''Give Love at Christmas'' is a Christmas album by
the Temptations, released in 1980 via
Gordy Records. The group's second holiday release following 1970's ''
The Temptations Christmas Card'', it features each Temptation leading on various popular
Christmas carols and original Christmas songs. The album includes versions of
The Jackson 5's "
Give Love on Christmas Day", "
The Little Drummer Boy
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", "
This Christmas", and "
Silent Night", alongside originals written or co-written by Motown founder
Berry Gordy, Jr.
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and Motown star and vice-president
Smokey Robinson
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.
The Temptations' 1980 recording of "Silent Night" (punctuated by bass singer
Melvin Franklin's sign-off of "Merry Christmas, from the Temptations!") became an enduring staple of
rhythm and blues radio during the holiday season.
In addition to "Silent Night", "The Christmas Song" and "Little Drummer Boy" also was previously recorded on their previous Christmas album ''
The Temptations Christmas Card''.
Track listing
* Note: Some pressings incorrectly list
The Christmas Song on the label as being 5:36. This is incorrect.
Personnel
*
Dennis Edwards: vocals
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Glenn Leonard: vocals
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Richard Street: vocals
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Melvin Franklin: vocals
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Otis Williams: vocals
See also
*''
The Temptations Christmas Card'' (1970)
References
{{The Temptations
The Temptations albums
1980 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by American artists
Gordy Records albums
Albums produced by Gil Askey
Rhythm and blues Christmas albums