In the Christmas Spirit
In the Christmas Spirit is the fourth album by the R&B/soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released in November 1966. The album features instrumental versions of traditional Christmas carols and songs.
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| Studio album by Booker T. & the M.G.s | ||||
| Released | November 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Studio | Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Southern soul, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 38:00 | |||
| Label | Stax/Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Jim Stewart | |||
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Track listing
- Side one
- "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont)
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
- "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith)
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin)
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)
- "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)
- Side two
- "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore)
- "Blue Christmas (Bill Hayes, Jay Johnson)
- "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" (Bob MacGimsey)
- "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr)
- "We Three Kings" (John Henry Hopkins, Jr.)
- "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Traditional)
Personnel
- Booker T. & the M.G.s
- Booker T. Jones - Hammond organ, piano, vibraphone
- Steve Cropper - guitar, bass guitar on "White Christmas"
- Donald Dunn - bass guitar, claves on "White Christmas"
- Al Jackson Jr. - drums, percussion
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