Miss Patti's Christmas (CD - 2007)

Personnel: Nicole Thrash, William Johnson II, Geanah F. Craig, Durward E. Davis, Nicole M. Pearson, Annette D. Potts, Sonya J. Barnes, Rodney E. Potts, Onita L. Hutton, Pastor Michael Martin (vocals); Doc Powell, Natural (guitars); Carol Robbins (harp); Alyssa Park, Michele Richards, Charlie Bisharat, Tereza Stanislav (violin); Darrin McCann, Andrew Duckles (viola); Martha Lippi-Stein, Steve Richards (cello); Harry Kim, Arturo Velasco (horns); Jimmy Jam, James "Big Jim" Wright (keyboards); Andrew Gouche (bass guitar); Chris Coleman (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); Bobby Ross Avila (drum programming); Antoinette Scruggs, Lauren Evans (background vocals).

No stranger to holiday albums, R&B veteran Patti LaBelle presents another entertaining Yuletide collection with 2007's MISS PATTI'S CHRISTMAS. While many Christmas releases tend to play it safe with time-honored traditional tunes, this outing finds LaBelle performing a handful of originals co-penned by uber-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, most notably the funky "Christmas Jam" and the joyful "Nativity," which both showcase LaBelle's boisterous, diva-of-the-dance-floor persona. minimize