Leonard Lopate's Gospel Recommendations
Monday, December 23, 2002
Below is the playlist of albums Leonard Lopate uses and the songs he plays on the annual Gospel Music show.
Mahalia Jackson Songs of Christmas! (Columbia Legacy)
"Go Tell It On the Mountain"
"The Holy Babe"
"O Come All Ye Faithful"
"No Room at the Inn"
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
Marion Williams "O Holy Night" (Savoy/Malaco records)
"Sweet Little Jesus Boy"
"No Room at the Inn"
"When Was Jesus Born?"
"O Come All Ye Faithful"
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
Black Nativity - Gospel on Broadway! (Vee-Jay)
"Poor Little Jesus Boy" (Mattie Williams, lead)
"Mary, What You Gonna Call that Little Baby?"
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
Swan Silvertones (Vee-Jay)
"Great Day in December" (Claude Jeter, lead)
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
The Chosen Gospel Singers - The Lifeboat (Specialty Records)
"No Room at the Hotel" (Lou Rawls, lead)
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
The Gospel Sound of Spirit Feel (Spirit Feel Records)
"No Room at the Hotel" (Sis. Jessie Mae Renfro)
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
Christmas with Shirley Caesar (Word/Epic)
"What Are You Gonna Name Your Baby?"
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
Other recommended albums with Christmas music on them:
MarionWilliams -Through Many Dangers (Shanachie Records)
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
Silent Night, Gospel Christmas with Mahalia Jackson
(This material has been reissued many times on numerous labels. The CD I have is on Laserlight)
Available for purchase at Amazon.com
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