| 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | December 3, 1996 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 60:55 |
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12 Soulful Nights of Christmas is a compilation of Christmas songs released on December 3, 1996, through So So Def Recordings. [1] [2] In 1998, the album was reissued with two new songs. [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   
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| Entertainment Weekly | A [4] |
The Orlando Weekly found the album "uneven", but highlighted Tamia's and Jagged Edge's renditions. [5] In his review of the 1998 re-release, Marc Weingarten from Entertainment Weekly wrote that "why is the too-reverent yuletide offering 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas of slow jams from various R&B stars as stale as day-old fruitcake?" adding that "perhaps Dupri should’ve provided some nasty beats". [6]
- "The Time of Year" ( Kenny Lattimore) – 4:47
- "Christmas Without You" ( Xscape) – 4:07
- "In Love at Christmas" ( K-Ci & JoJo) – 3:57
- "Little Drummer Girl" ( Alicia Keys) – 4:32
- "Someday at Christmas" (Voices of Soul [a]) – 4:42
- "Christmas Only Once a Year" ( Chaka Khan) – 3:56
- "A Christmas Lullabye" ( Faith Evans) – 2:10
- "Because of His Love" ( Brian McKnight) – 4:05
- " The Christmas Song" ( Tamia) – 5:06
- "Christmas Without My Girl" ( Gerald Levert) – 4:29
- "Not Really Christmas" ( Trina Broussard) – 4:54
- "My Younger Days" ( Trey Lorenz) – 4:33
- "Every Day Should Be Christmas" (NeeNa Lee) – 4:08
- "This Christmas" ( Jagged Edge) – 5:07
- ^ Voices of Soul was a collection of the following artists: Trina & Tamara, Kimberly Scott, JoJo Robinson, Cassie, Trina Broussard, Alicia Keys, Blaque, Destiny's Child, and Jagged Edge
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ Rhapsody Online Music Store
- ^ MTV News Staff (1998-10-26). "Jermaine Dupri Reissues Expanded, "Soulful" Christmas Album". MTV News. Retrieved 2022-12-24.[ dead link]
- ^ Bernard, James (1996-12-06). "Music Review: '12 Soulful Nights of Christmas (Part 1)'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ "Review - Jermaine Dupri Presents 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas". The Orlando Weekly. 1998-12-16. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (1998-12-04). "Jermaine Dupri Presents 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-20.