Now playing in heavy rotation on the iPod.
(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man with the Bag – The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Christmas Time Is Here – Shawn Colvin
Elf’s Lament – Barenaked Ladies
I Can’t Wait for Christmas – Mindi Abair
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen – Manheim Steamroller
Is Zat You, Santa Claus? – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Jingle Bells – Diana Krall & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Please Come Home for Christmas – Pat Benatar
Light One Candle – Peter, Paul & Mary
Ho Ho Ho And A Bottle Of Rhum – Jimmy Buffett
O Tannenbaum – Vince Guaraldi Trio
Santa Claus Is Comin’ (In A Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train) – The Tractors
You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch – Thurl Ravenscroft
The Gift (Simple Gifts) – King’s Singers
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Carly Simon
Blue Christmas – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) – Manhattan Transfer & Tony Bennett
Jingle Bell Boogie – Asleep at the Wheel
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings – Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLachlan
Joy To The World – The Roches
That’s about as close to “traditional” as I get this time of year. With any luck, Bill O’Reilly will not approve.
Pick up the Trans Siberian Railroad. You will not be disappointed.
I love the Roches– I got to see Suzzy with the Four Bitchin’ Babes last year. It was excellent!
The Louis Armstrong version of “Zat You, Santa Claus?” rules.
You also need Harry Connick Jr.’s Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlmen and We Three Kings is awesome.
Bare Naked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan, what a combo. Shawn
Colvin never disappoints.