In the Christmas Spirit

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1966 studio album by Booker T. & the M.G.s

In the Christmas Spirit

Studio album by

Booker T. & the M.G.s

Released| November 1966
Recorded| 1966
Studio| Stax Recording Studio, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre| Southern soul, instrumental rock
Length| 34:09
Label| Stax/Atlantic
Producer| Jim Stewart
Booker T. & the M.G.s chronology
| And Now!
(1966)  | In the Christmas Spirit
(1966)  | Hip Hug-Her
(1967)

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In the Christmas Spirit is the fourth album by the R&B/soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released in November 1966. It charted 9 weeks peaking at #13 on Billboard's Best Bets For Christmas album chart December 2, 1967.[1] The album features instrumental versions of traditional Christmas carols and songs.

## Track listing[edit]

Side one

1. "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont)
2. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie)
3. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard Bernhard Smith)
4. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin)
5. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells)
6. "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)

Side two

1. "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore)
2. "Blue Christmas (Bill Hayes, Jay Johnson)
3. "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" (Bob MacGimsey)
4. "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr)
5. "We Three Kings" (John Henry Hopkins Jr.)
6. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Traditional)

## Personnel[edit]

Booker T. & the M.G.s

* Booker T. Jones \- Hammond organ, piano, vibraphone
* Steve Cropper \- guitar, bass guitar on "White Christmas"
* Donald Dunn \- bass guitar, claves on "White Christmas"
* Al Jackson Jr. \- drums, percussion

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Billboard Best Bets For Christmas." Billboard, vol. 79, no. 48, December 2, 1967, p. 8. worldradiohistory.com.

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Booker T. & the M.G.'s

* Booker T. Jones
* Steve Cropper
* Steve Potts

* Al Jackson Jr.
* Lewie Steinberg
* Donald "Duck" Dunn
* Bobby Manuel
* Carson Whitsett
* Willie Hall
* Steve Jordan

Studio albums|

* Green Onions (1962)
* Soul Dressing (1965)
* And Now! (1966)
* In the Christmas Spirit (1966)
* Hip Hug-Her (1967)
* Doin' Our Thing (1968)
* Soul Limbo (1968)
* Up Tight (1969)
* The Booker T Set (1969)
* McLemore Avenue (1970)
* Melting Pot (1971)
* The MG's (released by The MG's) (1973)
* Universal Language (1977)
* That's the Way It Should Be (1994)

Live albums|

* Back to Back (1968)

Singles|

* "Green Onions"
* "Jingle Bells"
* "Groovin'"
* "Silver Bells"
* "Hang 'Em High"
* "Time Is Tight"
* "Mrs. Robinson"

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