Thursday, December 26, 2013

Christmas Time This Year - Xmas Night

Christmas Time This Year - More of that long night of Christmas music.













  1. John Lennon - Happy Xmas
  2. She & Him - Christmas Day
  3. John Prine - Christmas In Prison
  4. Shawn Colvin - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
  5. Rosanne Cash - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
  6. Over The Rhine - Darlin' (Christmas Is Coming)
  7. Anton Barbeau - Xmas Song
  8. Ry Cooder - Christmas Time This Year
  9. Hayes Carll - Grateful For Christmas
  10. Sufjan Stevens - O Holy Night
  11. Bob Dylan - The First Noel
  12. Judy Collins - Angels In The Snow
  13. Nina Simone - I Am Blessed
  14. The Walkabouts - Christmas Valley
  15. Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland
  16. The Dirtbombs - My Last Christmas
  17. Eels - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas
  18. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus & Lucy
  19. Miles Davis - Blue Xmas
  20. Jimmy Smith - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  21. Count Basie & His Orchestra - Chilly Winds Don't Blow (Fink Remix)


Christmas Must Be Tonight - Xmas Night

The Christmas Eve mix continues with Part 4.













  1. Booker T. & The MGs - Winter Wonderland
  2. The Band - Christmas Must Be Tonight
  3. Tracy Chapman - O Holy Night
  4. T-Bone Burnette - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  5. Patti Smith - We Three Kings
  6. Shirley Horn - Winter Wonderland (Christian Prommer Remix)
  7. Billie Holiday - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Yesking Remix)
  8. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
  9. The Beach Boys - (I Saw Santa) Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
  10. Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run
  11. Elvis Presley - Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
  12. She & Him - Little Saint Nick
  13. The Ventures - Sleigh Ride
  14. Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'
  15. James Brown - Soulful Christmas
  16. Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz, It's Christmas
  17. Charles Brown - Merry Christmas Baby
  18. The Carpenters - Sleigh Ride
  19. The Temptations - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  20. The Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  21. Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
  22. Willie Nile - We Wish You A Merry Christmas


Saturday, December 21, 2013

Christmas Time Is Here - Xmas Night

The third hour of Christmas Eve. Probably dinner time. There are a lot of new favorites on this set and a couple of old ones from the 80's too.













  1. Au Revoir Simone - Christmas Time Is Here
  2. Cocteau Twins - Winter Wonderland
  3. The Polyphonic Spree - Do You Hear What I Hear?
  4. The Civil Wars - I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
  5. Bosque Brown - Silent Night
  6. Low - Little Drummer Boy
  7. The Raveonettes - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
  8. Parenthetical Girls - Festive Friends (Forever)
  9. My Morning Jacket - Santa Claus Is Back In Town
  10. Los Lonely Boys - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  11. Fiona Apple - Frosty The Snowman
  12. The Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling
  13. Aretha Franklin - O Christmas Tree
  14. Tift Merritt - I'll Be Home For Christmas
  15. Johnny Cash - Blue Christmas
  16. Rufus Wainwright & Sharon Van Etten - Baby, It's Cold Outside
  17. Pretenders - 2000 Miles
  18. The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York
  19. Punch Brothers - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
  20. Andrew Bird - Auld Lang Syne



 

Friday, December 20, 2013

All I Want For Christmas - Xmas Night

All I Want For Christmas - Xmas Mix 2

The Christmas Eve party continues with lots of favorites, new and old. The Sufjan Stevens two Christmas albums are outstanding and last year I played them both during Christmas day.









  1. Vince Guaraldi Trio - The Christmas Song
  2. Aretha Franklin - Winter Wonderland
  3. The Crystals - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  4. The Beach Boys - The Man With All The Toys
  5. Rufus Thomas - I'll Be You Santa Baby
  6. Ella Fitzgerald - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
  7. Laura Nyro - Let It Be Me/The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Empty Fire)
  8. Stevie Wonder - Someday At Christmas
  9. The Cathedral Brass - Joy To The World (Mocean Worker Remix)
  10. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime
  11. Smashing Pumpkins - Christmastime
  12. Harry Simone Chorale - The Little Drummer Boy
  13. Sufjan Stevens - Joy To The World
  14. Bob Dylan - Do You Hear What I Hear?
  15. Art Garfunkel - O Come All Ye Faithful
  16. Bing Crosby - Silent Night
  17. Isaac Hayes - The Mistletoe and Me
  18. The Miracles - White Christmas
  19. CeeLo Green - Please Come Home For Christmas
  20. Elvis Presley - I'll Be Home For Christmas
  21. Willie Nelson - Blue Christmas
  22. Joss Stone - All I Want For Christmas





Merry Christmas Baby - Xmas Night

Merry Christmas Baby - Christmas Mix Pt. 1

This is the first hour of the soundtrack to Christmas Eve in our house. A collection of holiday tunes that are soulful, traditional, quirky, swinging, rockin', solemn and fun that plays for hours.








  1. Booker T. & The MGs - Jingle Bells
  2. The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
  3. Sufjan Stevens - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
  4. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmastime Is Here
  5. Mel Torme - The Christmas Song (Sonny J Remix)
  6. CeeLo Green - All I Want For Christmas
  7. James Brown - Merry Christmas, I Love You
  8. Elvis Presley - White Christmas
  9. Dean Martin - Jingle Bells (Dan The Automator Remix)
  10. Nat "King" Cole - Holy Night
  11. Judy Collins - I'll Be Home For Christmas
  12. The Funk Brothers - Winter Wonderland
  13. The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
  14. She & Him - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
  15. The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song
  16. Bob Dylan - Here Comes Santa Claus
  17. Johnny Cash - The Little Drummer Boy
  18. The Thorns - Silent Night
  19. Otis Redding - Merry Christmas Baby
  20. Eleanor Friedberger - Santa, Bring My Baby Back (To Me)
  21. Hall & Oates - Jingle Bell Rock
  22. The Mavericks - Blue Christmas
  23. The Carpenters - Do You Hear What I Hear
  24. The Ventures - Jingle Bells



 

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Let The Day Begin - Songs 2013

Let The Day Begin - Songs 2013 Pt. 7. The series continues with a set of rockers that include some more old friends.












Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Let The Day Begin (Specter At The Feast)
The Strokes - All The Time (Comedown Machine)
Superchunk - Overflows (I Hate Music)
Pearl Jam - Getaway (Lightening Bolt)
Wire - Magic Bullet (Change Becomes Us)
Primal Scream - Elimination Blues (More Light)
Iggy & The Stooges - Dying Breed (Ready To Die)
David Bowie - The Next Day (The Next Day)
Of Montreal - Hegira Emigre (Lousy With Sylvianbriar)
Paul McCartney - Save Us (New)
Jonathan Wilson - Future Vision (Fanfare)
Arctic Monkeys - Snap Out Of It (AM)
Splashh - So Young (Comfort)
Beach Fossils - Generational Synthetic (Clash The Truth)
Mikal Cronin - Weight (MCII)
Arcade Fire - Joan of Arc (Reflektor)
Robyn Hitchcock - Strawberries Dress (Love From London)
The Flaming Lips - Peace Sword [Open Your Heart] (Peace Sword)


Monday, December 2, 2013

One More Time - Songs 2013

One More Time - Songs 2013 Pt. 6

The spacey freak folk electonica shoegazing psychedelic jams for a cold winter evening from a previous mix in the series continues one more time. Lots of old friends back for this one; Yo La Tengo, Thurston Moore, Thom Yorke, Low, David Lynch, Johnny Marr and Robyn Hitchcock. I'm especially happy to have a new Mazzy Star album around.


All albums released in 2013.


Psychic Ills - One More Time (One Track Mind)
Suuns - Edie's Dream (Images du Futur)
Mazzy Star - In The Kingdom (Seasons Of Your Day)
Califone - Frosted Tips (Stiches)
Deerhunter - T.H.M (Monomania)
Yo La Tengo - Ohm (Fade)
Atoms For Peace - Before Your Very Eyes (Amok)
David Lynch - Star Dream Girl (The Big Dream)
Daughn Gibson - Phantom Rider (Me Moan)
Chelsea Light Moving - Groovy & Linda (Chelsea Light Moving)
Low - Just Make It Stop (The Invisible Way)
The National - Don't Swallow The Cap (Trouble Will Find Me)
Johnny Marr - Upstarts (The Messenger)
Robyn Hitchcock - End of Time (Love From London)