12 Soulful Nights of Christmas

12 Soulful Nights of Christmas
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	December 3, 1996 (1996-12-03)
Genre	R&B
Length	60:55
Labels	So So Def Columbia

12 Soulful Nights of Christmas is a compilation of Christmas songs released on December 3, 1996, through So So Def Recordings. In 1998, the album was reissued with two new songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	A

The Orlando Weekly found the album "uneven", but highlighted Tamia's and Jagged Edge's renditions. In his review of the 1998 re-release, Marc Weingarten from Entertainment Weekly wrote that "why is the too-reverent yuletide offering 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas of slow jams from various R&B stars as stale as day-old fruitcake?" adding that "perhaps Dupri should’ve provided some nasty beats".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Time of Year" (Kenny Lattimore)	Kenny Lattimore James Poyser Vikter Duplaix	Kenny Lattimore James Poyser Vikter Duplaix	4:47
2.	"Christmas Without You" (Xscape)	Brian McKnight	Brian McKnight	4:07
3.	"In Love at Christmas" (K-Ci & JoJo)	Rory Bennett JoJo Hailey K-Ci Hailey	JoJo Rory Bennett	3:57
4.	"Little Drummer Girl" (Alicia Keys)	Katherine Kennicott Davis Henry Onorati Harry Simeone	Rodney Jerkins	4:32
5.	"Someday at Christmas" (Voices of Soul[a])	Ron Miller Bryan Wells	Gordon Williams Kenneth Crouch (add.)	4:42
6.	"Christmas Only Once a Year" (Chaka Khan)	Howard McCrary Jeremy Lubbock Robert Palmer Chaka Khan Melissa Vardey	Tony McAnany	3:56
7.	"A Christmas Lullabye" (Faith Evans)	Seth Swirsky	Jermaine Dupri Samuel J. Sapp III	2:10
8.	"Because of His Love" (Brian McKnight)	Brian McKnight Brandon Barnes	Brian McKnight	4:05
9.	"The Christmas Song" (Tamia)	Robert Wells Mel Tormé	Sapp III Timothy L. Shider	5:06
10.	"Christmas Without My Girl" (Gerald Levert)	Gerald Levert Edwin Nicholas	Gerald Levert Edwin "Tony" Nicholas	4:29
11.	"Not Really Christmas" (Trina Broussard)	Israel Embry Seth Swirsky Trey Lorenz Trina Broussard	Israel Embry Trina Broussard (voc.)	4:54
12.	"My Younger Days" (Trey Lorenz)	Jermaine Dupri Manuel Seal Freddie Hubbard	Jermaine Dupri Manuel Seal (co.)	4:33
13.	"Every Day Should Be Christmas" (NeeNa Lee)	Tim Thomas Jonathan Curry	Tim Thomas Jonathan Curry (co.)	4:08
14.	"This Christmas" (Jagged Edge)	Carl Breeding Darcy Aldridge Brian Casey Brandon Casey Kyle Norman Richard Wingo	Track Team Flash Technology (co.)	5:07

Notes

• ^{^[a]} Performed by Destiny's Child, Cassie, Alicia Keys, Jo Jo Robinson, Kimberly Scott, Blaque, Trina Broussard, Trina & Tamara, and Jagged Edge.
• "My Younger Days" contains a portion of "Red Clay", written by Freddie Hubbard, and performed by Jack Wilkins.