Holiday Soul (Don Patterson album)

Holiday Soul is an album of Christmas music by organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Holiday Soul
Studio album by Don Patterson
Released	1964
Recorded	November 25, 1964
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz, Christmas
Length	37:35
Label	Prestige PR 7415
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Don Patterson chronology
Patterson's People (1964) Holiday Soul (1964) Satisfaction! (1965)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic writer Kurt Edwards awarded the album 3 stars stating "The group put their own warm spin on winter classics, staying true to the melodies while giving themselves room to stretch out a bit. It adds up to a hopeful, fun record, perfect for any holiday party, no matter your affiliation" and noting the album "manage[s] to capture the best of the season's feeling".[2] Don Patterson's most commercially successful album was 1964's Holiday Soul, which reached #85 on the Billboard 200 in 1967.[3]

Track listing

1. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) - 3:10
2. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) - 5:20
3. "You're All I Want for Christmas" (Seger Ellis, Glen Moore) - 2:50
4. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) - 2:50
5. "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight) - 3:15
6. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 5:30
7. "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 6:00
8. "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) - 8:40

Personnel

• Don Patterson - organ
• Pat Martino - guitar
• Billy James - drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed March 28, 2013
2. Edwards, K. Allmusic Review, accessed March 22, 2013
3. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/don-patterson-mn0000800821/awards