Album · 1966

In the Christmas Spirit

Released: 1966
Label: Stax Records
Catalogue no.: S713
Tracklist: 12 tracks
Length: 34:10
Country: US

“In the Christmas Spirit” is an album by Booker T. & the MG’s, released in 1966 on Stax Records. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 34:10. The line-up features Al Jackson, Jr. (drums (drum set)), Booker T. Jones (organ), Donald “Duck” Dunn (bass) and Steve Cropper (strings).

Who played on In the Christmas Spirit

Al Jackson, Jr. drums (drum set) all tracks
Booker T. Jones organ all tracks
Donald “Duck” Dunn bass all tracks
Steve Cropper strings all tracks

Tracklist

A1 Jingle Bells — James Lord Pierpont 2:39
A2 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town — J. Fred Coots 2:36
A3 Winter Wonderland — Felix Bernard 2:06
A4 White Christmas — Irving Berlin 3:05
A5 The Christmas Song — Mel Tormé 3:21
A6 Silver Bells — Ray Evans, Jay Livingston 2:33
B1 Merry Christmas Baby 3:17
B2 Blue Christmas 3:13
B3 Sweet Little Jesus Boy — Robert MacGimsey 2:52
B4 Silent Night — Franz Xaver Gruber 3:26
B5 We Three Kings — John Henry Hopkins, Jr. 2:37
B6 We Wish You a Merry Christmas — [traditional] 2:23

Production

Jim Stewart producer

More albums by Booker T. & the MG’s

Green Onions 1962 · Stax Soul Dressing 1965 · Stax And Now! 1966 · Stax Hip Hug‐Her 1967 · Stax Soul Limbo 1968 · Stax Doin’ Our Thing 1968 Uptight 1969 · Stax The Booker T. Set 1969 · Stax McLemore Avenue 1970 · Stax Melting Pot 1971 · Stax Union Extended 1976 · Stax Universal Language 1977 · Asylum Records

Frequently asked questions

Who played on In the Christmas Spirit?

The line-up of In the Christmas Spirit includes Al Jackson, Jr. (drums (drum set)), Booker T. Jones (organ), Donald “Duck” Dunn (bass) and Steve Cropper (strings).

Which label released In the Christmas Spirit?

In the Christmas Spirit was released in 1966 on Stax Records (S713).

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