Radio DJ Votes Most Requested Black Christmas Songs of All Time

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What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas (The Emotions)

The 1973 hit from Stax Records literally exudes the wintery and cold feeling of the season.  What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas is such a timeless classic, it’s been famously covered by Patti LaBelle for her 2007 Christmas album and by Anthony Hamilton for his 2014 Yule Tide release. 

The Emotion’s single, written by Carl Hampton and Homer Banks peaked at #2 and the Al Bell produced hit is considered to be a killer soul song that just happens to be set at Christmas time and was included in The Emotions’ 2004 compilation LP, Songs of Innocence and Experience.