The Classic Christmas Album (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

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The Classic Christmas Album
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Studio album by
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]

Contents

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 Watts 4:12
2."Happy Seasons"Verdine White, Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White, Al McKay 3:58
3."O Come All Ye Faithfull" John Francis Wade, John Reading 6:06
4."Winter Wonderland" Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith 3:40
5."What Child Is This?" William Chatterton Dix 3:34
6."Away in a Manger"James Ramses Murray2:54
7."The Little Drummer Boy" Katherine K. Davis 2:50
8."Every Day Is Like Christmas" Roxanne Seeman, Philipp Steinke 3:26
9."The First Noël"Traditional4:26
10."Sleigh Ride" Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish 2:56
11."Snow"Traditional Japanese2:31
12."Jingle Bell Rock"Joe Beal, Jim Boothe3:09
13."December"Maurice White, McKay, Allee Willis 3:40
14."Gather Round"Maurice White, David Foster, Philip Bailey 3:38
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

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