Christmas Is 4 Ever
Christmas Is 4 Ever | ||||
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Studio album by Bootsy Collins | ||||
Released | 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Funk, hip hop | |||
Length | 68:35 | |||
Label | Shout Factory; P-Vine | |||
Producer | Bootsy Collins | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Christmas Is 4 Ever is a 2006 Christmas-themed album by Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins. The album was released in the United States by the Shout Factory label and by P-Vine Records in Japan. The album represents the first Christmas album made by any member of the P-Funk musical collective. The album features re-workings of Christmas standards such as "Silent Night", "Merry Christmas Baby", and "Sleigh Ride", as well as original compositions such as "Happy Holidaze".
Collins stated: "I’ve wanted to do a Christmas album forever, but I never really got the chance or the time to really think about doing it and putting the effort in it."[2]
Track listing
- "N-Yo-City" 3:05
- "Merry Christmas Baby" 4:30
- "Jingle Belz (Jingle Bells)" 4:58
- "Happy Holidaze" 6:29
- "Chestnutz (The Christmas Song)" 5:05
- "Winterfunkyland (Winter Wonderland)" 6:57
- "Santa's Coming (Santa Claus Is Coming to Town)" 4:58
- "Boot-Off (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)" 5:23
- "Silent Night" (Traditional) 5:34
- "Sleigh Ride" 6:03
- "Dis-Christmiss (This Christmas)" 3:27
- "Be-With-You" 6:12
- "Christmas Is 4 Ever" 5:50
Personnel
- Don Bynum: Saxophone
- Bobby Byrd: Background Vocals
- Tobe Casual-T: Turntables
- Candis Cheatham: Vocals, Beats
- Keith Cheatham: Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Beats
- Keith Cheatham Jr., Miguel Cheatham: Beats & Raps
- Catfish Collins: Guitar
- Charlie Daniels: Fiddle, Background Vocals
- Matt Dawson: Vocals
- Snoop Dogg: Raps
- Tobe Donohue: Percussion
- Tyreka & Tyesha Grissom (Da Blessed Twins): Background Vocals
- Michael Hampton: Guitar
- Ian "Haiku" Herzog: Beatbox
- Jerome Johnson: Background Vocals
- Razor Johnson: Keyboards
- Ron Kat: Vocals
- Kendra & Kim: Background Vocals
- Johnny Mayfield: Background Vocals
- Blackbyrd McKnight: Guitar
- Morris Mingo: Keyboards & Drums
- The NastyNattihorns: Horns
- Melvin Parker: Drums
- Paul Patterson: Live Strings, Mandolins & Violins
- MC Danny Ray: Vocal Raps
- Razzberry: Vocals
- Garry Shider: Vocals, Guitar
- Sugarfoot: Background Vocals
- Randy Villars: Saxophone
- Frankie "Kash" Waddy: Drums
- Fred Wesley: Trombone
- Teddy Wilburn: Drums
- Danielle Withers: Vocals
- Belita Woods: Vocals
- Bernie Worrell: Clavinet, Piano
- Macy Gray: Vocals[3]
- Bobby Womack: Vocals[3]
And Christmas Messages from:
- Bishop Don Magic Juan
- Buckethead
- Moma Willis
- George Clinton
- Roger Troutman
References
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- Osmium
- Up for the Down Stroke
- Chocolate City
- Mothership Connection
- The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
- Live: P-Funk Earth Tour
- Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
- Motor Booty Affair
- Gloryhallastoopid
- Trombipulation
- Medicaid Fraud Dogg
- Funkadelic
- Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow
- Maggot Brain
- America Eats Its Young
- Cosmic Slop
- Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
- Let's Take It to the Stage
- Tales of Kidd Funkadelic
- Hardcore Jollies
- One Nation Under a Groove
- Uncle Jam Wants You
- Connections & Disconnections
- The Electric Spanking of War Babies
- Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971
- By Way of the Drum
- Toys
- U.S. Music with Funkadelic
- First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate
Parliament-Funkadelic
- Computer Games
- Urban Dancefloor Guerillas
- You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish
- Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends
- R&B Skeletons in the Closet
- The Mothership Connection – Live from Houston
- The Cinderella Theory
- Live at the Beverly Theater
- Hey, Man, Smell My Finger
- Dope Dogs
- Mothership Connection Newberg Session
- T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
- Live 1976–1993
- How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?
- George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love
- Live...Capitol Theatre 1978
- Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band
- Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
- Bootsy? Player of the Year
- This Boot Is Made for Fonk-N
- Ultra Wave
- The One Giveth, the Count Taketh Away
- What's Bootsy Doin'?
- Jungle Bass
- Blasters of the Universe
- Lord of the Harvest
- Keepin' dah Funk Alive 4-1995
- Fresh Outta 'P' University
- Live in Louisville 1978
- Play with Bootsy
- Live in Concert 1998
- Live in Oklahoma 1976
- Christmas Is 4 Ever
- Tha Funk Capital of the World
- All the Woo in the World
- Funk of Ages
- Pieces of Woo: The Other Side
- Blacktronic Science
- Free Agent: A Spaced Odyssey
- Pleasure Principle
- Invasion of the Booty Snatchers
- Play Me or Trade Me
- A Whole Nother Thang (1976)
- Radio Active (1978)
- A Whole Nother Radio Active Thang (1994)
- Self Portrait (1970)
- I Am What I Am (1971)
- Take Me to Baltimore (1976)
- Mutiny on the Mamaship (1979)
- Funk Plus the One (1980)
- A Night Out With the Boys (1983)
- Aftershock 2005 (1996)
- Quazar (1978)
- Sweat Band (1980)
- Federation of Tackheads (1985)
- Lifestyles of the Roach and Famous (1988)
- Out of the Dark (1993)
- Funkcronomicon (1995)
- Heavy Metal Funkason (1998)
- PCU
- Parliament-Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
- George Clinton: The Mothership Connection
- Parliament
- Funkadelic
- House Guests
- Godmoma
- Kiddo
- Original P
- The Pacemakers
- The Parliaments
- Zapp (Roger Troutman)
- List of P-Funk members
- Pedro Bell
- Armen Boladian
- Bridgeport Music
- Children of Production
- Bill Laswell
- Overton Loyd
- P-Funk
- P-Funk Earth Tour
- P-Funk Mothership
- P-Funk mythology
- P-Funk projects
- Uncle Jam Records
- G-funk
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