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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = In the Christmas Spirit
| Type = album
| name = In the Christmas Spirit
| Artist = [[Booker T. & the M.G.s]]
| type = album
| artist = [[Booker T. & the M.G.s]]
| Cover = ChristmasSpirit_BookerTalbum.jpg |
| cover = ChristmasSpirit_BookerTalbum.jpg
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| Released = November 1966
| alt =
| Recorded = 1966 at [[Stax Recording Studio]], [[Memphis]]
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| released = November 1966
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| Genre = [[Southern soul]], [[instrumental rock]]
| Length = 38:00
| recorded = 1966
| venue =
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| Label = [[Stax Records|Stax]]/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Producer = [[Jim Stewart (record producer)|Jim Stewart]]
| studio = [[Stax Recording Studio]], [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
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| genre = [[Christmas music]], [[Southern soul]], [[instrumental rock]]
| Last album = ''[[And Now!]]'' <br/> (1966)
| length = 34:09
| This album = '''''In the Christmas Spirit''''' <br/> (1966)
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| label = [[Stax Records|Stax]]/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
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| Next album = ''[[Hip Hug-Her]]'' <br/> (1967)
| producer = [[Jim Stewart (record producer)|Jim Stewart]]
| prev_title = [[And Now!]]
| prev_year = 1966
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| next_title = [[Hip Hug-Her]]
| next_year = 1967
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r132751|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r132751|pure_url=yes}} link]
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'''''In the Christmas Spirit''''' is the fourth album by the [[R&B]]/[[Soul music|Soul]] band [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]], released in November 1966. The album features instrumental versions of traditional [[Christmas]] carols and songs.
'''''In the Christmas Spirit''''' is the fourth album by the [[R&B]]/[[Soul music|soul]] band [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]], released in November 1966. It charted 9 weeks peaking at #13 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s Best Bets For Christmas album chart December 2, 1967.<ref>"Billboard Best Bets For Christmas." Billboard, vol. 79, no. 48, December 2, 1967, p. 8. worldradiohistory.com.</ref> The album features instrumental versions of traditional [[Christmas]] carols and songs.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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#"[[Jingle Bells]]" ([[James Lord Pierpont]])
#"[[Jingle Bells]]" ([[James Lord Pierpont]])
#"[[Santa Claus Is Coming to Town]]" ([[J. Fred Coots]], [[Haven Gillespie]])
#"[[Santa Claus Is Coming to Town]]" ([[J. Fred Coots]], [[Haven Gillespie]])
#"[[Winter Wonderland]]" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith)
#"[[Winter Wonderland]]" ([[Felix Bernard]], [[Richard Bernhard Smith]])
#"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" ([[Irving Berlin]])
#"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" ([[Irving Berlin]])
#"[[The Christmas Song]]" ([[Mel Tormé]], Robert Wells)
#"[[The Christmas Song]]" ([[Mel Tormé]], [[Robert Wells (songwriter)|Robert Wells]])
#"[[Silver Bells]]" ([[Ray Evans]], [[Jay Livingston]])
#"[[Silver Bells]]" ([[Ray Evans]], [[Jay Livingston]])
;Side two
;Side two
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#"[[Sweet Little Jesus Boy]]" ([[Bob MacGimsey]])
#"[[Sweet Little Jesus Boy]]" ([[Bob MacGimsey]])
#"[[Silent Night]]" ([[Franz Gruber (musician)|Franz Xaver Gruber]], [[Joseph Mohr]])
#"[[Silent Night]]" ([[Franz Gruber (musician)|Franz Xaver Gruber]], [[Joseph Mohr]])
#"[[We Three Kings]]" (John Henry Hopkins, Jr.)
#"[[We Three Kings]]" ([[John Henry Hopkins Jr.]])
#"[[We Wish You a Merry Christmas]]" (Traditional)
#"[[We Wish You a Merry Christmas]]" (Traditional)


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Booker T. & the M.G.s
;Booker T. & the M.G.s
*[[Steve Cropper]] - [[electric guitar]], bass on "White Christmas"
*[[Booker T. Jones]] - [[Hammond organ]], [[piano]], [[vibraphone]]
*[[Booker T. Jones]] - [[Hammond organ]], [[piano]], [[vibraphone]]
*[[Donald "Duck" Dunn]] - [[bass guitar|bass]], [[claves]] on "White Christmas"
*[[Steve Cropper]] - [[guitar]], bass guitar on "White Christmas"
*[[Al Jackson, Jr.]] - [[drums]], [[percussion]]
*[[Donald "Duck" Dunn|Donald Dunn]] - [[bass guitar]], [[claves]] on "White Christmas"
*[[Al Jackson Jr.]] - [[drums]], [[percussion]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Albums produced by Jim Stewart (record producer)]]
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[[Category:Rhythm and blues Christmas albums]]
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Latest revision as of 02:12, 21 July 2024

In the Christmas Spirit
Studio album by
Booker T. & the M.G.s
ReleasedNovember 1966
Recorded1966
StudioStax Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
GenreChristmas music, Southern soul, instrumental rock
Length34:09
LabelStax/Atlantic
ProducerJim Stewart
Booker T. & the M.G.s chronology
And Now!
(1966) 		In the Christmas Spirit
(1966) 		Hip Hug-Her
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

In the Christmas Spirit is the fourth album by the R&B/soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released in November 1966. It charted 9 weeks peaking at #13 on Billboard's Best Bets For Christmas album chart December 2, 1967.[1] The album features instrumental versions of traditional Christmas carols and songs.

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont)
  2. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
  3. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard Bernhard Smith)
  4. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin)
  5. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)
  6. "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)
Side two
  1. "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore)
  2. "Blue Christmas (Bill Hayes, Jay Johnson)
  3. "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" (Bob MacGimsey)
  4. "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr)
  5. "We Three Kings" (John Henry Hopkins Jr.)
  6. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Traditional)

Personnel

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Booker T. & the M.G.s

References

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  1. ^ "Billboard Best Bets For Christmas." Billboard, vol. 79, no. 48, December 2, 1967, p. 8. worldradiohistory.com.
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