Stax Records and Craft Recordings have released this new 12-track festive collection Stax Christmas. The album features some of the biggest recording names in the hallowed label’s history, including Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and the Staple Singers with a number of rarities, two of which are previously unreleased recordings: a stunning rendition of writers Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson’s perennial “Blue Christmas” by Carla Thomas, and an alternative mix of Redding’s much-loved interpretation of “Merry Christmas Baby,” which is now available to listen to.
Details:
- Vinyl Released September 2023
TRACKLISTING:
- Otis Redding - Merry Christmas Baby (Alternate Mix)
- The Staple Singers - Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas
- Booker T & The MG's - Winter Wonderland (Take 2)
- Carla Thomas - Blue Christmas
- Isaac Hayes - The Mistletoe And Me
- Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'
- Rufus Thomas - I'll Be Your Santa Baby
- Cix Bits - Season's Greetings
- The Rance Allen Group - White Christmas
- The Temprees - It's Christmas Time Again (The Christmas Song)
- The Emotions - What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas?
- Rufus & Carla Thomas - That Makes Christmas Day
