Earfuls of Eggnog

Found a copy of this. Bill Adler flashes this cover momentarily in the Jingle Bell Rocks! documentary. I couldn’t find a sampling of it anywhere online and just took a chance. Solid front to back. Not typical #ChristmasMusic and doesn’t ooze holiday vibes, just a good album with great guitar work.

Milo & The Kings-Christmas In The Virgin Islands - YouTube

@falalalala.com found a spot with the audio over here - m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

One of my absolute favorite obscure finds. This is such a great record front to back if you like tropical vibes. Highly recommended. #ChristmasMusic #ChristmasVinyl

Ha. Yes… but the red and green vibes. Would be great if that was a Scorpions Christmas record. “Santa” Klaus Meine? Wait?!? Is the Scorpions “Holiday” a #ChristmasSong? Is this the new #DieHard debate?

$1.99?!? That’s the nice price!

Paradise Found Records in #Boulder - a great record store that’s fully showing off the holiday vibes in their front window. Love to see it. #ChristmasVinyl #ChrismasMusic

An instant classic from the moment they pressed it!

Classic!

Soooooo many more interesting Christmas and Holiday songs to play. Sadly, the music served up by commercial radio and corporate entities at Christmas is a result of lazy consultants from the 80s and an annual replay of their mediocre efforts.

As always... there's a lot of rare stuff in this stocking. Thanks @falalalala.com for making spirits bright - that Associate Singers to close reminds me of our pal. Cheers King!

YouTube video by goldentony111 Neil Halstead - The Man in the Santa Suit

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Song 20: Neil Halstead - The Man in the Santa Suit
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Note: It's originally from the flip side of a Fountains of Wayne 45 from 1997, but Neil's version from the very first Brushfire Holiday release makes this tune shine on another level. #ChristmasMusic

Love the set up!

Such a great one.

Next Christmas, by Freedom Fry from the album Holiday Soundtrack - EP

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Song 19: Freedom Fry - Next Christmas
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Note: Freedom Fry definitely loves the holidays, they've put out a few seasonal releases - this is one of my favs. It's catchy and does a great job of painting the cycle of these seasons. #ChristmasMusic

Ah man... 😢 - all season as I've scoured the digital and physical crates he's been on my mind. We should combine and post a full archive of his mixes - or maybe the Smithsonian Institute should. Happy to help make that happen somehow. Thanks for posting this.

It's 100% one of the classics! If you haven't had a chance, the out takes from the recording session are pretty magical too.

YouTube video by Brook Benton - Topic Soul Santa

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Song 18: Brook Benton - Soul Santa
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Note: Not very rare, but still not something I hear enough of during the holidays. Just an absolute classic that warms your soul. #ChristmasMusic

Christmas For Cowboys, by Samantha Crain from the album Christmas in Color (A Blackwatch Christmas Vol IX)

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Song 17: Samantha Crain - Christmas for Cowboys
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Note: We probably all need to spend more time listening to #SamanthaCrain - #JohnDenver conjures up the Christmas vibes, but his tune wasn't timeless until she covered it.
#ChristmasMusic

YouTube video by Real World Records Loney dear - Habibi (A clear black line)

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Song 16: Loney Dear - Habibi (A Clear Black Line)
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Note: This one punches me in the gut... Loney Dear says, “Habibi is a symbolic persona for all people seeking refuge in the world. For all people without a home. Merry Christmas Habibi.” #ChristmasMusic

Noite de Natal na Serra (Christmas Night on the Mountain) | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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Song 15: Gina Maria - Noite De Natal Na Serra (Christmas Night On The Mountain)
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Note: This resonates on a few levels. 1) For those who celebrate, it reminds us that xmas happens all over the world. 2) it's been happening for a long time!
#ChristmasMusic

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Song 14: Chris Hatfield - Born Again Pagan
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Note: Clearly not keeping up on these every day, so it's song 14 of 24... Chris wrote one of the all time greatest tunes that speaks truth to Christmas power. The truth is out there.
#ChristmasMusic

This seems like a good time to mention that the earfulsofeggnog.com Earfuls of Eggnog radio station is up and running with our partners in cheer over at @kgnu.bsky.social community radio in Denver / Boulder. 1,000's of reasons to love #ChristmasMusic playing 24/7 for the next week or so.

Would love to have Alice Coltrane = Christmas music. Is there a particular performance or album? John Coltrane playing Greensleeves is as close as my brain gets to this connection.

Certainly most of it is, but it’s unintentional torture… like an unfortunate fellow passenger in your row on a long flight. Or do you have a few songs in mind that could be part of a broader conspiracy theory?

And a Hanukkah Mix... nice!

Looking forward to digging into ALL OF IT!

God & Mary (Or, How I Met Your Mother) An original piece of blasphemy from the

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Day 13: Samson Wrote - God & Mary (Or, How I Met Your Mother)
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Note: One of a few absolute classic songwriting efforts that explores the questionable & implausible immaculate conception scenario that's pretty baked in to this whole season. #ChristmasMusic

YouTube video by The Stone Foxes - Topic Christmas at McKinley Pub

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Day 12: The Stone Foxes - Christmas at McKinley Pub
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Note: Being from Buffalo originally, this scene and the #LakeEffect snow feels very familiar. It captures that warm glow of neon, cheap santa hats, and $5 pitchers. Sing along! #ChristmasMusic

YouTube video by Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens - That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! [OFFICIAL AUDIO]

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Day 11: Sufjan Stevens - That Was the Worst Christmas Ever
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Note: Ahem... getting caught up here. One of the all time #ChristmasMusic classics, & just our type - where the scene isn't always velvet ribbons and cozy firesides - this fire is full of gifts.

He did it again! @xmasunderground.bsky.social 2024 mix is posted for your holiday listening pleasure!