Day: December 23, 2019

MOTOWN MONDAY! JACKSON 5 CHRISTMAS LP: 1970

 

JACKSON 5 CHRISTMAS ALBUM (COMPLETE LP) * 1970

 

 

—JACKSON 5 CHRISTMAS ALBUM—

Jackson 5 Christmas Album is the first Christmas studio album (and fourth overall) by Motown family quintet the Jackson 5, released in October 1970. Included on the Christmas Album is the Jackson 5’s hit single version of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”. The Jackson 5’s versions of “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” and “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” remain frequent radio requests during the Christmas season. The album spent all four weeks at the number one position on Billboard magazine’s special Christmas Albums chart that the magazine published in December 1970, making it the best-selling Christmas album of that year, and, would repeat also in 1972.

(Source: Wikipedia)

— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —

Click on (COMPLETE LP) for the complete track listing on this album.

 

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DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY: RECORD FLASHBACK ’65

 

 

 

—CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS SONG—

“Children’s Christmas Song” was written by Isabelle Freeman, co-written by Harvey Fuqua and was released on Motown Records in November 1965. Two originals, taken from the ‘Supremes Merry Christmas” album,”Children’s Christmas Song” and “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me”, were issued as the sides of a late 1965 Supremes holiday single. The former was thought to feature background vocals by Berry Gordy’s children — Joy, Berry and Terry — the inspiration for Motown’s publishing division JoBeTe — as well as Diana’s youngest brother, Chico. Background by the Andantes.

(Source: WiKipedia)

— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —

 

 

THE SUPREMES * DECEMBER 1965

 

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A HOLIDAY TUNES COUNTDOWN! 03 CHRISTMAS DAYS

 

 

 

—MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING—

“Merry Christmas Darling” is a Christmas song by the Carpenters (music by Richard Carpenter, lyrics by Frank Pooler), and originally recorded in 1970. It was first available on a 7-inch single that year (A&M Records 1236), and was later re-issued in 1974 (A&M 1648) and again in 1977 (A&M 1991). The single went to number one on Billboard’s Christmas singles chart in 1970 (and did so again in 1971 and 1973) and peaked at number 41 in Cashbox. In 1978, the Carpenters issued their Christmas Portrait album, which contained a new version of “Merry Christmas Darling”. The original 1970 mix continued to be used for all single releases, however. The major difference between the 1970 and 1978 versions is a newly recorded vocal by Karen Carpenter on the latter, which was done at her request. Richard Carpenter himself calls the original recording one of his sister’s very best.

(Source: WiKipedia)

— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —

 

 

THE CARPENTERS * 03 * DECEMBER 23

 

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