Christmas Is 4 Ever is a 2006 Christmas

Christmas

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 themed album by Parliament-Funkadelic

Parliament-Funkadelic

Parliament-Funkadelic is a funk, soul and rock music collective headed by George Clinton. Their style has been dubbed P-Funk. Collectively the group has existed under various names since the 1960s and has been known for top-notch musicianship, politically charged lyrics, outlandish concept albums...

 bassist Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...

. The album was released in the U.S. by the Shout Factory label and by P-Vine Records in Japan

Japan

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. The album represents the very first Christmas album made by any member of the P-Funk

P-Funk

P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...

 musical collective. The album features re-workings of Christmas standards such as Silent Night

Silent Night

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, Merry Christmas Baby

Merry Christmas Baby

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 and Sleigh Ride

Sleigh Ride

"Sleigh Ride" is a popular light orchestral piece composed by Leroy Anderson. The composer had the original idea for the piece during a heat wave in July 1946; he finished the work in February 1948. Lyrics, about a person who would like to ride in a sleigh on a winter's day with another person,...

, as well as original compositions such as "Happy Holidaze".

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."

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
  Bobby Byrd
  Bobby Byrd born Robert Howard Byrd was an American funk/soul/R&B/gospel musician, songwriter and record producer. He was born in Toccoa, Georgia, and is a 1998 winner of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award...
  
  : 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
  Catfish Collins
  Phelps "Catfish" Collins was a rhythm guitarist known mostly for his work in the P-Funk collective. Although frequently overshadowed by his younger brother, Bootsy Collins, Catfish played on many important and influential records by Parliament, Funkadelic, and Bootsy's Rubber Band.In 1968, the...
  
  : Guitar
• Charlie Daniels: Fiddle, Background Vocals
• Matt Dawson: Vocals
• Snoop Dogg
  Snoop Dogg
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  : Raps
• Tobe Donohue: Percussion
• Tyreka & Tyesha Grissom (Da Blessed Twins): Background Vocals
• Michael Hampton
  Michael Hampton
  Michael Hampton is a funk/rock guitarist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic....
  
  : 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
  Danny Ray
  Danny Ray, is an American tenor saxophonist, known for his exploding sax style, evolved from early punk rock and R&B roots....
  
  : Vocal Raps
• Razzberry: Vocals
• Garry Shider
  Garry Shider
  Garry Marshall Shider was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.-Early life:Shider was born in Plainfield, New...
  
  : Vocals, Guitar
• Sugarfoot: Background Vocals
• Randy Villars: Saxophone
• Frankie "Kash" Waddy: Drums
• Fred Wesley
  Fred Wesley
  Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
  
  : Trombone
• Teddy Wilburn: Drums
• Danielle Withers: Vocals
• Belita Woods: Vocals
• Bernie Worrell
  Bernie Worrell
  George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell, Jr. is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic...
  
  : Clavinet, Piano

And Christmas Messages from:

• Bishop Don Magic Juan
• Buckethead
  Buckethead
  Brian Carroll , better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a guitarist and multi instrumentalist who has worked within several genres of music. He has released 34 studio albums, four special releases and one EP. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists...
  
  
• Moma Willis
• George Clinton
  George Clinton (funk musician)
  George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
  
  
• Roger Troutman
  Roger Troutman
  Roger Troutman was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the Funk movement and heavily influenced West Coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years...