A Christmas Gift For The OT (continuing TD's most beloved holiday tradition)

No, not that tradition.

As everyone knows, since 2009 I have posted A Kafkaesque Christmas, a 4 CD collection of Christmas songs.

At first I posted links to sites where uploaded all the music. But a couple of years ago TD guidelines changed, and such links are no longer allowed. (All the upload sites I used have gone out of business anyway). And I couldn't figure out a way to redo it -- at least, a way that didn't require a large amount of effort on my part.

But like Tevye, I believe in tradition. (Even Lou Gehrig once batted leadoff and immediately left the game to keep up his playing streak) So here is A Kafkaesque Christmas.

Maybe next year I'll figure out how to work it. But for now, look at this as a really cool playlist of songs to look for on YouTube.

And in the words of New Orleans' own Huey "Piano" Smith, "All I want for Christmas is a little bit of music..."

----------

A Kafkaesque Christmas




Volume 1

White Christmas -- The Drifters
Give Me A Second Chance For Christmas -- Mike Viola
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas -- The Old 97s
Frosty The Snowman -- The Ronettes
Christmas Is My Time of Year -- Christmas Spirit
Christmas Time Is Here Again -- The Flirtations
Merry Christmas Baby -- Otis Redding
Santa's Out of Rehab by Christmas -- Adam's House Cat
Sock It To Me Santa -- Bob Seger and The Last Heard
Jingle Bells -- Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer -- The Temptations
Christmas Time All Over The World -- The Smithereens
Santa Claus Is Back in Town -- Elvis Presley
Merry Christmas From A Bar -- Mike Ireland
Please Come Home For Christmas -- Charles Brown
Mr. Santa Claus -- Nathaniel Mayer
Back Door Santa -- Clarence Carter
Christmas Everyday -- Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
In The Bleak Midwinter -- Bert Jansch
Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) -- The Ramones
Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas -- Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Santa Teach Me To Dance -- Debbie and The Darnels
Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without The One You Love) -- The O'Jays
O Holy Night -- My Morning Jacket
2000 Miles -- The Pretenders
Go Tell It On The Mountain -- The Swan Silvertones
I'll Be Home For Christmas -- Bing Crosby

-----------------



Volume 2

Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas -- The Eels
We Wish You A Merry Christmas -- The Weavers
I Love Xmas -- The Screaming Santas
Christmas Time -- The db's
Santa's Messin' With The Kid -- Eddie C. Campbell
The Little Drummer Boy -- Harry Simeone Chorale (original 1958 version)
Christmas Day -- Detroit Junior
Fairytale Of New York -- The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
Hey, Santa Claus -- The Moonglows
I Don't Believe In Christmas -- The Sonics
Sleigh Bell Rock -- Three Aces and a Joker
Presents On Christmas -- Solomon Burke
A Child's Christmas in Wales -- John Cale
Christmas Boogie -- Canned Heat and The Chipmunks (!!!)
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday -- Roy Wood and Wizzard
Soul Christmas -- Graham Parker and Nona Hendryx
Trim Your Tree -- Jimmy Butler
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen -- Los Straitjackets
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus -- The Crystals
Stupid Bells -- The Handsome Family
Christmas Time Is Here (vocal version) -- Vince Guaraldi Trio
Get Behind Me, Santa -- Sufjan Stevens
Run Rudolph Run -- Chuck Berry
Christmas Comes But Once A Year -- Amos Milburn
Just Like Christmas -- Low
Light of the Stable -- Emmylou Harris
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas -- Judy Garland

---------------



Volume 3

All I Want For Christmas.-- Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns
Away In A Manger -- Plankeye
Christmas is Canceled -- Farah
Lonely Christmas -- The Orioles
Santa's Got A GTO -- The Ramonas
Home for the Holidays -- The db's
Christmas is for Mugs -- Graham Parker
Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto -- James Brown
Lonely Christmas Call -- George Jones
Christmas In Vietnam -- Johnny and Jon
Snoopy's Christmas -- The Royal Guardsmen
Rudolph The Red Neck Reindeer -- Rocket Park
I Want an Alien For Christmas -- Fountains of Wayne
Sleigh Ride -- The Ventures
Christmas Tears -- Freddie King
Santa Claus Is Coming To My House -- Karla DeVito
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear -- The Louvin Brothers
Father Christmas -- The Kinks
Santa And The Sidewalk Surfer -- The Crossfires
Christmas Celebration -- B.B. King
All I Want For Christmas is My Daddy -- Buck Owens
Christmas Boogie -- The Davis Sisters
Wombling Merry Christmas -- The Wombles
Christmas In Jail - Leroy Carr
Gift X-Change -- Calexico
Christmas Eve Can Kill You -- The Everly Brothers
Silent Night, Holy Night -- Mahalia Jackson

-------------



Volume 4

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town -- Bruce Springsteen
Twas The Night Before Christmas -- Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns
It's Christmas! Let's Be Glad -- Sufjan Stevens
A Beguiled Christmas In Sales -- Jason Collett
Love for Christmas -- The Gems
Jesus Christ -- Big Star
Christmastime Here -- Wednesday Week
Pretty Paper -- Roy Orbison
Something to Hold On To (At Christmas) -- Ron Sexsmith
We Three Kings -- John Fahey
Christmas (I Remember) -- The Smithereens
Feliz Navidad -- El Vez
Merry Christmas Darling -- The Uniques
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) -- Darlene Love
Season's Greetings -- Robbers On High Street
Gee Whiz, It's Christmas -- Carla Thomas
Merry Christmas, Baby -- The Beach Boys
My Christmas Baby -- The Refreshments
She's Coming Home -- The Wailers
This Time of Year -- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
I'll Make Every Day Christmas (For My Woman) -- Joe Tex
If We Make It Through December -- Merle Haggard
This Christmas -- Donny Hathaway
Merry Christmas Everyone -- Shakin' Stevens
The Christmas Song -- Nat King Cole
Christmas Auld Lang Syne -- Bobby Darin














Oh what the heck...



Here are a few favorites:

The Old 97's - Holly Jolly Christmas

The Flirtations - Christmas Time Is Here Again

Rocket Park - Rudolph The Redneck Reindeer -- (A must listen for Skynyrd/Southern rock fans)

The O'Jays - Christmas Just Ain't Christmas Without The One You Love

The Gems - Love For Christmas

The Uniques - Merry Christmas Darling

Babs Gonzales - Be Bop Santa Claus

Commander Cody -- Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas

Kay Martin & Her Bodyguards - I Want a Casting Couch for Christmas



Bob Dylan - Hark the Herald Angels Sing

The Everly Brothers - Christmas Eve Can Kill You

Bobby Darin - Christmas Auld Lang Syne