Soulful Sounds of Christmas

Product Description Get your holiday groove on! Cozy up to the fire and connect to the soulful side of the season, as exemplified by the all-star roster of urban contemporary, R&B, new jack swing, soul, and hip-hop icons on this smooth new compilation. Many of the biggest stars of the last two decades-both naughty and nice!--get into the spirit, including Usher, Whitney Houston, Run-D.M.C., En Vogue, Babyface & more! Amazon.com The Soulful Sounds of Christmas is a solid collection, mostly of '90s urban contemporary pop from the likes of chart-toppers , , , , , , , and . There's plenty of party jams, plus a stunning a cappella turn from Take 6 on "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" and the prototype rap of 's classic "Christmas in Hollis." Add the indefatigable on "Silent Night" and the gospel-powered verve of on his reverberating spiritual "Now Behold the Lamb" and you've got a holiday disc that both goes to church and decks the halls without missing a beat or amen. --Martin Keller