Blog: The Stranger Dance

December Mixtape: Merry Christmas Baby

Dec 19, 2008, 10:45am The Stranger Dance
I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas music. I genuinely love it, but there are rules. First, I'm a big Grinch about playing Christmas music early. I'm stricter than most people on this issue, but can't we all agree that Thanksgiving is the absolute earliest date to break out the sleigh bells? Also, I understand that the holidays are all about tradition, but there is too much really excellent Christmas music out there to accept listening to the same bad '50s schmaltz every year. With those sentiments (and a little Christmas cheer) I offer up the [...]
Artist:Albert King
Title:Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'
Link Text:Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin 
File Name:17-santa-claus-wants-some-lovi n.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Aretha Franklin
Title:Kissin' by the Mistletoe
Link Text:Aretha Franklin - Kissin by the Mistletoe
File Name:kissin-by-the-mistletoe.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:1961
Artist:Billy Squier
Title:Christmas Is The Time to Say I Love You
Link Text:Billy Squier - Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You
File Name:02-christmas-is-the-time-to-sa y-i-lo.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1981
Artist:Blitzen Trapper
Title:Christmas is Coming Soon
Link Text:Blitzen Trapper - Christmas is Coming Soon
File Name:blitzen_trapper_-_christmas_is _coming_soon.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Brenda Lee
Title:Christmas Will Be Another Lonely Day
Link Text:Brenda Lee - Christmas Will Be Another Lonely Day
File Name:02-christmas-will-be-another-l onely.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1964
Artist:Charles Brown
Title:Please Come Home for Christmas
Link Text:Charles Brown - Please Come Home for Christmas
File Name:01-please-come-home-for-christ mas.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1961
Artist:Clarence Carter
Title:Back Door Santa
Link Text:Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa
File Name:back-door-santa.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1968
Artist:Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Title:White Christmas
Link Text:The Drifters - White Christmas
File Name:01-white-christmas.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1954
Artist:Darlene Love
Title:Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Link Text:Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
File Name:11-christmas-baby-please-come- home.mp3
Year:1963
Artist:Elvis Presley
Title:Blue Christmas
Link Text:Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas
File Name:05-blue-christmas.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1957
Artist:Feist
Title:Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Link Text:Feist - Lo, How a Rose Eer Blooming
File Name:lo-how-a-rose-eer-blooming.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Fiona Apple
Title:Frosty the Snowman [f. Jon Brion]
Link Text:Fiona Apple - Frosty the Snowman [f. Jon Brion]
File Name:03-frosty-the-snowman-f-jon-br ion.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:James Brown
Title:Soulful Christmas
Link Text:James Brown - Soulful Christmas
File Name:08-soulful-christmas.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1988
Artist:John Denver
Title:Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk this Christmas)
Link Text:John Denver - Please Daddy (Dont Get Drunk this Christmas)
File Name:05-please-daddy-dont-get-drunk -thi.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1975
Artist:My Morning Jacket
Title:Christmas Time is Here Again (Bring out the Joy!)
Link Text:My Morning Jacket - Christmas Time is Here Again (Bring out the Joy!) [Live]
File Name:06-christmas-time-is-here-agai n-bri.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2001
Artist:NRBQ
Title:Christmas Wish
Link Text:NRBQ - Christmas Wish
File Name:18-christmas-wish.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1990
Artist:Otis Redding
Title:Merry Christmas Baby
Link Text:Otis Redding - Merry Christmas Baby
File Name:02-merry-christmas-baby.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1968
Artist:Ray Charles & Betty Carter
Title:Baby, It's Cold Outside
Link Text:Ray Charles & Betty Carter - Baby, Its Cold Outside
File Name:baby-its-cold-outside.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1961
Artist:Stevie Wonder
Title:What Christmas Means to Me
Link Text:Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means to Me
File Name:09-what-christmas-means-to-me. mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1967
Artist:Sufjan Stevens
Title:Sister Winter
Link Text:Sufjan Stevens - Sister Winter
File Name:07-sister-winter.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:The Band
Title:Christmas Must Be Tonight
Link Text:The Band - Christmas Must be Tonight
File Name:05-christmas-must-be-tonight.m p3
Bitrate:196 kbps
Year:1977
Artist:The Beach Boys
Title:Little St. Nick
Link Text:The Beach Boys - Little St. Nick
File Name:01-little-st-nick.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1964
Artist:The Eels
Title:Everything's Gonna Be Cool this Christmas
Link Text:The Eels - Everythings Gonna Be Cool this Christmas
File Name:04-everythings-gonna-be-cool-t his-c.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1993
Artist:The Kinks
Title:Father Christmas
Link Text:The Kinks - Father Christmas
File Name:01-father-christmas.mp3
Year:1977
Artist:The O'Jays
Title:Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without the One You Love)
Link Text:The OJays - Christmas Aint Christmas (Without the One You Love)
File Name:01-christmas-aint-christmas-wi thou.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1969
Artist:The Raveonettes
Title:The Christmas Song
Link Text:The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song
File Name:02-the-christmas-song.mp3
Bitrate:227 kbps
Year:2004
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