I was in a store the first part of this week that was playing a radio station devoted to Christmas music. It reminded me of just how dreadful, how dreckish far too much of our holiday music is. And, why I created the "holiday music that doesn't suck" series the last two years. Before launching two series for 2013 (one for country and one for blues/jazz/and R&B), I thought it would be nice to reprise. There are play list videos for each years selection and link to the individual posts that have a little background information.
2011 Holiday Music That Doesn't Suck
Sonics "I Don't Believe in Christmas"
Louis Armstrong, "Zat You, Santa Claus?"
Denise LaSalle "Santa's Got the Christmas Blues"
Charlie Parker "White Christmas"
Holly Cole "Santa Baby"
Merle Haggard's "If We Make It Through December"
Miles Davis and Bob Dorough "Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern)"
Amos Milburn "Christmas Comes But Once a Year.
Charles Brown "Merry, Christmas Baby."
2012 Holiday Music That Doesn't Suck
Lowell Fulson "Lonesome Christmas"
Ella Fitzgerald "White Christmas"
The Moonglows "Hey Santa Claus"
Dexter Gordon "Christmas Song"
Ms. Jody "It's Christmas. Baby"
John Coltrane "Greensleeves/What Child Is This?"
Sonny Boy Williamson II "Santa Claus"
Blossom Dearie and
Bob Dorough. "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
The
Modern Jazz Quartet - England's Carol or
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.
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