indy mike's Pick ONE returns - Cracking good Christmas songs

O Holy Night-The Mills Brothers

 

"Christmas Blues"--Ramsey Lewis Trio

From the very fine SOUND OF CHRISTMAS Lp....

 

Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride; there must be a zillion versions out there.

 

Christmas Blues - Canned Heat

 

The Pogues with Kirsty McColl - Fairytale of New York

 

Winter Wonderland-The Judds

 

"A Not So Merry Christmas"--Bobby Vee

With a happy title like that, no wonder it stiffed.....

 

Frosty the Snowman-Guy Lombardo.

 

Christmas in Prison - John Prine

Sweet Revenge LP. The title may sound kind of depressing and the song is, in a way, but it's also heartwarming and I find it uplifting - very human.

 

If there is a voice of Christmas and other hymns, it is George Beverly Shea.

 

Someday At Christmas - Stevie Wonder

 

Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band - CHRISTMAS AT K-MART

 

"You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"--from the TV soundtrack

I mean, how can ya resist?

 

"Christmas Is for Mugs" - Graham Parker (off his Christmas Cracker EP)

 

Baby It's Cold Outside-Dean Martin...Dean does just this right.

 

Frank Sinatra - "The Christmas Waltz" - pick any of the 3 versions. Steve got to work on the last one from 1968 (beautiful job as usual - thanks Steve!)

 

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town-The Four Seasons

 

"Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"--Cadillacs

 

Some Vince Guaraldi Trio would be good - Lucy and Linus from A Charlie Brown Christmas...

 

Little Bright Star - The Supremes

My favourite track form the Merry Christmas album by The Supremes, Motown M 252. It has a great vocal by Diana Ross.

 

"(It's Gonna Be A)Lonely Christmas"--Orioles

Well, maybe not next Christmas, if things go well....

 

Merry Christmas Baby - Elvis Presley

Where Elvis lets loose with some double entendres worthy of his earlier great "Santa Claus is Back in Town".

 

The Little Drummer Boy - The Salsoul Orchestra

 

"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"--Harmony Grits

Nifty version!

 

And from the bleaker side... "Hellhound On My Trail" by Robert Johnson

"If today was Christmas Eve and tomorrow was Christmas Day,
Aow, wouldn't we have a time, baby?"