2024: Twenty Four

24 songs from 2024 YouTube Spotify  

1. Age of Stupid - The Jellybricks
2. Bricks - Amy Rigby
3. Candy Coloured Catastrophe - Redd Kross
4. Deleted Scenes - Ducks Ltd.
5. Everybody Loves My Baby - The Yum Yums
6. Flowers - Real Estate
7. Give Your Heart Away - Chime School
8. Heaven - Best Bets
9. Hot Sun - Wilco
10. In Front of Me Now - Nada Surf
11. Kissed Me In Seattle - Teenage Tom Petties
12. Learning to Love a Band - The Reds, Pinks & Purples
13. Making Tapes For Girls - The Pearlfishers
14. Nothin' But A Fool - GospelbeacH
15. Oh Hi - Crowded House
16. Peppermint Roses - The Lemon Twigs
17. Quality Pints - The Bug Club
18. Ridley & Me After the Apocalypse - The Armoires
19. Superbloom - Humdrum
20. That's Him On The Daft Stuff Again - Neutrals
21. Three Cheers! - The Umbrellas
22. Uncontrollably Cool - 2nd Grade
23. Who Will You Believe - Pernice Brothers
24. Will She Ever Be A Friend Of Mine - Laughing

Groovy Xmas

 Here is my holiday playlist for this year "Groovy Xmas", 
available via Spotify, YouTube , or download.

1. Groovy Xmas - The Linda Lindas
2. That Holiday Feeling - Amy Stroup
3. Christmas Time Rhyme - Ben Folds
4. Rock The Christmas Cheer - The Bongos
5. Everyday is Christmas - The Chamber Strings
6. Diners - Your Eyes Look Like Christmas
7. Christmas Time With You - The Dollyrots
8. Christmas, Why You Gotta Do Me Like This - Eels
9. This Christmas I Want Less - Eliott Murphy
10. Firework In The Falling Snow - New Pornographers
11. The Girl On Candy Cane Lane - The Hollyberries
12. A Holiday With You - Norah Jones
13. The Light Of Christmas Day - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
14. Holiday - Little Big Town
15. Christmas (I Think I'm Gonna Be Sad) - Dan Miraldi
16. Here Comes The Season Again - Neil Finn
17. My Gift For You - Office Romance
18. We Won't Come Home At Christmas - Reds, Pinks, and Purples
19. Holiday Dream - Spring Summer
20. First Winter - Sunturns
21. When Winter Comes Around - The Lemon Twigs
22. Holidays - Meghan Trainor
23. It's Christmas Time - Vista Blue
24. Fancy Like Christmas - Walker Hayes
25. Holiday Spirit - The dB's 

Xmas Around The World

Here is my 2023 Holiday Playlist called "Xmas Around The World". 

 As the title suggests, this is a collection of holiday favorites from around the globe, 

everything from J-Pop to K-Pop to 24 other letters of Pop.

XMAS AROUND THE WORLD - 2023 Holiday Mix 

1 It's Christmastime All Over The World - Sammy Davis Jr. 

2 Christmas in Hawai'i - Kimie Miner 

3 Christmas In California - America 

4 December - Earth,Wind, and Fire 

5 It's Christmas - Pilot 

6 Christmas Must Be Tonight - Peter Holsapple Combo 

7 Hate Christmas - Super Junior 

8 I Wish Christmas Was Everyday - Henry Kapono 

9 I Don't Know What Christmas Is - Old 97's 

10 What I Didn't Get For Christmas - Jimmy Buffett 

11 Navidad - Gipsy Kings 

12 Arbolito de Navidad - Los Lobos 

13 It's Christmas - Makaha Sons 

14 The Happiest Time Of The Year - Na Leo Pilmehana 

15 Trim This Tree - Old Crow Medicine Show 

16 Snowmiser vs Heatmiser - Polkamaniacs 

17 Natal Brasileiro - Jorge Ben 

18 Ang Pasko - Rachel Alejandro 

19 Sweet Christmas - Shonen Knife 

20 Christmas Conga (Jungle Bells) - Superions 

21 Tropical Christmas - Aimee Bayles 

22 Sino de Belem - Victor Kley 

23 Song For A Winter's Night - Gordon Lightfoot 

24 Darcy The Dragon - Roger Whittaker 

25 Once In Royal David's City - Sinead O'Connor 

26 Xmas Tree - Bollywood Santa. 

Click the cover for a download link. Also streamable on Spotify and YouTube.

Glammy Little Christmas

Here is my 2022 Holiday Mix called "Glammy Little Christmas", a throwback to Christmas past when Wizzard and Slade were dueling to see who would get the coveted Christmas Number One for 1973. Both of these songs are on this mix, as well as T. Rex's goofy "Christmas Bop", which I've always wanted to find a home for. 

 Available for streaming on Spotify (minus * songs) and downloading via Dropbox.  Here is the tracklist. 

GLAMMY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - 2022 Holiday Mix

1. Hey Mr. Christmas (Showaddywaddy)

2. Rock'N'Roll It's Christmas Time (Bay City Rollers)

3. Glammy Little Christmas (Cleaners From Venus)

4. Merry Xmas Everybody (Dancing On Tables)

5. Stop The Cavalry (Erasure)

6. Christmas Girl (The Easy Button)

7. Gonna Be Christmas (The Weeklings)

8. *Baby Jesus Was The First Glam Rocker (Glam Chops)

9. Christmas Comes Tonight (The Incurables)

10. *Here Comes Christmas (The Judybats)

11 Christmas in the Sand (Kurt Baker)

12. Jingle Jangle Heart (Librarians With Hickeys)

13. Money,Honey,Baby (The Connection)

14. Little Drummer Girl (The Yule Logs)

15. Holiday Rock (Neon Trees)

16. Never Had Christmas (Rope Store)

17. Christmastime in Painesville (Deadbeat Poets)

18. It's a Peppermint Christmas (Peppermint Kicks)

19. Merry Christmas Everyone (Slingsby Hornets)

20. Glam Rock Christmas (Romano Nervoso)

21. Christmas Is All Around (The Rubinoos)

22. Christmas Without A Prayer (Sparks)

23. Christmas Bop (T. Rex)

24. I Believe In Father Christmas (U2)

25. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (Cheap Trick - feat. Roy Wood)

Laughing All The Way

 That time of year again.  My 2021 Holiday Playlist "Laughing All The Way" is ready for downloading and streaming.   Here is the track listing.   Click on the photo to download.

LAUGHING ALL THE WAY: Christmas 2021

01. I Love The Christmastime - The Brothers Steve

02. Cold Christmas - The Aislers Set

03. Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas) - Free Design

04. Jingle Bells (Panama) - Dolph Chaney

05. Angels We Have Heard On High - The Decibels

06. Valley Winter Song - Field Mouse

07. I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You - The Garlands

08. Groovy Time Of Year - The Bobbleheads

09. Home for Christmas - Field Music

10. The Winter of Life - Karla Kane

11. Winter Is Here - Lisa Mychols

12. Laughing All the Way - Marshall Holland

13. Make Way for the Holidays - Le Bon

14. The Needles - The Lilac Time

15. Jingle Bells (ft. Myles Joseph) - Kai Danzberg

16. Only Time of the Year - Brandy Clark

17. Charlie Brown Christmas Mashup - Pomplamoose

18. Snoopys Christmas - Johnathan Pushkar

19. Red Lights (Merry Christmas) - Dreams So Real

20. Christmas Sounds - Saturday's Children

21. Revels Without A Claus - Spygenius

22. Could Be Christmas Eve - The Cleaners From Venus

23. Christmas In Suburbia - Librarians With Hickeys

24. Next Year Will Be Mine - Whyte Horses

25. The Winter Is Cold -  Wendy and Bonnie

26. Flappie - Todd Rundgren

Click this link or the cover to download.   Also available via Spotify. 

Coronavidad

 It's Christmas again, December is here, and hasn't it been a crummy year, but here's my annual holiday compilation "Coronavidad".  The title is a portmanteau on Corona+Navidad, from the pandemic that we've all been dealing with that still isn't enough to keep Christmas from coming.  

As far as a theme, I was thinking of this classic Corona holiday commercial with the socially distanced palm tree.   

  This playlist is also a tribute to all the musical giants we lost this year, with songs written by Adam Schlesinger (#1), John Prine (#6), Kenny Rogers (#18), and Hawai'i's own Willie K (song # 11), plus many others who didn't write or record any holiday songs.    

Here's the complete tracklist.

   CORONAVIDAD: Christmas 2020

1. Keystone Acapella - I Want an Alien for Christmas
2. Andrew Bird  - Christmas Is Coming
3. The Bird And The Bee - You and I at Christmas Time
4. Jenn Grant  - Downtown Christmas Eve
5. Josh Rouse - Angels We Have Heard On High
6. Emmy the Great + Lightspeed Champion - Christmas In Prison
7. Alexia Bomtempo  - In The Hot Sun Of A Christmas Day
8. Loudon Wainwright III  - Eight Nights A Week
9. Tori Kelly - The Gift That Keeps On Giving
10. Amy Hanaiali'i - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
11. Willie K - Jingle Bells Kani Kani Pele
12. The O'Pears  - Jingle Jangle
13. Ingrid Michaelson  - Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter
14. Sarah McLachlan  - Winter Wonderland
15. Nellie McKay - Christmas Waltz
16. Harry Shearer and Judith Owen - The Best Things
17. Owl City  - Kiss Me Babe, It's Christmas Time
18. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton  - With Bells On
19. Rhys Lewis  - This Time Of Year
20. Coldplay - 2000 Miles
21. She & Him  - The Man with the Bag
22. Tracey Thorn  - Hard Candy Christmas
23. Shantih Shantih - Christmas Day
24. Yo La Tengo  - Eight Candles
25. Bill Compton - 25th of the 12th

Click the photo to download or this link for the Spotify playlist.  

 

That Christmasy Feeling

My 2019 Holiday Mix, heavy on classic 60s/70s Ken Burns Country, is ready for download.
Also on Spotify.

THAT CHRISTMASY FEELING - CHRISTMAS 2019
01. That Christmasy Feeling (Johnny & Tommy Cash)
02. Must Be Christmas (Band of Merrymakers)
03. Country Christmas (Loretta Lynn)
04. They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose (David Mayfield Parade)
05. Christmas Time's A Comin' (Emmylou Harris)
06. Christmas Is Coming to Town (Laurel City Ramblers)
07. Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus (George Jones & Tammy Wynette)
08. Christmas In My Home Town (Charley Pride)
09. It's Christmas Time in Texas (Los Lobos)
10. Mediterranean X-Mas (Josh Rouse)
11. You Got a Bike (Kate Micucci)
12. Burnin' Mistletoe Holiday (Loveland Duren)
13. A Willie Nice Christmas [feat. Willie Nelson] (Kasey Musgraves)
14. Christmas Story (Nashville Bluegrass Band)
15. Home On Christmas Day (Buck Owens & Susan Raye)
16. Christmas Day at My House (Patty Loveless )
17. Rockin' Little Christmas (Carlene Carter)
18. May Ev'ry Day Be Christmas (Roseanne Cash)
19. Strangest Christmas Yet (Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Band)
20. The Pagans Had It Right (Devil in a Woodpile)
21. Christmas Stars (Whoa Melodic)
22. Ragged Winter Band (The Cleaners From Venus)
23. Waiting for Christmas (David Woodard)
24. Drink 'Til We Go Home (Lucy Spraggen)
25. One More Christmas Beer (Sonny Sweeney)
26. Wish You Well This Christmas (The Elftones)

 (click on image to download)

Happy Holiday Season!