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 en bonus sur une réédition de l’album « Jackson 5 Christmas Album » sorti en CD en 2003 ainsi que sur l’édition spéciale de 2009 de l’album Jackson 5 Ultimate Christmas Collection et ultérieurement sur d’autres compilations.
Disque 1:
Face A:
1. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Jackson 5
2. What Christmas Means to Me – Stevie Wonder
3. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – The Temptations
4. My Favorite Things – The Supremes
5. Deck The Halls / Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson 5
Face B:
1. Ave Maria – Stevie Wonder
2. Silent Night – The Temptations
3. Little Christmas Tree – Michael Jackson
4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
5. The Christmas Song – Jackson 5
6. Joy To the World – The Temptations
Disque 2:
Face C:
1. The Little Drummer Boy – The Temptations
2. Silver Bells – The Supremes
3. Someday At Christmas – Stevie Wonder
4. Frosty The Snowman – Jackson 5
5. Jingle Bells – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
6. My Christmas Tree – The Temptations
Face D:
1. White Christmas – The Supremes
2. One Little Christmas Tree – Stevie Wonder
3. Give Love on Christmas Day – Jackson 5
4. It’s Christmas Time – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
5. Children’s Christmas Song – The Supremes
6. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Jackson 5
Le titre sortira plus tard en 1974 en 45 tours avec Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Jackson 5) en face B.
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45 tours Hollandais Little Christmas TreeTamla Motown 5C 006-96007Face A : Little Christmas Tree 3’33Face 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