This December 25th marks the 3rd year since the passing of James Brown on Christmas Day, 2006.

The Godfather of Soul believed in the spirit of the holiday. In 1966, he released the album: James Brown & His Fabulous Flames Sing Christmas Songs.

Another Christmas collection, A Soulful Christmas, was distributed in 1968.

1994 saw the compilation James Brown Christmas. In 1999, another much weaker collection was released: The Merry Christmas Album.

Without compromise, James Brown stuck to his own style on holiday tunes. Here is one interesting exception.

Listen to 50 seconds of "The Christmas Song" from James Brown Christmas. You'll have a chuckle at the string arrangements which are out of character for Soul Brother #1.

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