Christmas
Here at American Routes we don’t care if you’ve been naughty or nice—we have a present for everyone. So stoke the fire and mix up a nice hot toddy as we play Santa and deliver two hours of great holiday and seasonal music. We’ll also bring you a live recording of the Zion Harmonizers, coming to carol at the studio. And don’t bother keeping the receipt—we’re sure you’ll want to hang onto this one.
HOUR ONE
Open Bed: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Papa Don Vappie's New Orleans Jazz Band
A Christmas Present, Vappielle
Christmas Night in Harlem Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars
Hipster's Holiday: Vocal Jazz and R&B Classics, Rhino
Looking For Me Santa Claus Sam Manning with the Melodettes
Don't Stop the Carnival, Flapper
Christmas in J.A. Neville Willoughby
Reggae Christmas, Trojan
We Wanna See Santa Do the Mambo Big John Greer
Hipster's Holiday: Vocal Jazz and R&B Classics, Rhino
Instrumental: Drummer Boy Cool John Ferguson
Cool Yule, Music Maker
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus Mabel Scott
Hipster's Holiday: Vocal Jazz and R&B Classics, Rhino
Jingle Bells Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong & Friends: What A Wonderful Christmas, Hip-O
Good Morning Blues Ella Fitzgerald
Wishes You a Swinging Christmas, Verve
Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) Miles Davis
Hipster's Holiday: Vocal Jazz and R&B Classics, Rhino
Blue Christmas The Meditation Singers
Have A Merry Chess Christmas, MCA
Instrumental: Frosty The Snowman The Ventures
Ultra-Lounge Christmas Cocktails 2, Capitol
Please Come Home for Christmas Johnny Adams
Christmas in New Orleans, Mardi Gras
Home for the Holidays Betty Carter
Jazz for Joy, Verve
My Favorite Things John Coltrane
The Heavyweight Champion, Atlantic
End Bed: Let It Snow Marcus Roberts
A Merry Jazzmas, BMG
HOUR TWO
Jingle Bells Jimmy Smith
Christmas Cookin', Verve
Jingle Bells Esquivel!
Merry Xmas, BMG
Feliz Navidad Flaco Jimenez and Billy Joe Shaver
Deck the Halls, Compadre
Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all Asleep at the Wheel
Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all, High Street
Blue Christmas Ernest Tubb
Billboard Greatest Country Christmas Hits, Rhino
Rusty Chevrolet Da Yoopers
Holiday in Dementia, Rhino
Postcard: Car Talk
Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry
The Chess Box, MCA
Merry Christmas Baby Chuck Berry
The Chess Box, MCA
Instrumental: Merry Xmas Baby Booker T & the MGs
Soul Christmas, Atlantic
Christmas Blues Ramsey Lewis
The Joy of Christmas Past, GNP
Merry Christmas, Pretty Baby Jessie Mae Hemphill
Feelin' Good, HMG
It's Christmas Time Clifton Chenier
King of the Bayous, Arhoolie
Instrumental: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer The Gypsy Hombres
Django Bells, Memphis International
Lonely Christmas Call George Jones
Bummed Out Christmas, Rhino
Christmas in Viet Nam Johnny & Jon
Bummed Out Christmas, Rhino
SEGMENT: The Zion Harmonizers
End Bed: Winter Wonderland Allen Toussaint
A New Orleans Christmas, NYNO
End Bed: The Night Before Christmas Louis Armstrong
Christmas Through the Years, LaserLight