Record Ranger Radio - Ep.0057 (Season 2)
Ep.0056 (Original broadcast 12.13.2022)
Another fun hillbilly, blues, and doo-wop Christmas Episode!
Playlist:
(INTRO) Pearl Bailey - Jingle Bells Cha Cha (Roulette - 1959)
Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me (Motown - 1967)
Solomon Burke - Presents For Christmas (Atlantic - 1966)
Eric Clapton - Lonesome Christmas (Surfdog - 2018)
Loretta Lynn - to Heck With Ole Santa Claus (Decca - 1966)
Buck Owens - Santa’s Gonna Come In A Stagecoach (Capitol - 1965)
Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December (Capitol - 1973)
Willie Nelson - Christmas Blues (Columbia - 1979)
Lightnin’ Hopkins - Santa (Sphere Sound - 1966)
James Brown - Santa Go Straight To The Ghetto (King - 1968)
Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown - Christmas (Alligator - 1992)
Floyd Dixon - Empty Stocking Blues (Alladin - 1951)
Dwight Yoakam - Santa Claus Is Back (Reprise - 1997)
Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa (Atlantic - 1969)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects (Daptone - 2010)
Albert King - Santa Clause Wants Some Lovin’ (Stax - 1974)
Detroit Junior - Christmas Day (Foxy - 1961)
Lou Rawls - Christmas Will Really Be Christmas (Capitol - 1967)
Don Smith - Black Christmas (VJ International - 196?)
Little Jimmy Thomas - Deck The Halls (Official - 1964)
Charlie Musselwhite - Silent Night (Alligator - 1992)
Ernest Tubb - Merry Texas Christmas You All (Decca - 1950)
The Melodeers - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Studio - 1960)
The Penguins - Jingle Jangle (Mercury - 1955)
The Uniques - Merry Christmas Darling (Dot - 1963)
The Enchanters - Mambo, Santa, Mambo (Coral - 1957)
The Moonglows - Hey Santa Claus (Chance - 1953)
The Sabers - Cool Cool Christmas (Cal-West - 1955)
The Marquees - Santa Done Got Hip - (Warner Bros. - 1959)
The Voices - Santa Claus Boogie (Cash - 1955)
Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & The Clowns - White Christmas Blues (Ace - 1962)
The Youngsters - Christmas In Jail (Empire - 1956)
The Classic Four - Limbo Under The Christmas Tree (Algonquin - 1962)
Faron Young - Snowball (Capitol - 1957)
George Jones - New Baby For Christmas (Mercury - 1957)
Cliffe Stone & His Orchestra - Here Comes Santa Claus (Capitol - 1948)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - When It’s Christmas On The Range (MGM - 1949)
Ron Holden & The Thunderbirds - Who Said There Ain’t No Santa Claus (Donna - 1960)
Lillian Bridges - Rock N’ Roll-y Poly Santa Claus (Epic - 1955)
Prairie Ramblers - Cowboy Santa Claus (Standard Transcription Service - 195?)
Little Jimmy Dickens - No Place Like Home For Christmas (Columbia - 1953)