitte. | | 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. ~ Steve Leggett |
Producer: Clarence Paul; Clay McMurray; Dallas Austin; Mickey Stevenson; Zack Vaz; Gil Askey; Hal Davis; Harvey Fuqua; Henry Cosby; Jimmy Roach; Johnny Bristol; Lawrence Payton; Levi Stubbs; Marc Gordon; Marvin Gaye; Pete Moore; Terry Johnson; Barrett Strong; Berry |
Musical Guests | | Aretha Franklin | | Brian McKnight |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 10/13/2009 | | Original Release Date : 2009 | | Catalog ID : Boo13383 | | Label : Motown Records | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602527176420 |
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