Christmas Is 4 Ever is a 2006 Christmas-themed album by Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins. The album was released in the United States by the Shout Factory label and by P-Vine Records in Japan. The album represents the first Christmas album made by any member of the P-Funk musical collective. The album features re-workings of Christmas standards such as "Silent Night", "Merry Christmas Baby", and "Sleigh Ride", as well as original compositions such as "Happy Holidaze".
Collins stated: "I’ve wanted to do a Christmas album forever, but I never really got the chance or the time to really think about doing it and putting the effort in it."Bootsy Collins, Suicide Girls interview, October 2006
Track listing
"N-Yo-City" 3:05 "Merry Christmas Baby" 4:30 "Jingle Belz (Jingle Bells)" 4:58 "Happy Holidaze" 6:29 "Chestnutz (The Christmas Song)" 5:05 "Winterfunkyland (Winter Wonderland)" 6:57 "Santa's Coming (Santa Claus Is Coming to Town)" 4:58 "Boot-Off (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)" 5:23 "Silent Night" (Traditional) 5:34 "Sleigh Ride" 6:03 "Dis-Christmiss (This Christmas)" 3:27 "Be-With-You" 6:12 "Christmas Is 4 Ever" 5:50
Personnel
Don Bynum: Saxophone Bobby Byrd: Background Vocals Tobe Casual-T: Turntables Candis Cheatham: Vocals, Beats Keith Cheatham: Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Beats Keith Cheatham Jr., Miguel Cheatham: Beats & Raps Catfish Collins: Guitar Charlie Daniels: Fiddle, Background Vocals Matt Dawson: Vocals Snoop Dogg: Raps Tobe Donohue: Percussion Tyreka & Tyesha Grissom (Da Blessed Twins): Background Vocals Michael Hampton: Guitar Ian "Haiku" Herzog: Beatbox Jerome Johnson: Background Vocals Razor Johnson: Keyboards Ron Kat: Vocals Kendra & Kim: Background Vocals Johnny Mayfield: Background Vocals Blackbyrd McKnight: Guitar Morris Mingo: Keyboards & Drums The NastyNattihorns: Horns Melvin Parker: Drums Paul Patterson: Live Strings, Mandolins & Violins MC Danny Ray: Vocal Raps Razzberry: Vocals Garry Shider: Vocals, Guitar Sugarfoot: Background Vocals Randy Villars: Saxophone Frankie "Kash" Waddy: Drums Fred Wesley: Trombone Teddy Wilburn: Drums Danielle Withers: Vocals Belita Woods: Vocals Bernie Worrell: Clavinet, Piano Macy Gray: Vocals Bobby Womack: Vocals
And Christmas Messages from: Bishop Don Magic Juan Buckethead Moma Willis George Clinton Roger Troutman
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