From Marvin Gaye, Louis Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Darlene Love, Brandi Carlile, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, Glen Hansard, Otis Redding and more.
The Band’s “Christmas Must Be Tonight” is an ABBsolute Christmas BANGER. why it has <90k views on YT is a crime against the season—and music in general.
To kick-off our holiday playlist, we always go with The Carpenter Ants (featuring Bill Kirchen on this track):
https://youtu.be/B_vEbi5BbAI?si=eO-A0w1yqEbN4h5H
Sure, here's a little heard but much loved song for the season from Mildred Bailey with the Red Norvo orchestra https://youtu.be/BCeub4lQGt4?si=pWWIDkf709H0ASJ8
Would love to let those snow bells ring with Annie in a winter wonderland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG0PG0O5Jcs
Wonderful Muscles Shoals/Fame Studios horns and everything else on this Clarence Carter classic. Ho! Ho!! Ho!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtTfosvGdTY
Not enough love for Ringo's Christmas album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQq0Wy7VKxk&list=OLAK5uy_kH9GzxxI8ZfizabXshunEjExk2od4i0GA&index=1
Love Darlene Love but also partial to the Beach Boys Little St. Nick!
Don't forget the Kinks. Father Christmas https://youtu.be/fPPCPqDINEk?si=O1BpJ9AxTyphC3Kf
One of my all time favorites is Mike Finnigan's cover of It Came Upon A Midnight Clear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TQmjEGCu48
Dwight Twilley “Christmas Night”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34DdKNVStLo
Albert King, “Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’”
https://youtu.be/Sjc2KwhlrtA?si=5pAVFwM7wLAUQt7l
The Band’s “Christmas Must Be Tonight” is an ABBsolute Christmas BANGER. why it has <90k views on YT is a crime against the season—and music in general.
https://youtu.be/vBlLN5HQJhY?si=6AZv6sl27ff_GGcr
Nice song
This whole record is perfect to set the holiday mood:
https://youtu.be/r71om1bAttE?si=yKoFC43YXWZ4k76p
River gave me goosebumps