Donna Summer – The Christmas Spirit (1994/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 46:12 minutes | 972 MB | Genre: Christmas
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Christmas Spirit is the sixteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer, and her only Christmas album. It was released by Mercury Records on October 4, 1994, in the United States. Christmas Spirit was produced by Michael Omartian, who had collaborated with Summer on the albums She Works Hard for the Money (1983) and Cats Without Claws (1984), both as a producer and composer. Christmas Spirit consists of traditional and well-known Christmas songs and carols, as well as three new original songs and a cover of Amy Grant’s “Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song)”.
Christmas Spirit earned mixed reviews from music critics, many of whom found it solidly crafted but uninspired. Commercially, the album failed to chart during its original release. By 2006, it had sold more than 46,000 copies in the US. In 2005, Christmas Spirit was re-issued by Universal Music on the Mercury label. Re-titled 20th Century Masters: The Best of Donna Summer: The Christmas Collection in 2007, it entered the US Top Holiday Albums at number 40.
Originally issued in 1994 as Christmas Spirit, this ten-song holiday collection mixes both traditional and contemporary favorites, and also places Summer in a wide variety of vocal styles from jazz to choral without pigeonholing her in the predictable disco and dance world. This may come as a shock to casual fans, but die-hard fans who have followed Summer throughout her career will find this a pleasant addition to her already versatile career and a nice alternative to predictable holiday music fare. – Rob Theakston
Tracklist:
1-01. Donna Summer – White Christmas (02:55)
1-02. Donna Summer – The Christmas Song (04:12)
1-03. Donna Summer – O Come All Ye Faithful (04:40)
1-04. Donna Summer – Christmas Is Here (03:22)
1-05. Donna Summer – Christmas Medley: What Child Is This / Do You Hear What I Hear / Joy To The World (05:16)
1-06. Donna Summer – I’ll Be Home For Christmas (03:31)
1-07. Donna Summer – Christmas Spirit (04:34)
1-08. Donna Summer – Breath Of Heaven (06:12)
1-09. Donna Summer – O Holy Night (03:59)
1-10. Donna Summer – Lamb Of God (07:25)
