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Christmas Is 4 Ever is a 2006 Christmas-themed album by Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins. The album was released in the United States by the Shout Factory label and by P-Vine Records in Japan. The album represents the first Christmas album made by any member of the P-Funk musical collective. The album features re-workings of Christmas standards such as "Silent Night", "Merry Christmas Baby", and "Sleigh Ride", as well as original compositions such as "Happy Holidaze".

Christmas Is 4 Ever
Studio album by Bootsy Collins
Released	2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Funk, hip hop
Length	68:35
Label	Shout Factory; P-Vine
Producer	Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins chronology
Play with Bootsy (2002) Christmas Is 4 Ever (2006) Tha Funk Capital of the World (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Collins stated: "I’ve wanted to do a Christmas album forever, but I never really got the chance or the time to really think about doing it and putting the effort in it."[2]

Track listing

1. "N-Yo-City" 3:05
2. "Merry Christmas Baby" 4:30
3. "Jingle Belz (Jingle Bells)" 4:58
4. "Happy Holidaze" 6:29
5. "Chestnutz (The Christmas Song)" 5:05
6. "Winterfunkyland (Winter Wonderland)" 6:57
7. "Santa's Coming (Santa Claus Is Coming to Town)" 4:58
8. "Boot-Off (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)" 5:23
9. "Silent Night" (Traditional) 5:34
10. "Sleigh Ride" 6:03
11. "Dis-Christmiss (This Christmas)" 3:27
12. "Be-With-You" 6:12
13. "Christmas Is 4 Ever" 5:50

Personnel

• Don Bynum: Saxophone
• Bobby Byrd: Background Vocals
• Tobe Casual-T: Turntables
• Candis Cheatham: Vocals, Beats
• Keith Cheatham: Guitar, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Beats
• Keith Cheatham Jr., Miguel Cheatham: Beats & Raps
• Catfish Collins: Guitar
• Charlie Daniels: Fiddle, Background Vocals
• Matt Dawson: Vocals
• Snoop Dogg: Raps
• Tobe Donohue: Percussion
• Tyreka & Tyesha Grissom (Da Blessed Twins): Background Vocals
• Michael Hampton: Guitar
• Ian "Haiku" Herzog: Beatbox
• Jerome Johnson: Background Vocals
• Razor Johnson: Keyboards
• Ron Kat: Vocals
• Kendra & Kim: Background Vocals
• Johnny Mayfield: Background Vocals
• Blackbyrd McKnight: Guitar
• Morris Mingo: Keyboards & Drums
• The NastyNattihorns: Horns
• Melvin Parker: Drums
• Paul Patterson: Live Strings, Mandolins & Violins
• MC Danny Ray: Vocal Raps
• Razzberry: Vocals
• Garry Shider: Vocals, Guitar
• Sugarfoot: Background Vocals
• Randy Villars: Saxophone
• Frankie "Kash" Waddy: Drums
• Fred Wesley: Trombone
• Teddy Wilburn: Drums
• Danielle Withers: Vocals
• Belita Woods: Vocals
• Bernie Worrell: Clavinet, Piano
• Macy Gray: Vocals[3]
• Bobby Womack: Vocals[3]

And Christmas Messages from:

• Bishop Don Magic Juan
• Buckethead
• Moma Willis
• George Clinton
• Roger Troutman

References

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