Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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.