Wednesday, 24 December 2008

Merry Christmas to one and all

This is what I'll mostly be listening to this holiday. More details in the next posting. Plus: an evening of seasonal terror in the City of London.

1. All Alone On Christmas
Darlene Love (1993)

2. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus The Ronettes (1963)
3. Here Comes Santa Claus Bing Crosby (1945)
4. Poor Old Rudolph The Bellrays (1996)
5. Frosty The Snowman Leon Redbone (1987)
6. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers (1946)
7. Velvet Santa Divide and Kreate (2007)
8. Sock It To Me Santa Bob Seeger & The Last Heard (1966)
9. Christmas Morning Blues Titus Turner (1952)
10. Merry Christmas Little Esther & Johnny Otis (1950)
11. Faraway Christmas Blues Little Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis (1950)
12. Santa Claus, Santa Claus Louis Jordan (1969)
13. You Don't Have To Be A Santa Claus Mills Brothers (1955)
14. Merry Christmas Baby Elvis Presley (1971)
15. River Madeleine Peyroux (2006)
16. Blue Christmas Low (2000)
17. In The Hot Sun Of A Christmas Day Caetano Veloso (1971)
18. Raat Christmas Ki Thi Asha Bhosle (1987)
19. Spotlight On Christmas Rufus Wainwright (2004)
20. So Much Wine The Handsome Family (2001)
21. Merry Christmas From The Family Robert Earl Keen (1994)
22. (I Was) Drunk (On Christmas) Winechuggers (1998)
23. Xmastime For The Jews Darlene Love (2005)
24. Fuck Christmas Eric Idle (2006)