Artist	Song
Joseph Simmons, Keith Murray, Mase, Onyx, P. Diddy, Salt-n-Pepa, Snoop Dogg & The Christmas All Stars	Santa Baby (Includes Sample of "Nappy Heads [Remix]")
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
Darlene Love	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
from A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector (2009)
Macy Gray	What I Want for Christmas
from Christmas Calling (2003)
Kimberley Locke	Mary, Did You Know?
from Christmas (2007)
Jagged Edge	This Christmas
from Twelve Soulful Nights of Christmas (1998)
Marvin Gaye	Purple Snowflakes
from Motown Christmas, Vol. 2 (2001)
Stevie Wonder & Wyclef Jean	Merry Christmas Baby
from A Very Special Christmas, Vol. 5 (2001)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	I Believe in Christmas Eve
from Our Very Best Christmas (1999)
Stevie Wonder	Someday At Christmas
from 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Motown Christmas (2003)
Luther Vandross	At Christmas Time
from R&B Christmas, Vol. 3 (2004)
James Brown	Santa Claus Is Definitely Here to Stay
from James Brown's Funky Christmas (1995)
Isaac Hayes	The Mistletoe and Me
from Wonderful (2006)
The Isley Brothers	Special Gift
from Special Gift (1996)
H-Town	Knockin' Boots for Christmas
from Christmas At Luke's House (1993)

Comment:

The crisp drum kicks, rolling piano keys, and intersecting rap and R&B vocals of the Stevie Wonder/Wyclef Jean duet "Merry Christmas Baby" epitomize what this Christmas playlist is all about: connecting the dots between the timeless soul, funk, and gospel-schooled holiday tracks of yesterday and today. That means everything from the sorrowful Dirty South bounce of David Banner (the straight-from-the-streets struggle of "The Christmas Song") to the elegant Motown harmonies of Marvin Gaye (the warm, inviting "Purple Snowflakes"), which are rounded out by the smooth R&B grooves of Isaac Hayes, the Isley Brothers, Luther Vandross, and Smokey Robinson.

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