12 Soulful Nights of Christmas

12 Soulful Nights of Christmas
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedDecember 3, 1996 (1996-12-03)
GenreR&B
Length60:55
Label

12 Soulful Nights of Christmas is a compilation of Christmas songs released on December 3, 1996, through So So Def Recordings.[1][2] In 1998, the album was reissued with two new songs.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]

The Orlando Weekly found the album "uneven", but highlighted Tamia's and Jagged Edge's renditions.[5] In his review of the 1998 re-release, Marc Weingarten from Entertainment Weekly wrote that "why is the too-reverent yuletide offering 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas of slow jams from various R&B stars as stale as day-old fruitcake?" adding that "perhaps Dupri should’ve provided some nasty beats".[6]

Track listing

  1. "The Time of Year" (Kenny Lattimore) – 4:47
  2. "Christmas Without You" (Xscape) – 4:07
  3. "In Love at Christmas" (K-Ci & JoJo) – 3:57
  4. "Little Drummer Girl" (Alicia Keys) – 4:32
  5. "Someday at Christmas" (Voices of Soul[a]) – 4:42
  6. "Christmas Only Once a Year" (Chaka Khan) – 3:56
  7. "A Christmas Lullabye" (Faith Evans) – 2:10
  8. "Because of His Love" (Brian McKnight) – 4:05
  9. "The Christmas Song" (Tamia) – 5:06
  10. "Christmas Without My Girl" (Gerald Levert) – 4:29
  11. "Not Really Christmas" (Trina Broussard) – 4:54
  12. "My Younger Days" (Trey Lorenz) – 4:33
  13. "Every Day Should Be Christmas" (NeeNa Lee) – 4:08
  14. "This Christmas" (Jagged Edge) – 5:07

Notes

  1. ^ Voices of Soul was a collection of the following artists: Trina & Tamara, Kimberly Scott, JoJo Robinson, Cassie, Trina Broussard, Alicia Keys, Blaque, Destiny's Child, and Jagged Edge

References

  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rhapsody Online Music Store
  3. ^ MTV News Staff (1998-10-26). "Jermaine Dupri Reissues Expanded, "Soulful" Christmas Album". MTV News. Retrieved 2022-12-24.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Bernard, James (1996-12-06). "Music Review: '12 Soulful Nights of Christmas (Part 1)'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  5. ^ "Review - Jermaine Dupri Presents 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas". The Orlando Weekly. 1998-12-16. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  6. ^ Weingarten, Marc (1998-12-04). "Jermaine Dupri Presents 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-20.