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  • Summary: The holiday album from the R&B/soul singer and her band features both standards and original songs.
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  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Dec 14, 2015
    80
    It’s A Holiday Soul Party succeeds because it takes the importance of such songs seriously but not too seriously to have fun with them.
  2. Dec 16, 2015
    80
    Albums 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.
  3. Dec 16, 2015
    80
    It's a holiday album that actually leaves you wanting more.
  4. Oct 29, 2015
    78
    In 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.”
  5. Nov 3, 2015
    70
    Like eggnog, it's excellent in December but probably a little nauseating come January.
  6. Oct 29, 2015
    70
    If 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.
  7. Oct 29, 2015
    60
    This 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.

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