This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)

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This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)
This Christmas Teddy Pendergrass.jpg
Studio album by
Teddy Pendergrass
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1998
Length49:43
LabelSurefire
Teddy Pendergrass chronology
You and I
(1997) 		This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)
(1998)

This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love) is the fourteenth and final studio album by American singer Teddy Pendergrass. It was released by Surefire Records on September 15, 1998. Upon release, the album debuted at number 83 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1] In 2010, it peaked at number 43 on the Top Holiday Albums chart.[2]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[3]

AllMusic reviewer Marvin Jolly wrote that "Pendergrass' smoldering vocals make This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love) one of the most romantic seasonal records on the market."[3]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Joy to the World"
5:02
2."The Little Drummer Boy"
4:07
3."Christmas and You"
  • Teddy Pendergrass
  • Jim Salamone
4:09
4."The Christmas Song"
4:09
5."Having a Christmas Party"Reggie Calloway4:50
6."I Won't Have Christmas"
  • Calloway
  • Pendergrass
3:16
7."We Three Kings"John Henry Hopkins Jr.5:28
8."Oh Holy Night"Traditional4:20
9."Happy Kwanzaa"Calloway5:12
10."This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)"Dodd Stocker-Edwards2:47
11."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
5:38

Charts[]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[1] 83
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[2] 48

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Jolly, Marvin. "This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
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