Description
Holiday reissue. Recorded in 1985, The Spirit of Christmas finds Ray Charles performing a variety of holiday favorites with vocal assistance from the Raelettes and an appearance by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. The ten tracks mix standards and originals, including "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," and the ballad "That Spirit of Christmas," which was featured in the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. The Spirit of Christmas is perfect background music for any holiday celebration.
Tracklist:
- What Child Is This
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
- This Time of the Year
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- That Spirit of Christmas
- All I Want for Christmas
- Christmas in My Heart
- Wonderland
- Christmas Time
UPC: 708857212620
Label: Tangerine Records
Release Date: 10.21.22
Format: CD