It’s an advent calendar of music! We all know that the whole of December is an excuse to foist highly questionable seasonal songs on the American populace. In hopes of offering a salve for your Kenny G and Trans-Siberian Orchestra assaulted nerves, I’m digging out some less-frequently played and hopefully more tolerable tunes. Every day I’ll add another Christmas song to the playlist for your enjoyment. Tis’ the season afterall.
- Loudon Wainwright III – Suddenly It’s Christmas
- Otis Redding – White Christmas
- Prince – Another Lonely Christmas
- R. Kelly – World Christmas
- Isaac Hayes – The Mistletoe and Me
- Bobby Womack – Christmas Ain’t Christmas
- The Kinks – Father Christmas
- Brook Benton – Soul Santa
- Aaron Neville – Such a Night
- Luther Vandross – A Kiss for Christmas
- New Edition – Happy Holidays to You
- Clarence Carter – Back Door Santa
- Christina Aguilera – This Year
- Tom Waits – Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
- Etta James – This Time of Year
- Louis Armstrong – ‘Zat You, Santa Claus?
- Solomon Burke – Presents for Christmas
- The Whispers – Funky Christmas
- Keith Sweat – Be Your Santa Claus
- Booker T. & the M.G.’s – Silver Bells
- Steve Croom – Christmas Without My Girl
- Carla Thomas – All I Want for Christmas Is You
- William Bell – Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday
- The Pogues – Fairytale of New York
- Otis Redding – Merry Christmas Baby