Lou Rawls' Merry Little Christmas is compiled from a 1989 recording session where he ran through a selection of predictable contemporary and classic Christmas carols -- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," "Merry Christmas, Baby," "The Christmas Song" -- and threw in a couple of newly written or unfamiliar tunes for good measure. Rawls is in good voice, but the production is a bit too clean, bordering on the antiseptic. Still, Rawls' good-natured performances are charming enough to make ...
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Lou Rawls' Merry Little Christmas is compiled from a 1989 recording session where he ran through a selection of predictable contemporary and classic Christmas carols -- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," "Merry Christmas, Baby," "The Christmas Song" -- and threw in a couple of newly written or unfamiliar tunes for good measure. Rawls is in good voice, but the production is a bit too clean, bordering on the antiseptic. Still, Rawls' good-natured performances are charming enough to make Merry Little Christmas pleasant holiday background music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
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