Christmas with The Miracles

Christmas with The Miracles
Studio album by The Miracles
Released	October 29, 1963
Studio	Hitsville USA, Detroit
Genre	Soul
Label	Tamla TM-236
Producer	Ronald White, associate producer: Smokey Robinson[1]
The Miracles chronology
I'll Try Something New (1962) Christmas with The Miracles (1963) The Fabulous Miracles (1963)

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Christmas with The Miracles is a seasonal favorites' album by Motown soul group The Miracles recorded in 1963. It features traditional Christmas songs, with one Smokey Robinson original, "Christmas Everyday".The entire album was produced by Miracles member Ronnie White. Miracle Pete Moore was serving in the U.S. Armed Services at the time the cover photo was taken, and wasn't on the cover photograph,nor was Miracle Marv Tarplin.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 1:52
2. "Let It Snow" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 1:39
3. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 2:18
4. "Christmas Everyday" (Robinson) – 2:27
5. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon) – 2:25

Side Two

1. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 2:37
2. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:04
3. "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) – 2:00
4. "Noel" (Traditional) – 2:28
5. "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam) – 2:10

This album was mastered for compact disc by John Matousek at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, and was released on CD in 1987.^[2]

Personnel

• Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
• Ronnie White, Bobby Rogers, Warren "Pete" Moore, Claudette Robinson – background vocals
• Marv Tarplin – guitarist
• The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
• Ronald White, producer

References

The Miracles
Smokey Robinson Ronnie White Pete Moore Bobby Rogers Claudette Robinson Marv Tarplin Billy Griffin Donald Griffin Carl Cotton Mark Scott Dave Finley Sydney Justin Alphonse Franklin Tee Turner Pre-Miracles: Emerson "Sonny" Rogers James Grice Clarence Dawson
Production	Berry Gordy Smokey Robinson Pete Moore
Studio albums	Hi... We're The Miracles (1961) Cookin' with The Miracles (1961) I'll Try Something New (1962) The Fabulous Miracles (1963) The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey (1963) I Like It Like That (1964) Going to a Go-Go (1965) Away We a Go-Go (1966) Make It Happen (The Tears of a Clown) (1967) Special Occasion (1968) Time Out For Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1969) Four in Blue (1969) What Love Has Joined Together (1970) A Pocket Full Of Miracles (1970) One Dozen Roses (1971) Flying High Together (1972) Renaissance (1973) Do It Baby (1974) City of Angels (1975)
Live albums	The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage (1963) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles LIVE! (1969) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957-1972 (1972)
Other albums	Christmas with The Miracles (1963)
Compilations	Greatest Hits: From the Beginning (1965) Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1968) Anthology (1974) Anthology '86 (1986) Anthology: The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1995) The Ultimate Collection (1998) Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology (2002) Depend On Me: The Early Albums (2009)
Singles (US/UK Top Twenty singles)	"Shop Around" "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"/"Happy Landing" "Mickey's Monkey" "Ooo Baby Baby" "The Tracks of My Tears" "My Girl Has Gone" "Going to a Go-Go" "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" "I Second That Emotion" "If You Can Want" "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" "The Tears of a Clown" "I Don't Blame You At All" "Do It Baby" "Love Machine"
Videography	The Definitive Performances (1963–1987) (2006)
Discography	Albums Songs
Related articles	Motown Records List of cover versions of The Miracles songs
Book:The Miracles