The Classic Christmas Album (Earth, Wind & Fire album)

The Classic Christmas Album
The Classic Christmas Album
Studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire
Released	2015
Genre	Holiday, R&B
Label	Legacy
Producer	Philip Bailey, Myron McKinley, Maurice White
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The Classic Christmas Album is a holiday-themed album by American band Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 2015 by Sony/Legacy.^[1] The album reached No. 34 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and No. 18 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.^[2]^[3]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	(favourable)^[4]
Blogcritics	(favourable)^[5]

Music critic Robert Christgau exclaimed "Why the hell not?"^[4]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Joy to the World"	Isaac Watts	4:12
2.	"Happy Seasons"	Verdine White, Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White, Al McKay	3:58
3.	"O Come All Ye Faithfull"	John Francis Wade, John Reading	6:06
4.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith	3:40
5.	"What Child Is This?"	William Chatterton Dix	3:34
6.	"Away in a Manger"	James Ramses Murray	2:54
7.	"The Little Drummer Boy"	Katherine K. Davis	2:50
8.	"Every Day Is Like Christmas"	Roxanne Seeman, Philipp Steinke	3:26
9.	"The First Noël"	Traditional	4:26
10.	"Sleigh Ride"	Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish	2:56
11.	"Snow"	Traditional Japanese	2:31
12.	"Jingle Bell Rock"	Joe Beal, Jim Boothe	3:09
13.	"December"	Maurice White, McKay, Allee Willis	3:40
14.	"Gather Round"	Maurice White, David Foster, Philip Bailey
15.	"Get Your Hump On This Christmas" (featuring Cleveland Brown)
16.	"I Asked For A Miracle (God Gave You Me)" (featuring Full Force, Philip Bailey)
17.	"Open Your Heart to Love" (featuring Maurice White)
18.	"One World"
Total length:			47:22

References[]

^ Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album. Sony/Legacy Records. 2015.
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album (Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums)". Billboard.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Robert Christgau. "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album". robertchristgau.com.
^ Akamatsu, Rhetta (December 8, 2015). "Music Review: Earth, Wind and Fire – 'The Classic Christmas Album'". blogcritics.org. Blogcritics.

[Album-1] Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album. Sony/Legacy Records. 2015.

[2] "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.

[3] "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album (Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums)". Billboard.

[RC-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Robert Christgau. "Earth, Wind & Fire: The Classic Christmas Album". robertchristgau.com.

[5] Akamatsu, Rhetta (December 8, 2015). "Music Review: Earth, Wind and Fire – 'The Classic Christmas Album'". blogcritics.org. Blogcritics.

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