25 Songs of Christmas: Patti LaBelle, T’was Love

Here at Soul In Stereo, we’re counting down to Christmas by featuring our favorite holiday tracks. Here’s today’s Christmas classic:

Eleven months out of the year, I’m all about Keith Sweat. But during this special time of year, there’s only one name I say:

“Patti, Patti.”

I literally grew up listening to Patti LaBelle’s 1990 Christmas album. I know every note, every ad-lib, and to my wifey’s dismay, every SCREAM. And there’s a ton of SCREAMING.

Speaking of screaming, the first note Patti hits on “T’was Love,” my favorite track from her Christmas album, sounds something like this:

aaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUHUHUHUHUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (AH-AH-AH)

Poor Javacia has had to hear me “hit” that “note” every other day this month.

At Soul In Stereo studios, it ain’t Christmas unless Patti is yelling in your ears.

Want to add your favorite Christmas songs to our monthlong playlist? Simply drop them off at edward@soulinstereo.com, on our Facebook page, on Twitter @etbowser, or stop by the comments section. Merry Christmas, playas!