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Faith Evans - A Faithful Christmas

So I was driving down the street the other day flipping through radio stations and as usual that were all playing the same thing. Even the Christmas songs were the same. I decided when I had the chance I would get online and search for something to keep me in the holiday spirit but take me away from the monotony of the radio. That’s when I came across” A Faithful Christmas” by singer/songwriter/producer Faith Evans. 
The r&b diva released ‘Faithful’ in fall of 2005 under Capitol Records. The 11-track disc features a few classic Christmas songs including “O’ Come All Ye Faithful,” and a soulful “White Christmas.” My absolute favorites are her Gospel-like version of “This Christmas,” and she does a great rendition of “The Day That Love Began” by Stevie Wonder. Notable are also two originals: “Soulful Christmas” (very James Brown-ish, similar to “Mesmerized” from The First Lady) and the hip hop influenced “Christmas Wish.”

Here’s the track list:
1. Happy Holiday
2. The Day That Love Began
3. Soulful Christmas
4. Santa Baby
5. Merry Christmas Baby
6. Mistletoe And Holly
7. Christmas Wish
8. Christmas Song
9. This Christmas
10. White Christmas
11. O Come All Ye Faithful

Preview the entire album for free at www.rhapsody.com.

A Faithful Christmas can be purchased at Itunes, Amazon.com, and ArtistDirect.com.

*SOULBIRD is a contributing guest writer covering events in the New Orleans area*

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For an extensive list of Dilla’s work and production credits click here.

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