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Recorded at the height of Mr. Superbad's reign, this high-octane, 17-song set is guaranteed to give Santa Claus a soul transfusion--and put a little extra kick into that mistletoe kiss. While JB spends a fair amount of time pouring his heart out on inspired renditions of favourites such as "Merry Christmas Baby" and "Please Come Home", he and his always-stellar band really shine on a spate of originals that takes Christmas from an idealised holiday and makes it real. They do so in ways that are fun ("Go Power at Christmas Time") or with a dose of social consciousness ("Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto"), but the mere fact that Brown makes it all work--and makes it funky in the process--is a joy to behold. --David Sprague
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1-Go Power At Christmas Time 2-Let's Unite The Whole World At Christmas 3-Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto 4-Merry Christmas Baby 5-Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year 6-Soulful Christmas 7-The Christmas Song (version 1) 8-Sweet Little Baby Boy (parts 1 & 2) 9-Christmas Is Love 10-Please Come Home For Christmas 11-Santa Claus Is Definitley Here To Stay 12-Tit For Tat (Ain't No Taking Back) 13-Santa Claus, Santa Claus 14-Merry Christmas, I Love You 15-Signs Of Christmas 16-Christmas In Heaven 17-Hey America (1995/POLYGRAM) 17 tracks (65:48) the rare original masters 1960-70 from Polygram LP & Single releases. Out of print! few copies
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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You'd think from the cover that this would be no more than a novelty record, but baby its so much more! Oow!
The king of soul belts out some great christmas tunes that should have you a quakin' an a shakin' (like Go Power At Christmas Time) and some great soulful, serious tracks like the fantastic "Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year". Highly recommended listening!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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James Brown was always a big fan of Christmas - in fact, he recorded several Christmas albums over the course of his career, including a rare Internet-only release just a couple of years before his passing. That aside, 'Funky Christmas' gathers together tracks from each of Brown's festive LP's, so fans can have him on the stereo instead of Cliff Richard (sorry, Cliff)!
This record places more emphasis on his soul work, and there are not as many funky grooves as some might expect. It is also surprisingly serious, even grim in some places, as James sings of Christmas in the ghetto, and trying to get by without a dime in December. It's good music to reflect to, and certainly one of the most original Christmas albums I've heard. However, at Christmas time, I think most people want to play carefree, uplifting music, or at least something they can dance to, and a lot of these songs don't fit that description.
'Funky Christmas' is worth collecting if you are a serious JB fan, but is probably best enjoyed after the big Christmas party, rather than during.
This record places more emphasis on his soul work, and there are not as many funky grooves as some might expect. It is also surprisingly serious, even grim in some places, as James sings of Christmas in the ghetto, and trying to get by without a dime in December. It's good music to reflect to, and certainly one of the most original Christmas albums I've heard. However, at Christmas time, I think most people want to play carefree, uplifting music, or at least something they can dance to, and a lot of these songs don't fit that description.
'Funky Christmas' is worth collecting if you are a serious JB fan, but is probably best enjoyed after the big Christmas party, rather than during.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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What a brilliant Christmas gift - we had it on as background music all Christmas and loved it! There's a lot of variety and all done in JB's best funky way.
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Christmas with less saccharine and more darker browner sugar
Having recently bought the amazing 5 star Christmas album by Etta James recently I looked around the candy store to find some other funky seasonal offerings that were not full of... Read more
Published 8 months ago by David Spanswick
funky christmas
classic James Brown i have got to say a great cd to listen to all year round. very powerful deep and dark a must for all james brown fans.
Published 8 months ago by dylan
Funkier than ever
Delicious tunes to give an extra flavor to any Christmas evening: a must for any James Brown fan!
Published on 11 Nov 2009 by Mario F. M. Santos
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