The Season for Miracles


The Season for Miracles is a 1970 studio album by the American soul group Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. The Christmas album has received positive reviews and has been a strong seller for Motown, being reissued on compact disc in 1992.

Reception

Critical reception

A brief review in Billboard recommended this release as being a "joyous" and "delightful holiday package". The editors of AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, but do not have a detailed review. The publication does review the 1973 various artists compilation A [Motown Christmas], which includes tracks from this album and critic Jason Ankeny calls that an "outstanding sampler" of music that includes a "beautifully soulful vibe". In 2011's The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, this album received three out of five stars.

Sales

Although this release did not sell well enough to chart, a 1987 review of the best-selling Christmas albums by Ebony notes that this is one of the best-selling from Motown.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Deck the Halls"/"Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella" – 4:03
  2. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" – 3:06
  3. "I Can Tell When Christmas Is Near" – 3:02
  4. "I Believe in Christmas Eve" – 2:03
  5. "The Christmas Song" – 3:27
  6. "Jingle Bells" – 2:47
Side two
  1. "It's Christmas Time" – 3:27
  2. "Go [Tell It on the Mountain (song)|Go Tell It on the Mountain]" – 3:45
  3. "Away in a Manger"/"Coventry Carol" – 2:23
  4. "Peace on Earth " – 3:03
  5. "The Day That Love Began" – 3:53
  6. "A Child Is Waiting" – 2:42

Personnel

The Miracles
Additional personnel
  • Jim Hendin – photography
  • Wade Marcus – arrangement on "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
  • Curtis McNair – artwork, design
  • Jimmy Roach – arrangement on "Deck the Halls"/"Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella", "Go Tell It on the Mountain", "Away in a Manger"/"Coventry Carol", and "Peace on Earth "
  • Tom Schlesinger – graphic supervision
  • David Van De Pitte – arrangement