100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Merry Christmas Baby
cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers2:45
2Santa
recording of:
Santa
writer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Clarence Lewis and Bobby Robinson
Lightnin' Hopkins3:53
3The Snow Is Falling
cover recording of:
The Snow Is Falling
writer:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Ray Charles2:54
4Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
Mabel Scott2:20
5I Want My Baby for Christmas
Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy2:40
6Hello, Santa Claus!
Cecil Gant2:53
7Snowy Morning Blues
recording of:
Snowy Morning Blues
composer:
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson2:33
8Christmas Time Blues
Roy Milton3:04
9Middle of Winter
Peppermint Harris3:05
10Christmas Tears
recording of:
Christmas Tears
writer:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) and R. C. Wilson
publisher:
Carbert Music Inc., Fort Knox Music Inc. and Trio Music Company
Frederick King2:48
11Bring That Cadillac Back
Harry Crafton2:39
12Gonna Be a Merry Christmas
Mickey Champion & The Roy Milton Band2:59
13Cold, Cold Feeling
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1951-12)
alto saxophone:
Edward Hale (1950s US sax player)
baritone saxophone:
Jim Wynn (US blues saxophonist & pianist)
bass:
Billy Hadnott
drums (drum set):
Oscar Lee Bradley, Sr. (jazz drummer, active 40s-60s)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
piano:
Zell Kindred (US pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”)
performer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
T-Bone Walker3:10
14Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
recording of:
Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
writer:
Albert Johnston, Leon René and Rafael Rene
Oscar McLollie & The Honey Jumpers2:33
15Merry Christmas, Baby
Charles Johnson3:08
16Decoration Day
recording of:
Decoration Day
writer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker3:02
17At the Christmas Ball
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-11-18)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (on 1925-11-18)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1925-11-18)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (on 1925-11-18)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1925-11-18)
recording of:
At the Christmas Ball (on 1925-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Longshaw
Bessie Smith33:25
18Christmas Baby
Riff Ruffin2:24
19Merry Christmas
Little Willie Littlefield2:56
20Empty Stocking Blues
Floyd Dixon3:00
21Let's Make Every Day a Christmas Day
Charles Brown2:31
22Ways Like an Angel
Junior Wells3:18
23Christmas Bells
Nunn Bobby2:47
24Crazy Santa Claus
The Debonaires2:28
25Trim Your Tree (Instrumental)
Danny B. Harvey2:50
26Christmas Blues
Arnold "Gatemouth" Moore3:13
27Heavenly Father
Edna McGriff2:46
28My Christmas Baby
Smokey Hogg2:25
29Tiny Tim
Lavern Baker42:20
30Candy Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:46
31Apples, Peaches, and Cherries
Josh White3:10
32Christmas Boogie
recording of:
Christmas Boogie (on 1950-01-24)
writer:
Vernon White
Sugar Chile Robinson2:20
33Let's Have a Party
Eunice Davis2:06
34Christmas Blues
Sylvester Cotton2:57
35Sugar Blues
Clarence Williams3:35
36How I Hate To See Christmas Come Around (Christmas Blues)
recording of:
How I Hate to See Xmas Come Around
writer:
Al Patrick and LeRoy Whyte
Jimmy Witherspoon2:54
37Santa Claus
Walter Davis3:07
38Have More Faith in Jesus
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-26)
guitar:
Blind Gary Davis (on 1935-07-26)
vocals:
Blind Gary Davis (on 1935-07-26)
Reverend Gary Davis3:02
39Papa Ain't No Santa Claus (Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree)
Butterbeans & Susie3:17
40Papa Tree Top Blues
Little Miss Cornshucks2:11
41Christmas Morning Blues
Kansas City Kitty3:04
42Whipped Cream
Willie Egan & His Blues Friends2:30
43Be-Bop Santa Claus
Babs Gonzalez3:20
44Christmas Morning Blues
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-12-17)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1938-12-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1938-12-17)
mandolin:
Willie Hatcher (on 1938-12-17)
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1938-12-17)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:24
45Sweet Angel
recorded in:
Miami, Florida, United States (in 1953-04)
drums (drum set):
'Tony' ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Earl Hooker
Earl Hooker3:03
46I Really Believe
Marylin Scott2:41
47Christmas Spirit
Julia Lee & Her Boyfriends2:48
48Sweet Little Angel
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-11-07)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1950-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1950-11-07)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1950-11-07)
piano:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1950-11-07)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1950-11-07)
Tampa Red2:58
49Ida (Sweet As Apple Cider)
recording of:
Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider
lyricist:
Eddie Leonard (in 1903)
composer:
Eddie Munson (in 1903)
W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillibilly Boys3:11
50Frosty Morning Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1924-01-08)
guitar:
Harry Reser (1920s banjo player and bandleader) (on 1924-01-08)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active in the 1920s w/ Bessie Smith, if you're not sure choose the other jazz pianist) (on 1924-01-08)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1924-01-08)
Bessie Smith43:14
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1I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Cousin Joe3:14
2Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
Sugar Chile Robinson2:35
3Happy New Year
recording of:
Happy New Year
writer:
Robert Ellen (alias of Robert Shad)
Lightnin' Hopkins3:13
4Red Nightgown Blues
recorded at:
Jefferson Hotel in Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1932-02-08)
recording of:
Red Nightgown Blues (on 1932-02-08)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
Jimmie Davis3:01
5Angel Child
Peppermint Harris2:05
6The Santa Claus Blues
Eva Taylor2:45
7Mother-In-Law Blues
Little Junior Parker2:33
8Tollin' Bells
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-02-09)
recording of:
Tollin’ Bells (on 1956-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon3:05
9Love for Christmas
Felix Gross2:41
10I Want King Jesus
Sonny Terry2:59
11Don't Think I'm Santa Claus
Lil' McClintock3:13
12I've Got the Chain Store Blues
The Allen Brothers3:19
13Christmas in Jail, Ain't That a Pain
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1929-08-13)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1929-08-13)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1929-08-13)
Leroy Carr3:12
14Ham an' Eggs
recording of:
Ham 'n Eggs
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly3:01
15Angels in Harlem
Peter Clayton?:??
16Don't Let Her Pin That Charge On Me
Chris Kenner2:46
17Christmas Time
Goree Carter2:39
18Mary Is Fine
Clarence „Gatemouth" Brown2:42
19Christmas Man Blues
Bertha "Chippie" Hill2:50
20Thank You, Jesus
Skylight Singers2:43
21Cold Chills
Joe Hill Louis2:36
22When I Woke Up This Morning, She Was Gone
Jim Jackson3:16
23Candy Man Blues
Roosevelt Sykes2:33
24Sugar Pudding
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-11)
banjolin [banjo-mandolin]:
Vol Stevens (on 1928-09-11)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-11)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1928-09-11)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-11)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-11)
The Memphis Jug Band2:45
25Lonesome Christmas
Lowell Fulson2:31
26I Love You for Sentimental Reasons
Willard McDaniel3:28
27Merry Go Round Blues
Jay McShann3:14
28Christmas Blues
Little T-Bone2:47
29Two Below Zero
Champion Jack Dupree3:03
30Christmas Blues
Ralph Willis2:37
31Pot Luck
engineer and producer:
Sid McCoy
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1960-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-04-27)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1960-04-27)
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1960-04-27)
Wynton Kelly6:48
32My Resolution
The Troopers2:54
33Sweet Wild Turkey
Mitch Greenhill3:25
34Daddy, Come Home for Christmas
James & Lucky Peterson4:15
35All God's Children Got Rhythm
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-10-07)
double bass:
June Rotenberg (on 1946-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Bridget O'Flynn (on 1946-10-07)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1946-10-07)
recording of:
All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm (on 1946-10-07)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Jurmann and Bronisław Kaper
Mary Lou Williams2:44
36Boogie Woogie Prayer
The Boogie Woogie Trio4:49
37The Freeze
Fenton & The Castle Rockers2:28
38Black Angel Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1949-07, on 1949-09-12)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (in 1949-07)
guitar:
Robert Nighthawk (in 1949-07)
piano:
Sunnyland Slim (blues pianist) (in 1949-07)
vocals:
Robert Nighthawk (in 1949-07)
recording of:
Sweet Black Angel (Black Angel Blues) (on 1949-09-12)
lyricist and composer:
R. Nighthawk
publisher:
Testament Music
is based on:
Black Angel Blues
Robert Nighthawk2:59
39When the Saints Go Marching In
Sleepy John Estes3:07
40Christmas Morning Blues
“Georgia” Thomas A. Dorsey3:13
41Jolly Elm Swing
Borrah Minevitch2:54
42Just a Lonely Christmas
The Moonglows2:27
43Death May Be Your Christmas Present
Reverend A.W. Nix3:03
44Give Me That Old Time Religion
Son Bonds2:55
45Church Bells
Kid Prince Moore3:13
46Happy New Year Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-08)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-08)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:56
47Christmas Without Santa Claus
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1961-09-21 until 1961-09-26)
recording engineer:
Mel Kaiser (from 1961-09-21 until 1961-09-26)
producer:
Kenneth Goldstein and Len Kunstadt
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (from 1961-09-21 until 1961-09-26)
piano:
Victoria Spivey (from 1961-09-21 until 1961-09-26)
vocals:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (from 1961-09-21 until 1961-09-26) and Victoria Spivey (from 1961-09-21 until 1961-09-26)
Victoria Spivey3:22
48Sugar Cane Highway
Playboy Fuller3:13
49Lord, Send Me an Angel
recording of:
Lord, Send Me an Angel
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell2:53
50Happy New Year, Baby!
Lem Tally2:52