Today is Christmas Day, the 25th of December, so I hope everyone is having a Merry one wherever they are. It's also the 25th day of Hot Roxmas, corresponding to the 25th letter of the alphabet, which is Y. Back in 2002, Yo La Tengo put out a three-song Christmas EP through their fanclub and website. All three songs were covers, with each member of the band taking a turn at lead vocals.
None of the songs are well known and they range from fun (Jan Terri's "Rock & Roll Santa" sung by Georgia) to strange (Ira's take on "Santa Claus Goes Modern" from the American Song-Poem Christmas). The pick of the three, and only song I've managed to include on a Christmas mix is Sun Ra's "It's Christmas Time", which was a non-hit for his doo wop group the Qualities in 1956 . It has lead vocals by James McNew, who doesn't sing very often for YLT, and it's a really nice performance. I also included the original version on last year's mix.
It's Christmas time, It's Christmas time
Let's all bring good cheer
Let's all bring good cheer
To all our friends and neighbors
Both far away and near
Far away and near
Yo La Tengo - It's Christmas Time
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