| Christmas Here with You | ||||
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| Released | November 1995 | |||
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| Genre | Soul music | |||
| Length | 56:39 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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Christmas Here with You is a 1995 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released on Motown.
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An overview of rhythm and blues Christmas albums for Billboard by J. R. Reynolds recommends this release and calls it a "festive delight". [2] A similar rundown in Ebony from 1997 also includes Christmas Here with You among recommended releases. [3] Editors of AllMusic Guide gave this album three out of five stars, with critic Gina Boldman calling it a "predictable but festive holiday release". [1]
It was the last studio album to feature the classic lineup of the group.
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