V Exclusive! Kem Lists 5 Things That Mean Christmas To Him
Merry Christmas people!
In getting prepared for the most wonderful time of the year, VIBE spoke with smooth soul singer Kem about the holiday season. He gave us some of his essentials for Christmas—from getting great advice to the simple gift of love.
You can buy Kem's new holiday album, What Christmas Means—currently in the top 10 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop charts—by clicking the album cover:
In getting prepared for the most wonderful time of the year, VIBE spoke with smooth soul singer Kem about the holiday season. He gave us some of his essentials for Christmas—from getting great advice to the simple gift of love.
You can buy Kem's new holiday album, What Christmas Means—currently in the top 10 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop charts—by clicking the album cover:
See what Christmas means to Kem in the gallery above
Christmas means...
"It's a celebration of the birth of Christ. My faith is my foundation. [Christmas is] spiritual love—love for mankind as well."
Love:
"It's a celebration of the birth of Christ. My faith is my foundation. [Christmas is] spiritual love—love for mankind as well."
Christmas means...
"It's the giving of yourself, be it the little blue box from Tiffany's or giving someone words of encouragement and giving your time. When you give someone your time, it's a serious thing. Time is the only thing we have that can't be replenished. That's truly a gift."
Giving:
"It's the giving of yourself, be it the little blue box from Tiffany's or giving someone words of encouragement and giving your time. When you give someone your time, it's a serious thing. Time is the only thing we have that can't be replenished. That's truly a gift."
Christmas means...
"Being able to receive in the right way is important. Being a gracious receiver shows gratitude and respect for what the people we love bring into our lives."
Receiving:
"Being able to receive in the right way is important. Being a gracious receiver shows gratitude and respect for what the people we love bring into our lives."
Christmas means...
"When I think about Christmas, I think about being at my mother's house. My mother could probably cook better than your mother [Laughs]. It's about breaking bread with family overall."
Good Food:
"When I think about Christmas, I think about being at my mother's house. My mother could probably cook better than your mother [Laughs]. It's about breaking bread with family overall."
Christmas means...
"People say, 'Make a Christmas record,' and everybody rushes into the studio and records all the holiday songs in a week. I don't want to say it's throwaway Christmas music, but I didn't want to make that kind of album. I wanted to make something that would be in the same vain as Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, or Andy Williams. It's just a time for beautiful music."
Music:
"People say, 'Make a Christmas record,' and everybody rushes into the studio and records all the holiday songs in a week. I don't want to say it's throwaway Christmas music, but I didn't want to make that kind of album. I wanted to make something that would be in the same vain as Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, or Andy Williams. It's just a time for beautiful music."
