Christmas Album
Released: October 15, 1970
Recorded: 1970
Length: 34:13
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Album Details
Track Listing
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
The Christmas Song
Up On The House Top
Frosty The Snowman
The Little Drummer Boy
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year
Give Love On Christmas Day
Someday At Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Album Singles
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town — November 25, 1970
Album Summary
Christmas Album is the first Christmas album, and fourth studio album, by Motown family quintet The Jackson 5, released on October 15, 1970. Included on the Christmas Album is The Jacksons' hit single version of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. The Jacksons' versions of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town remain frequent radio requests during the Christmas season. The album spent four weeks at the number one position on Billboard magazine's special Christmas Albums chart that the magazine published in December 1970, making it the best-selling Christmas album of that year and also of the year 1972 in the United States. This album was a top seller and had the potential to chart high on the US Billboard Top LPs ranking, but from 1963 to 1973, holiday albums were not allowed to chart in it. The album has been praised by music critics.
In the US, the album was released on CD in 1986. In 2003, Universal Motown reissued the album as part of their 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection series. This version of the album was remastered and included the Michael Jackson solo song Little Christmas Tree as a bonus track, which was originally featured on the various artists compilation A Motown Christmas in 1973. In 2009, the album was once again reissued as Ultimate Christmas Collection, with Christmas greetings from four of the band members, remixes, and a medley of songs from the album.
Album Editions
Original
Released October 15, 1970
Music
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
The Christmas Song
Up On The House Top
Frosty The Snowman
The Little Drummer Boy
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year
Give Love On Christmas Day
Someday At Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Edition Notes: Available on LP, 8-Track, cassette, CD and digital.
Christmas Collection
Released November 21, 2003
Music
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
The Christmas Song
Up On The House Top
Frosty The Snowman
The Little Drummer Boy
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year
Give Love On Christmas Day
Someday At Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Bonus Track
Little Christmas Tree
Edition Notes: Available exclusively on CD.
Ultimate Christmas Collection
Released October 13, 2009
Music
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
The Christmas Song
Up On The House Top
Frosty The Snowman
The Little Drummer Boy
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year
Give Love On Christmas Day
Someday At Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Season's Greetings From Michael Jackson
Little Christmas Tree
Season's Greetings From Tito Jackson
Up On The House Top (DJ Spinna Re-Edit)
Season's Greetings From Jackie Jackson
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Stripped Remix)
Season's Greetings From Jermaine Jackson
Someday At Christmas (Stripped Remix)
Give Love On Christmas Day (Group A Cappella Version)
J5 Christmas Medley
Edition Notes: Available on CD and digital.