Holiday music #6

Genres, something for everyone …

Singer-songwriter (’60s division): Arlo Guthrie/The Pause of Mr. Claus (embedding disabled).

Blues: Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’ (The Alligator Records Blues Christmas CD is always the first one we play each season. Lots of other songs that celebrate Santa Claus sliding down your chimney that don’t take a subscription to Psychology Today to understand.)

Country and Western (Bakersfield Division): Buck Owens/Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
Rockabilly: Chuck Berry/Run Run Rudolph

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Holiday music #5

Kids’ stuff …

The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells

With more than 2 million views, this one has been making the rounds this season. Cute.

Silent Monks Singing Halleluia

New this year. I find Spongebob annoying. But I like Tom Kinney, the voice of Spongebob. In an interview with Steph and the Mooks last week, he let on that the original lyrics didn’t use the word ‘jerk’.

Don’t Be a Jerk It’s Christmas

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Holiday music #3

My all-time favorite, Robert Earl Keene’s Merry Christmas from the Family

And while we’re on the subject of sacrilege at Christmas (and in order to get some vaguely on-topic garden content), Colbert on ‘Treesus, King of the Spruce’ (he’s a perennial).

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
The Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude – Treesus & CHRIST-mas Tree
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Economy
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Holiday music #2

For those of us of a certain vintage, the holiday music sensibilities of our young ears were challenged by the debut of the Charlie Brown Christmas special. Tunes we knew rendered in a different voice. Tunes we had not heard before, over the years, became synonymous with Christmas, thanks to the genius of Vince Guaraldi.

Vince Guaraldi Trio – O Tannenbaum

Vince Guaraldi- Christmas Time Is Here

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Skating

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