It’s still Christmas, technically, until the Feast of Epiphany on January 6. That’s what I keep telling Lisa when she asks when I’m taking down the Christmas tree, and that’s what I’m telling you when I post this new Exfiltration Radio playlist of slightly askew Christmas (and Hanukkah) tunes and a few spoken word bits. Hope you find something in it to help ease back into the daily routine.
- Did You Spend Christmas Day In Jail? (excerpt) – Rev. J.M. Gates (Lit Up Like A Christmas Tree – A Vintage Holiday Mixtape)
- The Toy Trumpet – Arthur Fiedler;Al Hirt – Boston Pops/Arthur Fiedler (Pops Christmas Party)
- Ring Those Christmas Bells – Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians (The Sounds of Christmas)
- Good Morning Blues (feat. Cécile Mclorin Salvant) – Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (Big Band Holidays)
- Please Come Home For Christmas – Little Johnny Taylor (It’s Christmas Time Again)
- I’m Your Christmas Friend, Don’t Be Hungry – James Brown (Hey America)
- Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas – The Staple Singers (It’s Christmas Time Again)
- Deck the Halls – R.E.M. (Gift Wrapped – 20 Songs That Keep On Giving!)
- I Hate Christmas – Oscar (Sesame Street: Merry Christmas from Sesame Street)
- The Little Drum Machine Boy – Beck (Just Say Noel)
- Come on! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance! – Sufjan Stevens (Songs For Christmas)
- Do You Hear What I Hear? – Chaka Khan (Do You Hear What I Hear? – Single)
- Nutmeg – Stephen Colbert & John Legend (A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!)
- Sleigh Ride – Dread Zeppelin (Presents)
- Big Bulbs – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (It’s a Holiday Soul Party)
- Silent Night – Bootsy Collins (Christmas Is 4 Ever)
- Don’t Shoot Me Santa – The Killers (Don’t Shoot Me Santa – Single)
- Christmas Island – Bob Dylan (Christmas In the Heart)
- Fan Club Christmas Record – 1964 (excerpt) – The Beatles (Fan Club Christmas Records)
- Christmas Greeting – Orson Welles (Vintage Christmas)