Christmas Is 4 Ever

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".

Christmas Is 4 Ever
Studio album by
Bootsy Collins
Released2006
Recorded2006
GenreFunk, hip hop
Length68:35
LabelShout Factory; P-Vine
ProducerBootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins chronology
Play with Bootsy
(2002)		 Christmas Is 4 Ever
(2006)		 Tha Funk Capital of the World
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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."[2]

Track listing
  1. "N-Yo-City" 3:05
  2. "Merry Christmas Baby" 4:30
  3. "Jingle Belz (Jingle Bells)" 4:58
  4. "Happy Holidaze" 6:29
  5. "Chestnutz (The Christmas Song)" 5:05
  6. "Winterfunkyland (Winter Wonderland)" 6:57
  7. "Santa's Coming (Santa Claus Is Coming to Town)" 4:58
  8. "Boot-Off (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)" 5:23
  9. "Silent Night" (Traditional) 5:34
  10. "Sleigh Ride" 6:03
  11. "Dis-Christmiss (This Christmas)" 3:27
  12. "Be-With-You" 6:12
  13. "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[3]
  • Bobby Womack: Vocals[3]

And Christmas Messages from:

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Bootsy Collins, Suicide Girls interview, October 2006
  3. "First new Bootsy Collins Album in 6 Years". glidemagazine.com. 2004-04-19. Retrieved 2019-11-23.


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