This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love) Explained

This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)
Type:studio
Artist:Teddy Pendergrass
Cover:This Christmas Teddy Pendergrass.jpg
Released:September 15, 1998
Length:49:43
Label:Surefire
Prev Title:You and I
Prev Year:1997

This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love) is the fourteenth and final studio album by American singer Teddy Pendergrass. It was released by Surefire Records on September 15, 1998. Upon release, the album debuted at number 83 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In 2010, it peaked at number 43 on the Top Holiday Albums chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic reviewer Marvin Jolly wrote that "Pendergrass' smoldering vocals make This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love) one of the most romantic seasonal records on the market."