We’re rocking around the Christmas tree today with an hour devoted to Christmas music. Songs like "Silent Night" and "Silver Bells" have long captured the Christmas spirit. They’re our mainstream window to the past. They’re a guarantee that the holiday custom will carry on. Today we’re paying tribute to these songs — serving them up with a twist.
For over twenty years, WGBH Broadcast Engineer Mike Wilkins has been building an eclectic catalog of Christmas songs. We’re not talking "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." These are rarefied recordings, remakes and remixes From Skindred's re-jiggering of Jingle Bells to The Cryptkeeper's kicking rendition of "The 12 Days of Christmas." From Bob Dylan to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, we’re decking the airwaves with cornball, oddball, crazy, and quirky tunes.
TODAY'S PLAYLIST
SILENT NIGHT by Huey Piano Smith
CRACKERJACK CHRISTMAS by Mr. Green Jeans (Hugh Brannum)
HOW I HATE TO SEE CHRISTMAS COME AROUND by Jimmy Witherspoon
SOUNDS OF SANTA by Mistletones
BLACK CHRISTMAS by Harlem Children’s Chorus
MR. SCROOGE by The Orchids
AIN’T NO CHIMNEYS IN THE PROJECTS by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
SANTA HOOKED ME UP by B2K
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS by The Therapy Sisters
VILLAGE of CHRISTMAS PIE by Primo Scala and the Keytones
CHRISTMAS TIME by the Debonairs
THE TWELVE DAYS of CHRISTMAS from the Blame it on Christmas CD
JUNGLE BELLS by Skindred
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS by The Child Ensemble
...AND MIKE'S CHRISTMAS GIFT TO ALL. HIS MUSIC CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE, FOR FREE
