Christmas Playlist - December 14

So CLEARLY you guys love Christmas music as much as I do - as much as I'd like to think you all tuned in because you're psyched Out the Other gets to stay on the air, I know most of the listeners that called in last night stumbled upon the holiday tunes and decided to stick around for the duration.  One of my favorite things in the world is those "keep up the great work" phone calls - it's always nice to know I'm playing what you didn't even know you were dying to hear.  And it sounds like a lot of the songs I played were totally new to you - which was 100% my goal: Christmas music you WON'T hear in the mall.  So go ahead:

Stream the December 14 edition of Out the Other

I'm pretty damn proud of this playlist, in fact I keep listening to the archive myself.  It's like an awesome two-hour Christmas mix (with me breaking in to talk every once in a while, sorry about that).  It's going to be a challenge trying to out-do this show next week, but I have plenty more tunes where these came from - next week's show will be another full two hours of holiday awesomeness spanning 50+ years.

The playlist (with a TON of bonus mp3s) is below. I included a link to the best album/compilation that features the song I played if I couldn't find a copy of the original version (several of them are out of print, but you can buy a used copy). I'll also be featuring some of the other tracks/albums in the next week or so, so more of these mp3s are on the way.

1.  Count Basie and His Orchestra - Morning Blues (Real Tuesday Weld Clerkenwell Remix) (Verve Remixed Christmas) (mp3)
2.  Loretta Lynn - To Heck With Ole Santa Claus (The Christmas Collection) (mp3)
3.  Low - Just Like Christmas (Christmas) (mp3)
4.  Esquivel - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (Merry Christmas From the Space Age Bachelor Pad)
5.  Nat King Cole - Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas To You) (Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Pt. 3) (mp3)
6.  Gary Glitter - Another Rock and Roll Christmas (The New Christmas Collection) (mp3)
7.  Margaret Whiting - The Mistletoe Kiss Polka (Legends: The Christmas Collection)
8.  The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy's Christmas (Snoopy vs. The Red Baron/Snoopy & His Friends)
9.  Kyle Andrews - Frostbite (Damn Baby You're Cold)
10.  Louis Armstrong - Zat You, Santa Claus? (Swingin' Christmas) (mp3)
11.  Eddie Dunstedter - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Christmas Candy)
12.  Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody (Merry Xmas Everybody) (mp3)
13.  Rosie Thomas - Why Can't It Be Christmas All Year (A Very Rosie Christmas)
14.  Xavier Cugat - Danse Des Mirlitons (The King Plays Some Aces) (mp3)
15.  The Fontane Sisters - Nuttin For Christmas (The Very Best Of) (mp3)
16.  Les Brown - Nutcracker Suite (Big Band - Essential Masters)
17.  Vandaveer - The Little Drummer Boy (An Elephant Hug Christmas, Vol. 3) (mp3 post)
18.  Ferrante and Teicher - Jingle Bells (Christmas Is So Special)
19.  Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel - Baby, It's Cold Outside (Elf: Original Soundtrack) (mp3)
20.  James Brown - Merry Christmas, I Love You (Christmas Collection) (mp3)
21.  Booker T and the MG's - Winter Wonderland (In the Christmas Spirit) (mp3 post)
22.  Bob Dylan - Must Be Santa (Christmas In the Heart) (mp3 post)
23.  Tom Petty - Christmas All Over (A Very Special Christmas 2) (mp3 post)
24.  The Beach Boys - Santa's Got An Airplane (Ultimate Christmas)
25.  The Eels - Christmas Is Going to the Dogs (Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
26.  The Ventures - Jingle Bell Rock (The Ventures Christmas Album)
27.  Soul Coughing - Suzy Snowflake (Holiday Promo)
28.  Burl Ives - Santa Mouse (Christmas Album) (mp3)
29.  Lenny Dee - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Happy Holi-Dee)
30.  The Features - Christmas Wish Book (Christmas Wish Book)
31.  Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector)
32.  The Border Brass - Tijuana Christmas (Tijuana Christmas) (mp3)
33.  Ferlin Husky - In Santa's Bag (Christmas All Year Long)
34.  Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas (Maybe This Christmas) (mp3)
35.  Run DMC - Christmas Is (A Very Special Christmas 2) (mp3)

Comments

[Jeanette]

One of the best Christmas playlists I have seen this year.