B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope - 320kb

Now that Charles Brown is gone, it's up to B.B. King to uphold the blues for Christmas. If this first collection of holiday music is any indication, he deserves his own igloo in the North Pole. Self-produced with his touring band in New Orleans during a spring heat wave, A Christmas Celebration of Hope finds King overcoming both the heat and Yuletide music clichés, turning out an inspired and rollicking album that is lit from within by King's generous spirit and gracious heart. Like others before him, King dipped into the blues and R&B holiday canon, but instead of just recycling well-worn classics, he plucked gems like "Blues Decorations" and "Backdoor Santa" out of obscurity and polished them to a high gloss. When King does cover standards, like "Merry Christmas, Baby" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas," he imbues them with his own earthy personality and sleek, restrained playing. King also includes two originals in this surprise package: "Celebration," which he first released in 1960, and the new instrumental, "Christmas Love." This record not only will make Christmas merrier for the listener, it will also help people suffering from cancer, HIV/AIDS, and diabetes, as King has donated the proceeds to the City of Hope, the world-renowned biomedical research and treatment center.

01 - Please Come Home For Christmas - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
02 - Lonesome Christmas - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
03 - Back Door Santa - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
04 - Christmas In Heaven - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
05 - I'll Be Home For Christmas - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
06 - To Someone That I Love - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
07 - Christmas Celebration - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
08 - What A Wonderful World - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
09 - Christmas Love - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
10 - Blue Decorations - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
11 - Christmas Comes But Once A Year - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
12 - Brining In A Brand New Year - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3
13 - Auld Lang Syne - B.B. King - Christmas Celebration of Hope.mp3