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Joseph Washington Jr.

Merry Christmas To You

Joseph Washington Jr.’s Merry Christmas To You is your shelter in a blizzard of bland holiday music. This barely-known 1983 private issue puts a soulful, funky, suave ribbon on nine frosty Christmas cuts—originals, not covers; real joy, real wonder—the greatest Christmas soul record ever recorded. Under this tree, discover new classics for our cynical age: the buoyant “Jesus’ Birthday,” the hot and bothered soul of “Merry Christmas,” the ridiculously catchy wallet-opener “Shopping.” Down another nog and file with Phil Spector’s A Christmas Gift for You, John Fahey’s The New Possibility, and Vince Guaraldi’s indelible Charlie Brown Christmas.

Track List

  1. Joseph Washington Jr. Shopping
  2. Joseph Washington Jr. New Year
  3. Joseph Washington Jr. Let Me Hang My Mistletoe
  4. Joseph Washington Jr. Jesus' Birthday
  5. Joseph Washington Jr. Rudolph
  6. Joseph Washington Jr. Merry Christmas
  7. Joseph Washington Jr. Sharing Christmas With You
  8. Joseph Washington Jr. Snowing In The East On Christmas
  9. Joseph Washington Jr. Watcha Gonna Bring Me