It's that time of the year when every time you go out anywhere you hear Christmas songs and its the same crap records everywhere. What would be your favourite Christmas related soul record. Mine would have to be Lonnie Hill. Cold winter in the ghetto.

 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Lonnie+hill.+cold+winter+in+the+ghetto&&view=detail&mid=F3FA727622BC135B6C58F3FA727622BC135B6C58&FORM=VRDGAR

Steve

Edited December 22, 20168 yr by Winsford Soul

Sharon Jones - Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects....

 

Detroit all the way for me.

Nibbs - Spending christmas day with you - Arc Lark

Betty Lloyd - Six days til xmas - BSC (far superior cut to Snowflakes on Thomas)

 

Tricky

 

 

I can only think of Edwin at the moment. But hey, nowt wrong with Edwin. 

 

Always liked Frank McComb 'Christmas Day' - had a very enjoyable and cold New York Christmas mid 90's and it was playing in the shops. Remember being amazed at the amount of 'Holiday' music you could buy in the US - seems to be a much bigger thing over there. Anyway Frank McComb avoids the potential schmaltz trap with a superb Donny Hathaway style vocal which I make sure gets a spin every Christmas while I'm peeling the spuds:-

 

1 hour ago, Peter99 said:

I can only think of Edwin at the moment. But hey, nowt wrong with Edwin. 

 

Christmas must be a uplifting experience at your house Pete if you play joyous records such as that on Christmas morning .

Great record though

Edited December 22, 20168 yr by shinehead

Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding.

For me it has to be Randy Brown - At Christmas Time. It was the last record last Saturday at Broughton Wings.

Kev

 

For me you can't go wrong with Kim Weston

Ding bong merrily on high

Cheers Paul

Edited December 24, 20168 yr by soul shrews
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gary walker  santas got a brand new bag

Not a soul record but this breaks me up every time !

 

Remember this being played at Wigan.   

 

For me it has to be this!

Wonderful Harmonies, just perfection  Happy Christmas to one and all 

 

14 minutes ago, Max Morrison said:

For me it has to be this!

Wonderful Harmonies, just perfection  Happy Christmas to one and all 

 

the version!

 

 

there is only one

What about Darlene Love????

bad santa

 

Loved this ever since I heard Tony Blackburn play it in the early seventies

Hey! America...James Brown. ..bought it blind as a young 'un

Can't do  clips....anyone?

Dave L

chooooooooooooooooon

49 minutes ago, sjclement said:

Loved this ever since I heard Tony Blackburn play it in the early seventies

Me too 

 

This is my favourite.

I'd go for the already mentioned Stevie Wonder, Donny  Hathaway- "This Christmas", Darlene Love- "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" 

or the Ronettes "Sleigh Ride"

 

 

1 hour ago, gogger said:

bad santa

 

Had to be the Plug Side.

2 hours ago, denbo said:

Me too 

gonna play this at the Harold boxing day    chooooooooon

 

 

Edited December 23, 20168 yr by algsoul

"Christmas Time" - Jan Bradley, "Gee Whiz, It's Christmas" - Carla Thomas, "Some Day At Christmas" - Stevie Wonder, "Christmas, Baby Please Come Home", Darlene Love, "This Christmas" - Donny Hathaway, "I'm Going Christmas Shopping" - Horace Williams, "Merry Christmas" - Cameos, "Sleigh Ride"- Ronettes, "Winter Wonderland"- Darlene Love

This is surely head and shoulders above the rest. Just MHO. Don't shoot me!

 

16 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

It's that time of the year when every time you go out anywhere you hear Christmas songs and its the same crap records everywhere. What would be your favourite Christmas related soul record. Mine would have to be Lonnie Hill. Cold winter in the ghetto.

 

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Lonnie+hill.+cold+winter+in+the+ghetto&&view=detail&mid=F3FA727622BC135B6C58F3FA727622BC135B6C58&FORM=VRDGAR

Steve

For a Xmas record , love it Steve . Getting plays with us .  then back on the shelf for 12 months . 

Edited December 23, 20168 yr by andybellwood

22 hours ago, TRICKY said:

Detroit all the way for me.

Nibbs - Spending christmas day with you - Arc Lark

Betty Lloyd - Six days til xmas - BSC (far superior cut to Snowflakes on Thomas)

 

Tricky

 

 

Got Betty Lloyd on Thomas and BSC, just played them both on the twin decks same vocals, the strings are louder on the Thomas side. Curiously the BSC states 3:30 time and the Thomas 2:41, the Thomas side lasts 10 sends longer in the fade???

21 hours ago, lfcjunkie said:

Hey! America...James Brown. ..bought it blind as a young 'un

Can't do  clips....anyone?

Dave L

Here ya go

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=james+brown+hey+america

 

 

Stevie Wonders " Someday at Christmas   

WiganBrian . 

Solomon Burke - Presents for Christmas - definately the one for me!  Followed by a more modern take on Christmas - Dina Carroll - The perfect year.

Also a guilty pleasure - Love Unlimited - It may be winter outside.

Adam

OK it's not soul very funny nevertheless.

 Christmas compilation CD of the above tunes would be a best seller. Some awesome records

Steve