A Motown Christmas
1973

Une compilation de chansons de Noël s’intitule « A Motown Christmas » et contient un titre totalement inédit chanté par Michael Jackson. Il s’agit de « Little Christmas Tree » (George Clinton – Art Wayne) qui n’existe alors que sur ce support.

Cette chanson figurera plus tard sur l’édition spéciale de 2009 de l’album Jackson 5 Ultimate Christmas Collection.

 

1. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – The Jackson 5
2. What Christmas Means to Me – Stevie Wonder
3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – The Temptations
4. My Favorite Things – Diana Ross & The Supremes
5. Deck the Halls/Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Jackson 5
7. Ave Maria – Stevie Wonder
8. Silent Night – The Temptations
9. Little Christmas Tree – Michael Jackson
10. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlmen – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
11. The Christmas Song [Merry Christmas to You] – The Jackson 5
12. Joy to the World – Diana Ross & The Supremes

Le titre sortira plus tard en 45tours avec Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Jackson 5) en face B

45 tours Hollandais Little Christmas Tree Tamla Motown 5C 006-96007 Face A : Little Christmas Tree 3’33 Face B : Have Yourself A Merry Christmas (Jackson 5) 5’10

Les paroles :

I watch the snowflakes fall
Against my window pane
And wonder if you
Are watchin’ snowflakes too
I take a walk downtown
To where you used to meet me
There’s joy everywhere
But all that waiting there is

Just a little Christmas tree
Lookin’ sorta sad and lonely just like me
No one seems to care
They just went away and left it standing there
All alone on Christmas Eve

I hear the Christmas bells
(Bum Bum Bum)
The happy people singing
The songs of the chill that only brings me tears
I sadly close my eyes
And say a little prayer
You’ll be waiting there for me
I look but all I see is

Just a little Christmas tree
Lookin’ sorta sad and lonely just like me
No one seems to care
They just went away and left it standing there
All alone on Christmas Eve

This is the season of love
(This is the season of love)
But I’m as sad as I can be
(And I’m as sad as can be)
Why did you have to leave me
(Why did you have to leave me)

Oh, little Christmas tree
Lookin’ sorta sad and lonely just like me
No one seems to care
They just went away and left it standing there
All alone on Christmas Eve