Christmas Is 4 Ever
Christmas Is 4 Ever is a 2006 Christmas-themed album by Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins. The album was released in the United States by the Shout Factory label and by P-Vine Records in Japan. The album represents the first Christmas album made by any member of the P-Funk musical collective. The album features re-workings of Christmas standards such as "Silent Night", "Merry Christmas Baby", and "Sleigh Ride", as well as original compositions such as "Happy Holidaze".
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| Released | 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Funk, hip-hop | |||
| Length | 68:35 | |||
| Label | Shout Factory; P-Vine | |||
| Producer | Bootsy Collins | |||
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Collins stated: "I’ve wanted to do a Christmas album forever, but I never really got the chance or the time to really think about doing it and putting the effort in it."[2]
Track listing
- N-Yo-City 3:05
- Merry Christmas Baby 4:30
- Jingle Belz (Jingle Bells) 4:58
- Happy Holidaze 6:29
- Chestnutz (The Christmas Song) 5:05
- Winterfunkyland (Winter Wonderland) 6:57
- Santa's Coming (Santa Claus Is Coming to Town) 4:58
- Boot-Off (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) 5:23
- Silent Night (Traditional) 5:34
- Sleigh Ride 6:03
- Dis-Christmiss (This Christmas) 3:27
- Be-With-You 6:12
- Christmas Is 4 Ever 5:50
Personnel
- Don Bynum: Saxophone
- Bobby Byrd: Background Vocals
- Tobe Casual-T: Turntables
- Candis Cheatham: Vocals, Beats
- Keith Cheatham: Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Beats
- Keith Cheatham, Jr., Miguel Cheatham: Beats & Raps
- Catfish Collins: Guitar
- Charlie Daniels: Fiddle, Background Vocals
- Matt Dawson: Vocals
- Snoop Dogg: Raps
- Tobe Donohue: Percussion
- Tyreka & Tyesha Grissom (Da Blessed Twins): Background Vocals
- Michael Hampton: Guitar
- Ian "Haiku" Herzog: Beatbox
- Jerome Johnson: Background Vocals
- Razor Johnson: Keyboards
- Ron Kat: Vocals
- Kendra & Kim: Background Vocals
- Johnny Mayfield: Background Vocals
- Blackbyrd McKnight: Guitar
- Morris Mingo: Keyboards & Drums
- The NastyNattihorns: Horns
- Melvin Parker: Drums
- Paul Patterson: Live Strings, Mandolins & Violins
- MC Danny Ray: Vocal Raps
- Razzberry: Vocals
- Garry Shider: Vocals, Guitar
- Sugarfoot: Background Vocals
- Randy Villars: Saxophone
- Frankie "Kash" Waddy: Drums
- Fred Wesley: Trombone
- Teddy Wilburn: Drums
- Danielle Withers: Vocals
- Belita Woods: Vocals
- Bernie Worrell: Clavinet, Piano
- Macy Gray:[3] Vocals
- Bobby Womack:[4] Vocals
And Christmas Messages from:
- Bishop Don Magic Juan
- Buckethead
- Moma Willis
- George Clinton
- Roger Troutman
References
- Allmusic review
- Bootsy Collins, Suicide Girls interview, October 2006
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