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