Christmas Jollies- The Salsoul Orchestra

[Skywalker]

OK, it's almost THAT time of the year!
What do you think of the album "Christmas Jollies" by The Salsoul Orchestra?
http://www.discomusic.com/cds-more/3518_0_3_0_C/

[remicks]

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Don't tell me you're also one of those people who already has their Christmas shopping about wrapped up !! :P I haven't even taken my Hallowen lights down yet ...

Anyway ...ya that was the classic Christmas disco production ...others tried .... but this is the one . That was a great Christmas and New Year ..... that New Year medley on there got as heavy a play that year too.
"THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY" worked well .....drums .... disco ...go figure ....
I used to use the "SILENT NIGHT " song as my closer. Still think it is my favorite version of that song. Too bad Salsoul didn't think to take their orchestra into the studio and use that flavor to create an entire non-disco Christmas album. :(
Think they'd have made some bucks over the years off that one ....

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[Videoskooter]

Skywalker, there's also a special Christmas CD in this package of your hero Ferry Maat

http://www.discomusic.com/cds-more/5615_0_3_0_C/

1.Kurtis Blow: Christmas Rappin' 3:56
2.Luther Vandross: The Mistletoe Jam (Everybody Kiss Somebody) 4:44
3.Weather Girls: Dear Santa (Bring Me A Man This Christmas) 6:27
4.Johnny Gill: Give Love On Christmas Day 4:30
5.The Whispers: Funky Christmas 4:12
6.Boyz II Men: Let It Snow 4:08
7.Stephanie Mills: Merry Christmas 4:00
8.Take 6: Winter Wonderland 2:38
9.James Brown: Hey America (It's Christmas Time) 3:32
10.George Duke: This Christmas 3:03

[Blooeyz2001]

I always loved "Christmas Jollies". I also enjoyed the cheesy, fun 12" of "Disco Christmas" by The Universal Robot Band" :D ("...Disco Christmas We're Gonna Hustle 'Round The Tree, Disco Christmas Boogie Down The Chimney You & Me...") :D

[Skywalker]

@ Videoskooter, you're right, the third cd from the triple box "Ferry Maat Soul Show volume 1" is a Christmas one, but I think he ran a bit out of inspiration, cause it's the worst one from those three, the other two contains fine Disco,and Funk from the Eighties!
Just recently Ferry Maat released volume 2, and that's a great one, all three cd's!

@ Remicks, yes,I cleaned up the haloween stuf some days ago.
We were the only house in our street though, Haloween is typicaly American, nobody is interested in it overhere, shame!
We have something called St.Maarten at November 11, children go from door to door, sing songs and collect candy in return.
Then on December 5 we have Sinterklaas ( looks like Santaclaus..!!), an old guy on a white horse, riding at night on the roofs of our houses, dropping presents in the chimney....
at least that's what the children are told overhere.
When he's gone, it's time for Christmas at last....
But not anywhere near the way you are celebrating it in The USA....!

[Videoskooter]

Don't have the new CD-Box yet, but this is the tracklist:

Disc 1

Earth Wind & Fire - Sparkle
Chic - My forbidden lover
Slave - Party lites
Angela Bofill - Something about you
Sun - jammin' in Brazil
The Limit - Say yeah
Unique - What I got is what you need
Jean Carn - Sweet and wonderful (Duet with Glenn Jones)
Goldie Alexander - Show you my love
Melba Moore - Let's stand together
Rene & Angela - Free and easy
Imagination - Flashback
Rodney Franklin - The groove
Rashaan Patterson - Soulshow Jingle

Disc 2

Dayton - The sound of music
Starpoint - It's all yours
D-Train - Music
New Horizons - Big fun
Carrie Lucas - Show me where you coming from
Narada Michael Walden - Summer lady
Crown Heights Affair - Dancin'
McFadden & Whitehead - I heard it in a love song
Peabo Bryson - Paradise
Toney Lee - Reach up
Tavares - Loveline
BB & Q Band - Mistakes
T.Connection - Saturday night
Sunrize - Who's stickin' it

Disc 3

Luther Vandross - She's a superlady
T.S. Monk - Bon bon vie
Kwick - Nightlife
Bobby Thurston - Check out the groove
Midnight Star - I've been watching you
Heatwave - Big guns
High Fashion - Hold on
Xavier (feat. George Clinton & Bootsy) - Work that sucker to death
Stacy Lattisaw - Jump to the beat
Tower Of Power - Souled out
Marc Sadane - One minute from love
Jocelyn Brown - Somebody else's guy
Maze - Joy and pain
The Reddings - The awakening

Very interesting :D

[remicks]

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I hope its sticker price is appropriately low !!! :P :roll:

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[Skywalker]

Yes it's about 20 euro's overhere, that's about 10 US Dollars, for three CD's!
One note: Dayton's Sound Of Music is the Euro 12 inch remix!
Another note: Maze's Joy and Pain is an extended live version!

[djsonic]

good subject. ive been wanting tewo ask if anyone has info on the 2nd christmas salsoul lp?? i know it was done by montana himself on another label....i lost my lp, what was it called?? and is it on cd anywhere?????
thanks kedz!!
sonic

[darrens]

I always loved "Christmas Jollies". I also enjoyed the cheesy, fun 12" of "Disco Christmas" by The Universal Robot Band" :D ("...Disco Christmas We're Gonna Hustle 'Round The Tree, Disco Christmas Boogie Down The Chimney You & Me...") :D

I too enjoy "Disco Christmas", which I reviewed last year on this very site:
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/3598_0_2_0_C/
:D