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"'''Christmas Wrapping'''" (sometimes misspelled as "Christmas Wrappings") is a [[Christmas song]] recorded in [[1981 in music|1981]] by [[The Waitresses]]. It was first released on the [[1981]] various artists holiday compilation album ''A Christmas Record'' on [[ZE Records]]. The group also included the track on their 1981 [[EP]] ''[[I Could Rule the World if I Could only Get the Parts|I Could Rule the World if I Could Only Get the Parts]]''. It has since been included on numerous holiday compilation albums, including ''[[Now That's What I Call Christmas!: The Signature Collection]]''. |
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{{Infobox musical artist 2 |
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|Name = 3LW |
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|Background = group_or_band |
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|Origin = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]] |
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|Genre = [[hip hop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Pop music|pop]] |
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|Years_active = 1999—2007 |
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|Status = Disbanded |
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| Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]/Nine Lives ([[2000]]-[[2003]])<br>[[So So Def Recordings|So So Def]]/[[Zomba Label Group|Zomba]]/Nine Lives |
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|URL = [http://www.3lw.com/ 3lw.com] |
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| Past_members =[[Adrienne Bailon]]<small>(1999-2007)</small><br>[[Kiely Williams]]<small>(1999-2007)</small> |
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[[Naturi Naughton]]<small>(1999—2002)</small><br>[[Jessica Benson]]<small>(2003—2007)</small><br> |
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The song is narrated from the point of view of a busy single woman who is adamant that she will try to sit-out the exhausting [[Christmas]] period, not participating in the traditional Christmas activities (except for making dinner, see below). |
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'''3LW''' ([[acronym]] of "'''3''' '''L'''ittle '''W'''omen") was an [[United States|American]] [[hip hop]], [[pop music|pop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[girl group]] that enjoyed a number of modest hits during the early 2000s. Its founding members, [[Naturi Naughton]], [[Adrienne Bailon]], and [[Kiely Williams]], signed with [[Epic Records]], with Kiely's older sister and legal guardian Michelle Williams serving as manager. |
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==Musical career== |
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==="3LW"=== |
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In 1999, the original line up of 3LW was formed. Their first single, "[[No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)]]", was released in the fall of 2000. "No More" was a success and was followed by "[[Playas Gon' Play]]" in early 2001. The group's debut album, ''[[3LW (album)|3LW]]'' was released on [[December 5]], [[2000]]. The album went platinum, selling 1.3 million copies in the US.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1830066 3LW Is A Trio Again<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the summer of 2001, the group went on the [[MTV]] [[Total Request Live]] tour along with [[Destiny's Child]], [[Dream (band)|Dream]], [[Nelly (rapper)|Nelly]], [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]], and [[Jessica Simpson]]. |
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She reveals that, during the course of the year, she has attempted to meet up with a man she encountered in a [[ski]] shop the previous year. Despite the couple's attempts to meet, a succession of mishaps conspires to keep them apart. |
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3LW spent the first half of 2002 in the studio, recording an album tentatively titled ''Same Game, Different Rules''. The album and its intended lead single "Uh Oh" were presented to the label, who felt it didn't have enough urban radio appeal.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} The tracks from ''Same Game, Different Rules'' were leaked to the [[Internet]] in [[MP3]] format, and Epic considered dropping the girls. A fan support campaign for 3LW named 'Never Let Go Of 3LW' after their song "Never Let Go" spread to the radio, and the act was retained, despite the album loss.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} |
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Finally on [[Christmas Eve]], while the [[protagonist]] (after stating that [[Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company|A&P]] provided her with "the world's smallest turkey") is doing last-minute shopping for [[cranberry|cranberries]] at a local [[convenience store]], ends up running into the man after discovering that he, too, forgot to buy cranberries. |
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==="A Girl Can Mack"=== |
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Recording a new set of tracks, the group returned in the summer of 2002 with the [[P. Diddy]]-produced single "[[I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)]]", featuring [[Loon (rapper)|Loon]]. By August, the group was set to release its newest LP, ''[[A Girl Can Mack]]'', ''A Girl Can Mack'' debuted at #15 on the [[Billboard 200]] with a disappointing 53,000 copies sold in the first week.<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458421/20021030/santana</ref>. After the second single released off the album, "Neva Get Enuf", underperformed, auditions were held across the country for a new third member. [[Jessica Benson]] made the cut and joined 3LW in December 2002. Jessica's first performance was in 2003 on ''[[Live with Regis & Kelly]]''. |
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This [[coincidence]] seems to hint that the narrator, and therefore the listener, shouldn't completely abandon their [[faith]] in the magic of Christmas. |
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==="Point of No Return"=== |
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In fall 2003, 3LW departed from Epic, signing with [[Jermaine Dupri]]'s [[So So Def]] label. The group's third studio album was to be titled ''Phoenix Rising'', but was renamed ''Point of No Return''.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1473478/20030701/3lw.jhtml 3LW Celebrate New Beginning - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/3lw/artist.jhtml 3LW | Music Artist | Videos, News, Photos & Ringtones | MTV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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The song was [[cover song|cover]]ed by the [[Spice Girls]] in [[1998 in music|1998]] as a B-side for their single "[[Goodbye (Spice Girls song)|Goodbye]]". In the Spice Girls version the "world's smallest turkey" was provided by [[Tesco]]. The group [[Save Ferris]] also recorded a version with different [[lyrics]]. [[Kate Nash]] has also covered the song. |
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The lead-off single, ''Feelin' You'', was added on radio stations July 12, 2006. The album ''Point of No Return'', was supposed to be released later that year but was pushed back to a 2007 release, because of Adrienne and Kiely's involvement with Disney's [[The Cheetah Girls (recording artists)|Cheetah Girls]] franchise,{{Fact|date=March 2008}} and eventually fell off the release schedule. As a result, the album was never released. |
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==Singing Career Turmoil and Changes== |
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Approaching the time that the group was ready to deliver their second album, [[Naturi Naughton]] announced that she was no longer a member of the group.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457117/20020821/3lw.jhtml 3LW Become 2LW - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Naughton alleged that she suddenly had a number of conflicts and arguments with the other two girls and their management, which led to a heated argument in August 2002 involving an altercation with [[KFC]] food.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/3LW/news_feature_081602/ MTV.com: 3LW: One Story, Two Sides<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/123/3LW/news_feature_081602/index3.jhtml MTV.com: 3LW: One Story, Two Sides<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Not long after, Naughton claimed she was forced out of the group. <ref>[http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1457173/20020823/3lw.jhtml VH1.com : 3LW : Naturi Describes Alleged 3LW Food Fight That Led To Split - Rhapsody Music Downloads<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Williams and Bailon continued as a duo while using the "3LW" name, causing the press to jokingly refer to them as "2LW".<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The departure of Naturi greatly affected the group's popularity and album sales. According to a cover story for the October 2002 issue of ''Sister 2 Sister'' magazine, Kiely & Adrienne said they received death threats and that they had to beef up security. ''A Girl Can Mack'''s release date was pushed back a month, but sales were still disappointing. Jessica Benson joined the group shortly after, replacing Naturi. |
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The trio's third album, '''Point of No Return''' had it's release pushed back from Summer 2006 to an unknown date. In early 2007, Bailon stated in ''Girls Life'' magazine that 3LW was on hold because of the Cheetah Girls project. However rumors were finally put to rest in early 2008, when Benson confirmed through her myspace that 3LW had officially disbanded. She explained there was "too much drama". She also confirmed that she is now a member of a new girl group called Chocolate. Chocolate has two songs on the mixtape of [[D. Woods]] (member of another group [[Danity Kane]]) called "The Bad Girls Club". 3LW has also been taken off of [[Jive Records|Jive]] / Zomba's label roster, confirming the dissolution of the long awaited return of 3LW. |
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As a result, '''3LW''' eventually became [[The Cheetah Girls (recording artists)|The Cheetah Girls]], with the inclusion of [[Sabrina Bryan]], replacing Jessica Benson. |
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==Acting career== |
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Besides their singing work, 3LW has appeared as guest stars on [[Christina Vidal]]'s [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] show ''[[Taina (TV series)|Taina]]''. |
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After the birth of '''The Cheetah Girls''', Kiely and Adrienne both starred with [[Raven Symone]] and [[Sabrina Bryan]] in the films ''[[The Cheetah Girls]]'' as well as its two sequels ''[[The Cheetah Girls 2]]'' and ''[[The Cheetah Girls 3]]''. Adrienne has also appeared in some episodes of the Disney Channel show ''[[That's So Raven]]''. Adrienne had a cameo appearance in the movie ''[[Coach Carter]]'' in 2005, and in 2006 co-starred in the MTV straight to video/television movie ''[[All You've Got]]'' beside fellow R&B singer [[Ciara]]. Kiely played a sorority sister in the 2008 comedy, ''[[The House Bunny]]''. Naturi will play rapper [[Lil' Kim]] in the upcoming movie, ''[[Notorious (2009 film)|Notorious]]'', a big screen biopic on the late [[Notorious B.I.G]]. ''Notorious'' is slated for an early 2009 release. Naturi has also done a commercial for [[Truth.com]], titled "It Must've Been A Typo". |
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==Other Media== |
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The group was also featured as bonus characters in the 2001 [[video game]] ''[[NBA Street (video game)|NBA Street]]''. |
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==Discography== |
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{{further|[[3LW discography]]}} |
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*2000: ''[[3LW (album)|3LW]]'' |
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*2002: ''[[A Girl Can Mack]]'' |
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*2002: ''[[Naughty or Nice]]'' |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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| 2001 || [[Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Music Award]] '''Win''' for "Best New R&B or Hip-Hop Artist" |
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| 2001 || [[Soul Train Music Awards|Soul Train Music Award]] '''Win''' for "Album of the Year" |
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| 2001 || [[BET Awards|BET Award]] ''Nominated'' for Best Female Group |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2005/12/22/music/20051222113008&sec=music How an obscure 80s punk band created a Christmas classic] |
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*[http://www.3lw.com Official site] |
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*[http://www.myspace.com/3littlewomen Myspace] |
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*[http://www.discogs.com/artist/3LW Discogs] |
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{{3LW}} |
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* [http://www.futurefossilmusic.com/revucopy.htm "WRAPPING" NOW A KEEPSAKE] |
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Revision as of 19:38, 10 October 2008
"Christmas Wrapping" (sometimes misspelled as "Christmas Wrappings") is a Christmas song recorded in 1981 by The Waitresses. It was first released on the 1981 various artists holiday compilation album A Christmas Record on ZE Records. The group also included the track on their 1981 EP I Could Rule the World if I Could Only Get the Parts. It has since been included on numerous holiday compilation albums, including Now That's What I Call Christmas!: The Signature Collection.
The song is narrated from the point of view of a busy single woman who is adamant that she will try to sit-out the exhausting Christmas period, not participating in the traditional Christmas activities (except for making dinner, see below).
She reveals that, during the course of the year, she has attempted to meet up with a man she encountered in a ski shop the previous year. Despite the couple's attempts to meet, a succession of mishaps conspires to keep them apart.
Finally on Christmas Eve, while the protagonist (after stating that A&P provided her with "the world's smallest turkey") is doing last-minute shopping for cranberries at a local convenience store, ends up running into the man after discovering that he, too, forgot to buy cranberries.
This coincidence seems to hint that the narrator, and therefore the listener, shouldn't completely abandon their faith in the magic of Christmas.
The song was covered by the Spice Girls in 1998 as a B-side for their single "Goodbye". In the Spice Girls version the "world's smallest turkey" was provided by Tesco. The group Save Ferris also recorded a version with different lyrics. Kate Nash has also covered the song.
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