The Obligatory Christmas Show
Air Date: 12/23/23, Saturday 6-8 PM
Set 1
• Roomful Of Blues – Christmas Celebration (Roomful Of Christmas) (Bullseye) 1997
• Big Harp George – Bad Santa (Big Harp George Does Christmas) (Blues Mountain)
• Big Joe Turner – Christmas Date Boogie (Blues, Blues Christmas 1925-1955) (Document) 2005
• Albert King – Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’ (Stax Christmas) (Craft)
• Samara Joy – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (A Joyful Holiday) (Verve)
Set 2
• Lisa Biales – At Christmas (At Christmas) (Big Song)
• War – (Yes It’s) Christmas (single) (Rhino)
• Sonny Boy Williamson – Sonny Boy’s Christmas Blues (Blues, Blues Christmas 1925-1955) (Document) 2005
• Smoky Greenwell – Homeless Christmas (Blues For Democracy) (Self)
Set 3
• Mizz Lowe – Christmas Tears (with Bobby Rush) (Classy Woman) (Self)
• Leon Redbone – Christmas Ball Blues (Christmas Island) (Rounder) 1989
• Coco Montoya – The Three Kings And Me (Writing On The Wall) (Alligator)
• David Young & The Soul Sessions Band – Bluesy Christmas (Merry Christmas) (Self)
Set 4
• Samantha Fish – Run Run Rudolph (Rounder) 2019
• Roosevelt Sykes – Let Me Hang Your Stocking In Your Christmas Tree (Blues, Blues Christmas 1925-1955) (Document) 2005
• Eddie 9V – Mary Don’t You Weep (Capricorn) (Ruf)
• The Maple Blues Band – Blue Christmas (Blue Christmas) 2022
• Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – Christmas (The Alligator Records Christmas Collection) (Alligator) 1992
Set 5
• Lisa Biales – That’s What I Like About Christmas (At Christmas) (Big Song)
• The Blind Boys Of Alabama (with Mavis Staples) – Born In Bethlehem (Go Tell It On The Mountain) (Omnivore) 2003
• JD McPherson – Socks (Socks) (New West) 2018
• Rufus Thomas – I’ll Be Your Santa Baby (Stax Christmas) (Craft)
Set 6
• The Cash Box Kings – Ride Santa Ride (Oscar’s Motel) (Alligator)
• The Moonglows – Hey Santa Claus (Blues, Blues Christmas 1926-1958) (Document)
• The James Montgomery Blues Band – Deck The Halls (Blues Christmas) (Cleopatra) 2015
• Big Harp George – Thee Three Kings (Big Harp George Does Christmas) (Blues Mountain)
• Charles Brown – Merry Christmas Baby (single) (Big Town) 1977
