100 Christmas Blues - Songs to Get You Through the Cold

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Tracklist

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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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