Red, Green & Blue Xmas
American Routes has made its list, and there’s no need to check it twice. Join us for our favorite holiday tunes, from the hep jive of Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis to the cool sentiments of Frank Sinatra and Elvis and the ecstatic vibe of Celia Cruz and Bela Fleck. Plus yuletide memories from Diana Krall, Solomon Burke and other special guests. Be ready to bachata, boogie and second line as we celebrate the season.
HOUR ONE
Santa's Second Line New Birth Brass Band
New Orleans Christmas, Putomayo
All I Want for Christmas Huey 'Piano' Smith and the Clowns
'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Westside
Merry Christmas Baby Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics, Rhino
Jingle Bell Boogie Big Jack Johnson
Blue Yule: Christmas Blues and R&B Classics, Rhino
Pimp My Sleigh Houseman
Christmas Gumbo, Bayside
Merry Christmas Baby Southern Culture on the Skids
Let It Snow! A Vintage Rock Holiday Collection, EMI/ Eddie Bauer
Souvenirs Grandpaboy
Dead Man Shake, Fat Possum
Instrumental: I'll Be Home For Christmas Ralph Sharon
Jazz Piano Christmas, Dove
CLIP: Bob Dorough
Blue Xmas Miles Davis and Gil Evans
Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics, Rhino
Blue Christmas Elvis Presley
The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50’s Masters, RCA
Christmas Spirit Julie Lee & Her Boy Friends
Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics, Rhino
Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Christmas Party with Eddie G., Columbia
Christmas Island Bob Atcher & the Dinning Sisters
Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Part Two, Capitol
All Over the World La La La La La Horace Trahan
Christmas in Every Way, Independent
Instrumental: Winter Wonderland The Funk Brothers
The Best of Motown Christmas, Motown
CLIP: Solomon Burke
Christmas Presents Solomon Burke
Christmas Party with Eddie G., Columbia
O Little Town of Bethlehem Sister Rosetta Tharp
The Best of Christmas Jazz Volume II, Verve
Three Angels Bob Dylan
New Morning, Columbia
Christmas in Vietnam Johnny & Jon
Merry Christmas Baby, Ronn
Sherburne Alabama Sacred Harp Singers
Where Will You Be Christmas Day, Dust-to-Digital
Christ Was Born on Christmas Morn Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers
Where Will You Be Christmas Day, Dust-to-Digital
End Bed: Santa Claus is Coming to Town Booker T. & the M.G.s
In the Christmas Spirit, Atlantic
HOUR TWO
Open Bed: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow Marcus Roberts
A Merry Jazzmas, BMG
Winter Wonderland Frank Sinatra
Crooner's Christmas, Sony
CLIP: Diana Krall
Santa Claus is Coming to Town Ray Brown Trio with Diana Krall
Christmas Songs with Ray Brown, Telarc
Cool Yule Louis Armstrong and the Commanders
Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics, Rhino
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Fats Domino
Have a Merry South Louisiana Christmas, CSP
Christmas is A-Coming Leadbelly
Where Will You Be Christmas Day, Dust-to-Digital
J'ai Vu le Loup, Le Renard et la Belette Balfa Brothers
J'ai Vu le Loup, Le Renard et la Belette, Rounder
Instrumental: Feliz Navidad Los Straightjackets
'Tis the Season for Los Straightjackets, Yep Roc
Donde Esta Santa Claus Augie Rios
Christmas Party with Eddie G., Columbia
Bachata en Navidad La Sonara Matancera featuring Celia Cruz
Celebremos Nochebuena con Sonora Matancera, Codigo Music
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Ellis Marsalis
A New Orleans Christmas Carol, ELM
Abi Gezunt Klezmer Conservatory Band
Oy Chanukah!, Rounder
Sleigh Ride Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Jingle All the Way, Rounder
Instrumental: On the King's Highway Andy Statman
Old Brooklyn, Shefa
The Cherry Tree Carol Pentangle
Solomon's Seal, Sanctuary
Greensleeves John Coltrane
Verve Presents: The Very Best of Christmas Jazz, Universals
Go Tell It On the Mountain Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters, Motown
Last Month of the Year The Blind Boys of Alabama
Go Tell It On the Mountain, Real World
Christmas Morning the Rum Had Me Yawning Lord Beginner
Where Will You Be Christmas Day, Dust-to-Digital
Christmas Day Detroit Junior
Blue Yule: Christmas Blues and R&B Classics, Rhino
What Christmas Means to Me Stevie Wonder
Someday at Christmas, Motown
End Bed: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Papa Don Vappie's New Orleans Jazz Band
A Christmas Present, Vappielle