Jingle Bell Jamboree
Song #165: Jingle Bell Jamboree
Artist: Keb' Mo'
Year: 1999
Notes: Excellent blues man contributed this song to the Touched By An Angel TV show soundtrack.
Song #165: Jingle Bell Jamboree
Artist: Keb' Mo'
Year: 1999
Notes: Excellent blues man contributed this song to the Touched By An Angel TV show soundtrack.
Song #138: Christmas Time All Over the World
Artist: Sammy Davis, Jr.
Year: 1965
Notes: An international holiday shout-out, sort of a Christmas It's A Small World.
Song #133: Let's Share Christmas
Artist: John Pizzarelli
Year: 1996
Notes: Talented jazz guitarist/arranger/singer on one of his best original compositions.
Song #128: Celebrate Me Home
Artist: Kenny Loggins
Year: 1977
Notes: Another one of those songs that didn't start out as a holiday song when it was released (in the month of April no less!) but has become one in the decades since. Must be thanks to its lyrics about how great it feels to be home.
Song #109: River
Artist: Herbie Hancock featuring Corinne Bailey Rae
Year: 2007
Notes: Originally from Joni Mitchell's 1971 Blue album. Has become extremely popular as a Christmas song in the last 15 years or so with dozens of cover versions.
Song #101: Twistin' Bells
Artist: Santo & Johnny
Year: 1960
Notes: Christmas music and The Twist were both popular in 1960 so the Farina brothers incorporated each of them into this Yuletide hit. The year before they had a #1 with the classic Sleep Walk.
Song #88: Peace
Artist: Norah Jones
Year: 2003
Notes: Norah covers fellow Blue Note recording artist, songwriter/pianist Horace Silver.
Song #76: It Hasn't Happened Yet
Artist: William Shatner
Year: 2004
Notes: Sometimes hammy actor teamed up with musician Ben Folds for the thoroughly outstanding Has Been album. Here's a melancholy song about holiday anxiety.
Song #13: Christmastime Is Here
Artist: Vince Guaraldi
Year: 1965
Notes: Signature song from one of the two greatest Christmas albums of all time.
Song #11: I Bought You A Plastic Star
Artist: Michael Franks
Year: 2003
Notes: His teriffic holiday album almost makes you want to forgive him for Popsicle Toes.
