What Christmas music are you playing?

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

With one week to go, I've started playing Christmas records:

Lowell Fulson - Lonesome Christmas pts 1 & 2 - Swingtime (Hollywood)

Rev Cleophus Robinson - Christmas carols & good gospel - Peacock

Don Patterson - Holiday soul - Prestige

Al Grey - Christmas stocking stuffer - Capri (with a couple of fun vocals from Jon Hendricks)

Jimmy Smiff - Christmas '64 - Verve

now

Jimmy McGriff - Christmas with Jimmy McGriff - Sue

MG

[colinmce]

Hm, that Don Patterson looks nice.

I will admit this: I do not go classy when it comes to the Christmas tunes. At all. In my mind, all bets are off as far as the cheese is concerned. The Bing Crosby is a favorite, of course. But, um, that's about as nice as it gets. I have a soft spot for Christmas muzak, so we listen to a lot of cheapo synthesizer stuff, and some generic choral/orchestral things. Also, Mannheim Steamroller and ... yes, OK, Kenny G's Miracles. What can I say, the man has a nice tone ...

[Shawn]

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Youssou N'dour - Special Noel - Saprom

Strange that there's no image of this K7 on the web...

MG

[Matthew]

Henry Mancini: Merry Mancini Christmas. I really enjoy the "Easy Listening" style of Christmas albums the most, they always sound romantic, and nostalgic, and wintery, and classy.

[paul secor]

First one of the season:

[danasgoodstuff]

Everything I've got sheet music for...

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

This evening, it's been

Bobby Timmons - Holiday soul - Prestige

and

Organissimo - Christmas tunes for you - Have Jim et al made up a sleeve for this?

MG

[Clunky]

Did Sun Ra ever do a Christmas tune ? I'd like that I'm sure.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Yes, there are some from the fifties on the Long Gone box set.

MG

[Noj]

[jeffcrom]

I've been enjoying a mix CD I put together a couple of years ago:

Merry Christmas Baby - Willie Humphrey (from a Smoky Mary LP)

Rudolph Got Drunk Last Night/Jingle Bell Boogie - Big Jack Johnson (from a Rooster Blues 45)

White Christmas - Charlie Parker (from a Royal Roost broadcast)

Christmas Eve Blues/Happy New Year Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson

Jingle Bells - Benny Goodman (great Bunny Berigan solo!)

It's Christmas Time/Happy New Year to You - Sun Ra & the Qualities

Back Door Santa - Clarence Carter

Christmas Morning Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson I

Silent Night/White Christmas - Sidney Bechet (from a Vogue 45)

Did You Spend Christmas Day in Jail? - Rev. J.M. Gates

Santa Claus Wants Some Loving - Albert King (from a Stax 45)

The Christmas Song - Gene Ammons

Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson II

'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Louis Armstrong (from a Continental 45)

Merry Christmas, Baby - Charles Brown

[paul secor]

Robert Earl Keene:

[Matthew]

Christmas With The Brady Bunch. Okay, I was a fan of the Bunch when they first hit tv, so we have a history.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

James Brown - Christmas songs - King

MG

[David Ayers]

Currently channelling funds to Katherine Jenkins and Il Divo on Spotters.

Say cheese.

[paul secor]

The Roches: We Three Kings (MCA)

[Milestones]

I have long enjoyed this one. It came out in the early or mid-80's. It's somewhat similar to George Winston's December, though I find Owen's record much more enjoyable.

Not an easy record to find....for some odd reason.

[Soulstation1]

J5=Classic

[Milestones]

Taking this in a different direction--who would you want to hear do a jazz album? It seems that just about everyone has does one, but that's not true--especially for jazz artists. Two that come to mind:

• Keith Jarrett
  
• Bill Frisell
  

[GA Russell]

I've been enjoying Chris Isaak's album Christmas which I got this year.

[Cactus Bob]

Oldies 104.3 WJMK Chicago ~ The Ultimate Christmas Album

Volume Four

[Soulstation1]

J5=Classic

This cd is on Spotify!

Worth a spin especially

Up On The House Top

Bottom line

Michael could do no wrong in the J5

Edited December 25, 2012 by Soulstation1

[Shawn]

For a more pagan-flavored spin on the holiday...

[paul secor]