20 #1's: Motown Christmas (2015)

Tracklist
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01. The Christmas Song - Four Tops
02. What Christmas Means to Me - Stevie Wonder
03. Jingle Bells - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
04. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Jackson 5
05. Up On the House Top - Jackson 5
06. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Temptations
07. White Christmas - The Supremes
08. Someday at Christmas - Stevie Wonder
09. Give Love on Christmas Day - The Temptations
10. It's Christmas Time - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
11. This Christmas - Diana Ross
12. Silent Night - The Temptations
13. My Favorite Things - The Supremes
14. Let It Snow (feat. Brian McKnight) - Boyz II Men
15. I Want to Come Home for Christmas - Marvin Gaye
16. Deck the Halls / Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
17. The Little Drummer Boy - The Temptations
18. Silver Bells - The Supremes
19. O Holy Night - The Miracles
20. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Jackson 5


With a couple of exceptions this Motown Christmas collection is culled from the label's legendary late-'60s and early-'70s heyday when artists like the Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder scored major holiday hits with songs like "Up on the House Top" and "What Christmas Means to Me." A couple of later-era Motown tracks like the Four Tops' 1995 rendering of "The Christmas Song" and Boyz II Men's 1993 take on "Let It Snow!" also make an appearance among various other well-known Yuletide classics sung by the Supremes, the Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and more. These classic Motown vibes and the familiar holiday fare make this a solid Christmas playlist. ~ Timothy Monger

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