Last mix featured artists from cold, snowy Canada, and this one is a warm reprieve. I’ve never been to New Orleans, but I’ve been watching a lot of Treme lately, and as the winter weather starts rolling in I have thought it might be a pretty great place to wait out the winter blues. This mix might be the next best thing!
Tracklist (and where you can get these swingin’ songs for yourselves):
- Dukes of Dixieland – Holiday Time in New Orleans
- Big Al Carson – Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
- Louis Prima – Shake Hands with Santa Claus
- The Bourbon Street Players – Every Christmas Time
- Banu Gibson – Santa Claus Blues
- Don Vappie – Please Come Home for Christmas
- James Andrew – Christmas in New Orleans
- Wallace Johnson – Christmas Comes But Once a Year
- Louis Armstrong – Zat You Santa Claus
- New Birth Brass Band – Santa’s Second Line
- Irma Thomas with Preservation Hall Jazz Band – May Ev’ry Day be Christmas
- Allen Toussaint – The Day it Snows on Christmas
- Flat Duo Jets – Christmas Night 4 a.m. New Orleans
- Rickie Lee Jones – Christmas in New Orleans
- Tom McDermott – I Don’t Want Nuthin’ for Christmas
- Wynton Marsalis – O Come All Ye Faithful
Reindeer get all the glory at Christmastime, especially that one with the bright red nose. And they do work awfully hard to make sure Santa’s sleigh can get to all the homes on his list. But as you’ll soon discover, there are lots of other animals that have helped to make Christmas special, and this mix is going out to those overlooked critters on the farm, at the zoo, and curled up at the end of your bed.
Amelia's Christmas Mixes 