In the Christmas Spirit by Booker T. & The M.G.'s (Album, Christmas Music): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list - Rate Your Music
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In the Christmas Spirit
By Booker T. & The M.G.'s
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ArtistBooker T. & The M.G.'s
TypeAlbum
ReleasedNovember 1966
RYM Rating 3.10 / 5.00.5 from 107 ratings
Ranked#382 for 1966
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Christmas
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Track listing

  • A1 Jingle Bells
  • A2 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
  • A3 Winter Wonderland
  • A4 White Christmas
  • A5 The Christmas Song
  • A6 Silver Bells
  • B1 Merry Christmas Baby
  • B2 Blue Christmas
  • B3 Sweet Little Jesus
  • B4 Silent Night
  • B5 We Three Kings
  • B6 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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5 Issues

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  • 2.50 stars A1 Jingle Bells
  • 2.50 stars A2 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
  • 2.50 stars A3 Winter Wonderland
  • 2.50 stars A4 White Christmas
  • 2.00 stars A5 The Christmas Song
  • 2.00 stars A6 Silver Bells
  • 2.00 stars B1 Merry Christmas Baby
  • 2.50 stars B2 Blue Christmas
  • 2.00 stars B3 Sweet Little Jesus
  • 2.00 stars B4 Silent Night
  • 1.50 stars B5 We Three Kings
  • 2.50 stars B6 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
When they stay away from a snowfall still, this is eminently serviceable Christmas music, which is to say it does me no good. When the group drops the tempos and calms the mood, this gets drippy real quick, pooling at the bottom of the tree in an utterly disinterested "We Three Kings".

'Tis the season, I guess.
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 3.00 stars
I find that I have the most fun listening to these guys when I'm already familiar with the song they've chosen to play. I hear a melody I know and I begin to pay attention. Otherwise it's all too easy to go off woolgathering. That's why their Christmas album should be among their best. And, for a while, that's exactly how it happens. For the first three or five songs, I'm having a good time, enjoying their playfulness, chuckling to myself at the appearance of sleigh bells, and thinking of snow-covered merriment. But somewhere around "Silver Bells" I find myself tuning out again. Rather than keeping it light and fun, the band slows it down, goes for thoughtful atmospherics, and I don't perk up again until they close it with a snappy little "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". It has more going for it than And Now, but ultimately it's still just the next Booker T. album.
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▼ 4.00 stars
  • 4.00 stars A1 Jingle Bells
  • 4.00 stars A2 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
  • 4.00 stars A3 Winter Wonderland
  • 4.00 stars A4 White Christmas
  • 3.50 stars A5 The Christmas Song
  • 3.50 stars A6 Silver Bells
  • 4.00 stars B1 Merry Christmas Baby
  • 4.00 stars B2 Blue Christmas
  • 3.50 stars B3 Sweet Little Jesus
  • 3.50 stars B4 Silent Night
  • 3.50 stars B5 We Three Kings
  • 4.00 stars B6 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
This really isn't too bad, sure its a bit bland at points. But hell, Booker T's version of Jingle Bells and Santa Claus Is Comin' are both nice, and of course theirs the soulful Blue Christmas. The album does start to fall apart near the end, as it goes into the more traditional/religious songs, but hey, half the albums good, half is forgettable/boring, so take this for the good.
Published
4.00 stars
A Stax rarity for a special christmas with the tight funky soul groove of the Mg's.
Published
STS-713 Vinyl LP (1966)
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Catalog

Ratings: 107
Cataloged: 87
Track rating sets:Track ratings: 8
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12 Feb 2024
filatovrd  4.00 stars
9 Jan 2024
logblobo  3.00 stars
6 Jan 2024
Crazywill  3.00 stars Enjoyable
19 Dec 2023
dogshitman  3.00 stars Decent
22 Nov 2023
emptyemp  1.00 stars
8 Nov 2023
chris_v  3.00 stars
16 Jul 2023
scottjw0219  3.00 stars
15 Jan 2023
FatherlessWidow  4.00 stars Very Good
5 Jan 2023
Bobr Digital3.00 stars The Main Thing
22 Dec 2022
Boggs1027  3.50 stars
27 Nov 2022
Clanton_J_K  3.50 stars
13 Nov 2022
judas3000  2.50 stars
3 Nov 2022
onealexander854  4.00 stars
18 Oct 2022
Moahaha  2.50 stars Close, but no cigar
8 Jul 2022
minnesotamurray  2.00 stars Bad (6.50)

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