- Record Label: Daptone
- Release Date: Oct 30, 2015
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Dec 16, 2015It's a holiday album that actually leaves you wanting more.
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Dec 16, 2015Albums like this one give some hope of redemption. Jones and her band command your attention from start to finish with sugary swagger and spice. Ears will be grateful for these 11 soul and funk holiday gifts.
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Dec 14, 2015It’s A Holiday Soul Party succeeds because it takes the importance of such songs seriously but not too seriously to have fun with them.
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Dec 14, 2015It’s A Holiday Soul Party is both celebratory and socially astute, comprising originals and traditional songs.
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UncutDec 11, 2015The record to funk up your festive period. [Jan 2016, p.77]
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Dec 2, 2015There’s nothing tacky or horrendous or artificial about It’s a Holiday Soul Party at all; it’s simply the sound of a band who understand all of these things, and have made a holiday soul party of an album in order to celebrate them.
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Nov 19, 2015Corny as it may be at times, this is an album that oozes soulful cheer.
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Oct 29, 2015In a genre so saccharine, overwrought and predictable, Jones and the Dap-Kings reinvigorate the very notion of Christmas and holiday music, recording warm and witty originals while using sharp, soulful arrangements to transform classics like “White Christmas.”
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Nov 3, 2015Like eggnog, it's excellent in December but probably a little nauseating come January.
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Oct 29, 2015If you're looking for something cool and groovin' to put under your tree or to slap on the stereo while you and your friends knock back some eggnog, It's a Holiday Soul Party is a hip, stylish, and rollicking good time.
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Oct 29, 2015It’s A Holiday Soul Party is, for the most part, smooth and subtle enough to be enjoyed at any time of the year.
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Q MagazineDec 14, 2015Ultimately, only the flintiest hearted won't respond. [Jan 2016, p.111]
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Dec 11, 2015Jones actually one-ups the Ventures with a frenetic version of White Christmas you can do the swim to. [Jan 2016, p.88]
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Oct 29, 2015This is a playful and funky 11-track set, filled with both originals and unique takes on traditional Yuletide standards, with rich melodies and arrangements courtesy of the Dap-Kings.