Archive for the ‘Christmas’ Category
Tuesday, December 25th, 2012
This project has been going for 4 Christmases now. Who woulda thought…
Merry Christmas everybody!
Christmas Pantheon:
White Christmas – Darlene Love
Frosty the Snowman – The Ronettes
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – The Crystals
Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes
Marshmallow World – Darlene Love
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – The Crystals
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Ronettes
Winter Wonderland – Darlene Love
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – The Crystals
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
Here Comes Santa Claus – Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
Posted in 1963, Christmas, Compilations and Boxes, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Monday, December 24th, 2012
It’s all perfect… finish up with the presents, snuggle with something and let this wash over you.
A Dave Brubeck Christmas
Posted in 1996, Christmas, Dave Brubeck, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Friday, December 21st, 2012
Christmas Pantheon:
What I Really Want for Christmas
First Noel
On Christmas Day
Other Keepers:
Christmasey
Deck the Halls
Joy to the World
What I Really Want for Christmas
Posted in 2005, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Christmas, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
Christmas Pantheon:
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
Winter Wonderland
Other Keepers:
Jingle Bell Rock
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer
Rock & Roll Christmas
Posted in 1993, Christmas, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Christmas Pantheon:
Rockin’ Little Christmas
Christmas Wish
So Long Christmas
Other Keepers:
White Christmas
Sure Won’t Seem Like Christmas
I’ll Be Home This Christmas
Merry Christmas Everyone
Silent Night
Best Christmas of Them All
Merry Christmas Pretty Baby
Merry Christmas Everyone
Posted in 1991, Christmas, Shakin' Stevens, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
You gotta love it when a Christmas record would’ve been good without the Christmas part, and this is one of them.
Christmas Pantheon:
Down in Yon Forest
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Mary Had a Baby
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Shepherds
Other Keepers:
Silent Night
Adeste Fidelis
Early on One Christmas Morn
Go Tell It on the Mountain
I Saw Three Ships
Jesus Ahatonnia
Joy to the World
Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes
Riu, Riu, Chiu
Christmas
Posted in 1993, Bruce Cockburn, Christmas, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Sunday, December 25th, 2011
For the third year in a row, but no Christmas could be complete without it, right?
Merry Christmas everybody!
Christmas Pantheon:
White Christmas – Darlene Love
Frosty the Snowman – The Ronettes
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – The Crystals
Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes
Marshmallow World – Darlene Love
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – The Crystals
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Ronettes
Winter Wonderland – Darlene Love
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – The Crystals
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
Here Comes Santa Claus – Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
Posted in 1963, Christmas, Compilations and Boxes, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
It’s Christmas Eve… something quiet.
Crystal Christmas
Posted in 2002, Christmas, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Christmas Pantheon:
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
Sleigh Ride
The Christmas Song
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Winter Wonderland
White Christmas
Other Keepers:
Jingle Bells
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Frosty The Snowman
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
Posted in 1960, Christmas, Ella Fitzgerald, The Album-a-Day Project | 3 Comments »
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Christmas Pantheon:
Greensleeves (What Child Is This)
Silent Night
Other Keepers:
Carol Of The Bells
Oh Christmas Tree
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Unto Us A Child Is Born
Jingle Bells
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
A Christmas Album
Posted in 2000, Christmas, Miscellaneous, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Christmas Pantheon:
An Old Christmas Card
Silver Bells
Silent Night
Other Keepers:
Jingle Bells
Blue Christmas
White Christmas
Mary’s Boy Child
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
12 Songs of Christmas
Posted in 1963, Christmas, Miscellaneous, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Great songs, great band playing at their best, great singer…
This one probably has to be up there as one of the best Christmas records ever made – no surprise, because Buck Owens almost always did everything right.
Christmas Pantheon:
Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy
Jingle Bells
Blue Christmas Tree
Other Keepers:
Christmas Ain’t Christmas
All I Want For Christmas Dear
Santa’s Gonna Come In A Stagecoach
Christmas Time’s A Coming
Here Comes Santa Claus Again
Christmas Morning
It’s Christmas Time For Everyone But Me
Because It’s Christmas Time
Christmas With Buck Owens And His Buckaroos
Posted in 1967, Buck Owens, Christmas, The Album-a-Day Project | 4 Comments »
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
Some rules beg to be broken, especially at Christmas.
Merry Christmas everybody!
Christmas Pantheon:
White Christmas – Darlene Love
Frosty the Snowman – The Ronettes
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – The Crystals
Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes
Marshmallow World – Darlene Love
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – The Crystals
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Ronettes
Winter Wonderland – Darlene Love
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – The Crystals
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
Here Comes Santa Claus – Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
Posted in 1963, Christmas, Compilations and Boxes, The Album-a-Day Project | 2 Comments »
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
Christmas Pantheon:
Winter Wonderland
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Other Keepers:
Christmas Song
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
White Christmas
Calling On Mary
One More Drifter in the Snow
Posted in 2006, Aimee Mann, Christmas, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
Christmas Pantheon:
Christmas Song
The First Noel
Other Keepers:
Adeste Fideles
A Cradle in Bethlehem
Silent Night
Christmas Song
Posted in Christmas, Nat King Cole, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Friday, December 25th, 2009
What else could it be?
Merry Christmas everybody!
Christmas Pantheon:
White Christmas – Darlene Love
Frosty the Snowman – The Ronettes
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – The Crystals
Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes
Marshmallow World – Darlene Love
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – The Crystals
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Ronettes
Winter Wonderland – Darlene Love
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers – The Crystals
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
Here Comes Santa Claus – Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
Posted in 1963, Christmas, Compilations and Boxes, The Album-a-Day Project | 4 Comments »
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
There are all sorts of Christmas albums. I’ve never heard one more appropriate to listen to on Christmas eve when all of the presents are wrapped and under the tree, fire in the fireplace (real or imagined) blazing, snow on the ground, Santa in the sky. A Christmas sigh of relief, courtesy of a true artist.
Christmas Pantheon:
O Holy Night
The Little Drummer Boy
Other Keepers:
Jingle Bells
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Silent Night
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Irish Medley
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Santisima
Christ Is Born on Christmas Day
On’ Come Little Children/Ach du Lieber Augustine
Mary Had a Baby
Good Christian Men, Rejoice, Rejoice
Spanish Carol
Christ Is Born as Child of Man
Christmas Medley: Samuel Barber’s Lorgo/It Came upon a Midnight Clear
The John Fahey Christmas Album
Posted in 1975, Christmas, John Fahey, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Christmas Pantheon:
none
Other Keepers:
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Christmas with the Everly Brothers and the Boys Town Choir
Posted in 1962, Christmas, Everly Brothers, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Christmas Pantheon:
Brightest Star
Blue Christmas
Other Keepers:
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
The Christmas Song
Let It Snow
White Christmas
Chris Isaak Christmas
Posted in 2005, Chris Isaak, Christmas, The Album-a-Day Project | No Comments »
