Christmas Music Everyday

Throw Your Hands

Song #233: Throw Your Hands

Artist: Pappa Bear

Year: 1997

Notes: What? Yet Another Dutch rapper doing a Christmas song?

Who Would Imagine A King?

Song #227:Who Would Imagine A King?

Artist: Whitney Houston

Year: 1996

Notes: Yes, kids, before she was a crackhead she was a famous and talented singer. From The Preacher's Wife movie soundtrack.

Stay A Little Longer, Santa

Song #226: Stay A Little Longer, Santa

Artist: Shemekia Copeland

Year: 2003

Notes: I believe she is actually trying to seduce a fat, married house burglar.

Season's Greetings From Popeyes

Song #223: Season's Greetings From Popeye's

Artist: Dr. John

Year: 19??

Notes: Time for a ChristmasMusicEveryday commercial break. A singing spot for a Louisiana restaurant called Popeye's Bonafide Chicken. The good Doctor sang their original jingle Love That Chicken when the place opened in 1977 too.

Little Drummer Girl

Song #217: Little Drummer Girl

Artist: Alicia Keys

Year: 1998

Notes: Bob Seger, Joan Jett, David Bowie, Dandy Warhols and the Harry Simeone Chorale are just a few who have covered this song since it was written in 1941. Miss Keys is the only one I know of that turned the Drummer Boy into a Girl though.

So They Say It Is Christmas

Song #213: So They Say It's Christmas

Artist: Lou Rawls with the Brian Setzer Orchestra

Year: 1996

Notes: Not your usual duet partners but anything goes in Christmas music! Nice Setzer original.

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Song #210: Baby, It's Cold Outside

Artist: Ray Charles & Betty Carter

Year: 1961

Notes: What a song, what a history! Written in 1944, won the Oscar for Best Original Song for Frank Loesser in 1949 (The film was called Neptune's Daughter).  Hundreds of cover versions, this one is among the best-selling.

I'll Make Everyday Christmas (For My Woman)

Song #202: I'll Make Everyday Christmas (For My Woman)

Artist: Joe Tex

Year: 1968

Notes: The great Texas soul shouter.

Christmas Time Is Here

Song #171: Christmas Time Is Here

Artist: Ray Parker, Jr.

Year: 1984

Notes: Underrated soul singer/writer/producer/musician, unfortunately still best known for Ghostbusters movie theme.

Christmas Time Is Here

Song #147: Christmas Time Is Here

Artist: Surface

Year: 1989

Notes: Popular 80s soul band. Their song is similarly titled to the one from the Peanuts TV special but this is an original.