Various Artists- Get Ready For A Groovy And Bluesy Christmas / Various

Highly enjoyable Christmas CD with a total of 28 great tunes, favorites of the Bear Family Records team. -Black music from the golden age of rhythm ‘n’ blues and blues, a balanced mix of well-known and obscure recordings. -Notes and biographical details from Chicago’s Bill Dahl on each song in the illustrated, full-color booklet. -Carefully remastered original recordings in Bear Family’s trademark brilliant sound quality. -Also available as a vinyl LP: BAF18075 Whenever it’s time for Santa Claus, tree trimming, and holiday celebrations, you can safely anticipate Bear Family assembling the perfect Yuletide soundtrack. Our 2024 holiday compilation focuses solely on vintage blues and R&B material, and it comes in two formats to please everyone. The vinyl version offers 14 festive tracks ranging from beloved classics from Clyde McPhatter’s Drifters, B.B. King and Charles Brown to obscure gems by The Jackson Trio, blues guitarist Ralph Willis and Bay Area keyboardist Lonnie Hewitt, whose You’ve Been A Bad Little Girl is a Yuletide revelation. The CD collection adds 14 more holiday gems, including both sides of The Voices’ jumping 1955 single (Santa Claus Boogie b/w Santa Claus Baby), John Greer’s jolly We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo, and Big Maybelle’s spine-chilling rendition of the timeless Silent Night. This is the ultimate stocking stuffer that any dedicated R&B fan will be overjoyed to find under her or his Christmas tree.

Track List

1. Jingle Bell Hop – the Jackson Trio
2. Hey Santa Claus – the Moonglows
3. Merry Christmas My Love – Ray Agee
4. White Christmas – Clyde McPhatter
5. I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Moose Jackson
6. Christmas Date Boogie – Joe Turner’s Orchestra
7. Christmas Time for Everybody But Me – Hank Ballard ; the Midnighters
8. Christmas Celebration – B.B. King
9. You’ve Been a Bad Little Girl – Lonnie Hewitt
10. May Every Day Be Christmas – Louis Jordan and His Orchestra
11. I Hear Jingle Bells – Freddie King
12. We Wanna See Santa Do the Mambo – John Greer
13. Hello Santa Claus – Cecil Gant
14. Santa Claus Baby – the Voices
15. Winter Wonderland – Bill Doggett
16. Christmas Morning – Titus Turner
17. Santa Claus Is Coming – Hank Ballard ; the Midnighters
18. Merry Twist-Mas – the Marcels
19. Rock and Roll Santa Claus – Huey ‘Piano’ Smith and the Clowns
20. Christmas in Heaven – Billy Ward and His Dominoes
21. Santa Claus Boogie – the Voices
22. Sonny Boy’s Christmas Blues – Sonny Boy Williamson
23. Santa – Lightnin’ Hopkins
24. Trim Your Tree – Jimmy Butler with Blues Express Orchestra
25. I Want You with Me Xmas – Jesse Belvin
26. Christmas Blues – Washboard Pete
27. Please Come Home for Christmas – Charles Brown
28. White Christmas – Big Maybelle with Ernie Wilkins’ Orch