Lou Rawls Christmas

Lou Rawls | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Time Life Records
• ASIN: B000H5U67U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,667 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #77 in Music > R&B > Soul > Philly Soul

Track Listings

1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

2. Jingle Bell Rock

3. Hark the Herald Angels Sing

4. The Christmas Song

5. Joy To The World

6. Winder Wonderland

7. Deck The Halls

8. Jingle Bells

9. Oh Come All Ye Faithful

10. Silent Night

11. Christmas Is The Time

12. Auld Lang Syne

13. We Wish You A Merry Christmas

14. Lou Rawls' Christmas Story

Editorial Reviews

Delivered in his suave style, these treasured holiday songs make for a unique album--it's swinging and bluesy, festive and warm. His producer Tor Hyams said, "If Santa had sould he'd be Lou Rawls, and that's the feel I wanted for this album."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Holiday Lou, December 14, 2006

By 

Jim Newsom (Norfolk, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lou Rawls Christmas (Audio CD)

The best of this year's Christmas releases is Lou Rawls Christmas. The last thing the barrel-chested soulman recorded before his death on the feast of the Epiphany this year (January 6), it's the swingiest seasonal album since Ella wished us a Swinging Christmas back in 1960. And the band is even hotter, an eleven piece, four-horn freight train of soul, jazz and brassy power that delivers a bagful of familiar classics in colorfully vibrant wrappings.

You'd never know that Rawls was dying from cancer when he recorded these tracks; in fact, he hadn't told anyone of his diagnosis. He sounds as potent as ever, stamping "The Christmas Song" with his own distinctive vocal mark, driving "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" with that carefree nonchalance so familiar from the Garfield specials. The arrangements are well conceived--"Deck the Halls" decked out as a samba, "Winter Wonderland" cool and clean, "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" announced with a trumpet fanfare before settling into a gently swingin' groove. Rawls' touching take on "Silent Night" is even more poignant when you realize that it was the last song he ever recorded.


originally published in Port Folio Weekly, 12/12/06
copyright © 2006 Port Folio Weekly. Used by Permission.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The late, great...greatest!, May 29, 2007

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groove daddy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lou Rawls Christmas (Audio CD)

Either you're bron with genius talent or you're not. It's really that simple. Mr. Rawls was bron with IT and a lot more. Though he is well known for his classic R&B songs, you'd think Christmas was his greatest love from hearing this album. It's no coincidence that this was his last album ever. It's real;y terrific, both from a vocal point of view and from a production standpoint. The arrangements swing and the production sounds amazing. Though he sings the classics, the sound of this album is very much of today, well, timeless....

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lou Rawls' Grand Finale Album: Christmas, December 16, 2007

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RCBIFE "Eternal Fan of Quality Music" (Staten Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lou Rawls Christmas (Audio CD)

Lou Rawls' didn't sound sick on this album at all and truly brought emphasis to Jazz/R&B for the Christmas sound. He really did justice for the majority of the holiday songs on the album and for me personally, it was an extraordinary purchase, one that I don't regret. It's a must have for anyone that wants to add to the Christmas cheer.