The Temptations Christmas Card

The Temptations' Christmas Card
Studio album (Christmas) by The Temptations
Released	October 30, 1970
Recorded	1968–70
Genre	Christmas, soul
Length	32:27
Label	Gordy GS 951
Producer	Clay McMurray, Barrett Strong
The Temptations chronology
Live at London's Talk of the Town (1970) The Temptations' Christmas Card (1970) Sky's the Limit (1971)

The Temptations' Christmas Card is a 1970 Christmas album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. The album was released on October 30, 1970. It's also the group's first holiday release, it features each Temptation leading on various popular Christmas standards and original Christmas songs.

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

A brief review in Billboard recommended this release for having a "special touch of seasonal joie de vivre".^[2]

A 1987 review of the best-selling Christmas albums by Ebony notes that this is one of the best-selling from Motown.^[3]

Side One

1. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin; intro: Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin) 3:01
2. "My Christmas Tree" (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 3:21
3. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (lead singer: Dennis Edwards) 3:26
4. "Silent Night" (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:26
5. "Someday at Christmas" (lead singer: Melvin Franklin) 3:27

Side Two

1. "White Christmas" (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards) 4:27
2. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (lead singer: Dennis Edwards) 3:37
3. "Silver Bells" (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin) 2:13
4. "The Christmas Song" (lead singer: Otis Williams) 3:35
5. "Little Drummer Boy" (lead singers: The Temptations) 3:25

• Dennis Edwards – tenor/baritone vocals
• Eddie Kendricks – first tenor/falsetto vocals
• Paul Williams – second tenor/baritone vocals
• Melvin Franklin – bass vocals
• Otis Williams – second tenor/baritone vocals
• The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

• Give Love at Christmas (1980)