Thursday, December 18, 2008

JINGLE BELL BOOGIE

Anchored by two versions of Jingle Bells, this mix starts with some swing tunes and slowly makes it way through an assortment of truly American music - classic country, cheerful pop, and both original and retro soul - I believe I once listened to Stone Soul Christmas 50 times over one weekend.


Jingle Bells - Count Basie
Shake Hands With Santa Claus - Louis Prima with Keely Smith
Dixieland Band From Santa Claus Land - Jimmy Dorsey
Dig That Crazy Santa Claus - Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers
Deck Them Halls - Ira Ironstrings
Christmas Finds Me Oh, So Sad - Charles Brown
Christmas Date Boogie - Joe Turner with Pete Johnson
Zat You Santa Claus? - Louis Armstrong
Born In Bethlehem - The Staple Singers
Go Power At Christmas Time - James Brown
Winter Snow - Booker T. & The MG's
White Christmas - Rance Allen Group
Scarlet Ribbons - Bobbie Gentry
Reindeer Boogie - Hank Snow
Old Toy Trains - Roger Miller
Santa's Comin' In A Big Ol' Truck - Red Simpson
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas - Tom T. Hall
Gonna Wrap My Heart in Ribbons - Hank Thompson
The Bell That Couldn't Jingle - Burt Bacharach
Listen To The Bells Ring - Lisa Mychol
Can You Dig It? - Brenton Wood
What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? - The Emotions
Stone Soul Christmas - Binky Griptite
The First Noel - The Infant Kings
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Los Straitjackets
Santa Claus Is "Ska"ing To Town - The Granville Williams Orchestra
Happy New Year - The Ace Record Label
Christmas Auld Lang Syne - Bobby Darin
Jingle Bells - Chet Atkins

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