A Soulful Christmas

For the Brian Culbertson album, see A Soulful Christmas (Brian Culbertson album).

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A Soulful Christmas
Studio album by James Brown
Released	1968
Recorded	1968
Genre	Funk, Christmas
Length	34:29
Label	King
Producer	James Brown
James Brown chronology
Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things (1968) A Soulful Christmas (1968) Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud (1969)

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A Soulful Christmas is the 22nd studio album and second Christmas album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in 1968, by King Records. It was the fifth album that Brown had released that year.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto"	Alfred Ellis, Charles Bobbit, Hank Ballard	3:02
2.	"Santa Claus, Santa Claus"	Charles Bobbit, Nat Jones	4:04
3.	"Believers Shall Enjoy (Non Believers Shall Suffer)"	Bud Hobgood, Nat Jones	2:16
4.	"Soulful Christmas"	Alfred Ellis, Charles Bobbit, Hank Ballard	3:08
5.	"Tit for Tat (Ain't No Taking Back)"	Charles Bobbit, Nat Jones	3:06
6.	"Christmas is Coming"	Bud Hobgood, Nat Jones	2:39
7.	"Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pts. 1 & 2"	James Brown	4:48
8.	"In the Middle, Pt. 1"	Bud Hobgood, Nat Jones	2:44
9.	"Let's Unite the Whole World at Christmas"	Charles Bobbit, Nat Jones	2:45
10.	"You Know It"	Alfred Ellis, Bud Hobgood	2:22
11.	"Santa Claus Gave Me a Brand New Start"	Bud Hobgood, Nat Jones	3:49