The Spirit of Christmas

Ray Charles - The Spirit of Christmas

The Spirit of Christmas
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Artist: Ray Charles
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-09-02
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
  1. What Child Is This?
  2. Little Drummer Boy
  3. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
  4. This Time of the Year
  5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  6. That Spirit of Christmas
  7. All I Want for Christmas
  8. Christmas in My Heart
  9. Winter Wonderland
  10. Christmas Time
  11. Baby, It's Cold Outside [*] - Betty Carter, Ray Charles

Music reviews of The Spirit of Christmas

Music Review: Soulful Christmas!!
Rating: 4 Stars

THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, incorporating elements of gospel, soul, big band and jazz. Rhino's reissue includes a bonus track, the Charles-Betty Carter duet "Baby, It's Cold Outside."

The best secret here is the song "That Spirit of Christmas" which can be heard in th movie Christmas Vacation. Worth the price of the cd alone.

Many tracks are classic Christmas songs done in Ray's soulful style. It's a nice change from the typical Christmas albums, and it's one everyone can agree on. Amazing, blind since the age of six (from glaucoma), Charles studied composition and learned many instruments at the St. Augustine School for the Deaf and the Blind. What a gifted musician!!

Description of The Spirit of Christmas

The cover of this holiday classic pictures Ray Charles with a sleigh-full of gifts. That's an appropriate image, since he's so generous with the soulful sounds contained inside. Ray's gravelly growl may turn sweet on such merry romps as "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," but he doesn't fully hit his groove until he delves into the set's more grown-up material. He gives "Winter Wonderland" a soul transfusion the likes of which you won't see on many televised Christmas specials, and really lights a fire under "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Now that's the spirit! --David Sprague

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