The Supremes - The Ultimate Merry Christmas (Remastered) (1965/2017)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 841 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 329 MB
2:21:50 | Soul, Holiday, Christmas | Label: Real Gone Music
Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard–a.k.a. The Supremes–ushered in 1965 with the electrifying, era-defining "Stop! In the Name of Love," their fourth of five consecutive, record-breaking, chart-topping singles. In that year alone, the undisputed queens of Motown released five sizzling LPs, including their only holiday album: the instant classic Merry Christmas. Produced by Detroit legend Harvey Fuqua with arrangements by the great Gene Page, H.B. Barnum, and Ernie Freeman, Merry Christmas was filled with joyful delights. In addition to The Supremes' inimitable versions of yuletide favorites, it introduced Jimmy Webb's first-ever recorded song ("My Christmas Tree") and yielded a pair of charting singles (the Motown originals "Children's Christmas Song" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Me") plus a yearly Christmas radio staple ("My Favorite Things"). This salute to the season quickly became a chart mainstay and all-time perennial.