A Soulful Christmas
collects a vintage
Miracles
Christmas
album, also released on
BCI
's
Christmas with the Miracles
and misleadingly packaged to resemble a reissue from the group's early-'60s prime (complete with "Hi-Fidelity Sound" stamp). These are tracks either from the '80s or '90s, all sweet-falsetto
soul
in the
Motown
tradition, obviously minus
Smokey Robinson
. The production is pure syrup, and the performances are a bit quavery. Altogether, a seriously bad
holiday
album. ~ John Bush