The Temptations Christmas Card

The Temptations' Christmas Card
Studio album (Christmas)by The Temptations
Released	October 30, 1970
Recorded	October 1968 – October 1969
Genre	Christmas, soul
Length	32:27
Label	Gordy GS 951
Producer	Clay McMurray, Barrett Strong
The Temptations chronology
Live at London's Talk of the Town (1970) The Temptations' Christmas Card (1970) Sky's the Limit (1971)

The Temptations' Christmas Card is a 1970 Christmas album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. The album was released on October 30, 1970. It's also the group's first holiday release, it features each Temptation leading on various popular Christmas standards and original Christmas songs.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

A brief review in Billboard recommended this release for having a "special touch of seasonal joie de vivre". ^[2]

A 1987 review of the best-selling Christmas albums by Ebony notes that this is one of the best-selling from Motown. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Barret Strong and Clay McMurray

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer(s)	Length
1.	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"	Johnny Marks	Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin; intro: Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, Franklin	2:40
2.	"My Christmas Tree"	Jimmy Webb	Kendricks	3:21
3.	"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"	Haven Gillespie, John Frederick Koots	Edwards	3:26
4.	"Silent Night"	[Traditional]	Kendricks	2:26
5.	"Someday at Christmas"	Ron Miller, B. Wells	Franklin	3:27

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer(s)	Length
1.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	Kendricks, P. Williams, Edwards	4:22
2.	"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"	Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	Edwards	3:25
3.	"Silver Bells"	Jay Livingstone, Ray Evans	Kendricks, Franklin	2:11
4.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Torme, Robert Wells	O. Williams	3:30
5.	"Little Drummer Boy"	Katherine Kennicott Davis	Edwards, Kendricks, P. Williams, O. Williams, Franklin	3:15

Personnel

• Dennis Edwards – tenor/baritone vocals
• Eddie Kendricks – first tenor/falsetto vocals
• Paul Williams – second tenor/baritone vocals
• Melvin Franklin – bass vocals
• Otis Williams – second tenor/baritone vocals
• The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

See also

• Give Love at Christmas (1980)

References

1. Theakston, Rob. The Temptations Christmas Card at Allmusic.com
2. "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard . Vol. 82, no. 51. December 19, 1970. p. 50. ISSN   0006-2510.
3. "Sound Off: The Best in Recorded Music". Ebony . Vol. 43, no. 2. December 1987. p. 18B. ISSN   0012-9011.