VA - A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector + Christmas Album Genre Guide
Friday, December 4, 2009 at 10:00AM
soundscapes in Holiday, Rock n' Roll/R&B/Rockabilly, Soul/Funk

spectorp.-christmas.jpgNo list of Christmas music would be complete without this album, what many consider to be the greatest holiday set ever cut, so it's with much celebration that we mention this recent reissue of the long out-of-print A Christmas Gift For You, originally released back in 1963.

While there's no question that most of us would balk at the thought of actually having Phil Spector himself over for the holidays, this record is truly something special. The marriage of his 'wall of sound' production style, a roster including Darlene Love, The Ronettes and The Crystals, and some of the most popular carols is divine.

If you're still stuck for some seasonal sounds to stuff into that stocking, let us direct you to our Christmas Album Genre Guide, with choice CD picks from this most maligned of album genres, running from classic and classy to modern and novel.

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