28 Nov 2011
We’re heading into the holiday party season - so here is a little music to help you break up the monotony of the Chipmunk Song and “12 Days of Christmas” as sung by the Muppets (both classics, don’t get it twisted). I secured a mix from the guys over at Daptone records (now unavailable on the net, from what I can tell) - a soulful compilation of holiday treats that will surely help that spiked egg nog go down easier this year. You’ll note that the tempo can swing from upbeat to moody soulful, so ideal settings would be amongst other grown-ups over drinks, during the wind down.
Here’s the playlist (the Otis Redding track is off the CHARTS!) -
1. Jing Jing A Ling ~ Honey and the Bees (Chess)
2. Merry Christmas, Baby ~ Otis Redding (Atco)
3. This Christmas ~ Donny Hathaway (Atco)
4. Stevie Wonder Drop (Motown)
5. Snowflakes ~ Betty Lloyd (Thomas)
6. What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? ~ The Emotions (Volt)
7. The Gift of Giving ~ Bill Withers (Sussex)
8. Eddie Kendricks drop (Motown)
9. Soul Santa ~ Funk Machine (Creative Funk)
10. Silent Night Chant ~ Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept)
11. Christmas in Vietnam ~ Private Charles Bowen (Rojac)
12. Let’s Make This Christmas mean Something This Year ~ James Brown (King)
13. Without The One You Love ~ The O’Jays (Neptune)
14. Gwendolyn Berry (The Sisters Love) Drop
15. Let’s Get It Together This Christmas ~ Harvey Averne Band (Fania)
16. Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas ~ Carla Thomas (Atlantic)
17. Back Door Santa ~ Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
18. I Wanna Spend Christmas With You ~ Lowell Fulsom (Kent)
19. Mr. Santa Claus (Bring Me My Baby) ~ Nathaniel Mayer (Munster)
20. It’s That Time of the Year ~ The Manhattans (Starfire)
21. Santa’s Got A Bag of Soul ~ The Soul Saints Orch. (Jazzman)
22. Pull My Sled ~ Raindeer Runners (Soul Fire)
23. Merry Christmas Baby ~ Charles Brown & Johnny Moore’s 3 Blazers (Hollywood)
24. Smokey Robinson Drop
