Christmas in the City

Various Artists (Performer), Marvin Gaye (Performer), The Supremes (Performer), Diana Ross and The Supremes (Performer), Stevie Wonder (Performer), Kim Weston (Performer), Diana Ross (Performer), The Funk Brothers (Performer), The Miracles (Performer), Smokey Robinson and The Miracles (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 19, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Motown
• ASIN: B000008IO4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #320,532 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Purple Snowflakes

2. Won't Be Long Before Christmas

3. Miracles of Christmas

4. The Christmas Song

5. Wish You a Merry Christmas

6. Silent Night

7. Christmas in the City [Instrumental]

8. This Christmas

9. Everyone's a Kid at Christmas Time

10. Winter Wonderland

11. I Want to Come Home for Christmas

12. Just a Lonely Christmas

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like No Other Christmas Album, July 14, 2003

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Rose Jenkins - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas in the City (Audio CD)

This album is truly my favorite of all albums. The never before releases on them are so rare. For instance the Silent Night number was sung by the original and founder of the Supremes Florence Ballard, her only solo. The forgotten backbone of Motown, The Famous Funk Brothers did a beautiful instrumental rendition of Winter Wonderland. Why only one song from this dynamic group? Marvin Gaye's Purple Snowflakes is a masterpiece to me. My original copy was destroyed,and I could never find this album again. I read it was no longer available. So I still have the left over damaged tape. I hope I can find it again. This is one album if you are lucky to obtain, you will never let it go. I can listen to it year round. It is such a beautiful compilation. Thanks Motown(from Detroit). P.S FUNK BROTHERS FOREVER!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great collection of Motown rarities, October 29, 2009

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Michael Ceciliani "Mike C" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas in the City (Audio CD)

This CD contains unreleased Christmas songs from Motown's major hit makers. My favorites are Marvin's Purple Snowflakes and the Supremes' Silent Night, with Florence on lead. Diana does a solo act on This Christmas, and there's a great instrumental from the Funk Brothers on Winter Wonderland as well. It's out of print, but you're into the Motown sound, get this CD to add to your collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Christmas in Motor City, November 28, 2003

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas in the City (Audio CD)

This CD features Motown Christmas rarities. Lots of fine stuff here. My personal favorite is "I Just Want To Come Home For Christmas", by Marvin Gaye. It's a moving song about being away from your family on Christmas, and it gets me choked up. Your Motown Christmas collection isn't complete without this CD.