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The Classic Christmas Album
Studio album by
Earth, Wind & Fire
ReleasedOctober 23, 2015
Genre Holiday, R&B
Length67:21
Label Legacy
Producer Philip Bailey, Myron McKinley, Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
Holiday
(2014) 		The Classic Christmas Album
(2015)

The Classic Christmas Album is the twenty-second studio album and second Christmas album by the American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 2015 by Sony/ Legacy. [1] It is essentially a reissue of their previous album Holiday with five bonus tracks. The album reached No. 34 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and No. 18 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [2] [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau(favourable) [4]
Blogcritics(favourable) [5]

The album received favourable reviews from critics. Music critic Robert Christgau exclaimed "Why the hell not?" [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Joy to the World" Isaac Watts4:12
2."Happy Seasons"Verdine White, Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White, Al McKay3:58
3." O Come All Ye Faithfull" John Francis Wade, John Reading6:06
4." Winter Wonderland" Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith3:40
5." What Child Is This?" William Chatterton Dix3:34
6." Away in a Manger"James Ramses Murray2:54
7." The Little Drummer Boy" Katherine K. Davis2:50
8." Every Day Is Like Christmas" Roxanne Seeman, Philipp Steinke3:26
9." The First Noël"Traditional4:26
10." Sleigh Ride" Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish2:56
11."Snow"Traditional Japanese2:31
12." Jingle Bell Rock"Joe Beal, Jim Boothe3:09
13." December"Maurice White, McKay, Allee Willis3:40
14."Gather Round"Maurice White, David Foster, Philip Bailey3:38
15."Get Your Hump On This Christmas" (featuring Cleveland Brown) 2:42
16."I Asked for a Miracle (God Gave You Me)" (featuring Full Force, Philip Bailey) 4:47
17."Open Your Heart to Love" (featuring Maurice White) 4:33
18."One World" 4:19
Total length:67:21

References

  1. ^ Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album. Sony/ Legacy Records. 2015.
  2. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album (Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  4. ^ a b Robert Christgau. "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album". robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Akamatsu, Rhetta (December 8, 2015). "Music Review: Earth, Wind and Fire – 'The Classic Christmas Album'". blogcritics.org. Blogcritics.
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