Okay, making a note here, next time stop at three hours, or else do it in the AM on Christmas Day. I didn’t log out of Second Life until after midnight UK time, and didn’t get to sleep until nearly 1am! π«
But on the plus side, I had a load of fun putting this show together, with a little help from Apple Music. π Pulled together soul, jazz and reggae covers of various Christmas songs and carols, plus some of my favourite songs of the season. And yes, a couple of songs get repeated in different versions. π
I’m now taking a break from DJ-ing and radio until the New Year. Hope you’re all staying safe out there!
Tracklisting
Festive Voice-bed: Dubstep Christmas Robot β Jaywalker Jack
O Come, O Come Emmanuel β Enya
Purple Snowflakes β Marvin Gaye
Walking In the Air (Duet) β Aled Jones
Jah Rasta Claus Aka Christmas Time β Cosmo
Good King Wenceslas β Mel TormΓ©
Mull of Kintyre β Wings
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) β John Holt
Back Door Santa β Clarence Carter
King Tubby’s Snow Dub β Roots Radics Meet Scientist And King Tubby
Ecce Novum β Ola Gjeilo, The Choir of Royal Holloway & 12 Ensemble
O Christmas Tree β GIVΔON
Santa’s Got a Bag of Soul β Soul Saints Orchestra
In the Bleak Midwinter β James Blake
I Want To Come Home For Christmas β Marvin Gaye
White Christmas β Bing Crosby, Pentatonix & London Symphony Orchestra
The Twelve Days of Christmas β Peter Broggs
Simple Gifts β Alexis Ffrench
We Wish You A Merry Christmas β Victoria MonΓ©t
Deck the Halls β Herbie Hancock
Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60: IV. Troika β Paavo JΓ€rvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
O Tannenbaum β Vince Guaraldi Trio
In dulci jubilo β Mike Oldfield
Just Another Christmas Song (This Time I’ll Sing Along) β Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
This Christmas β Donny Hathaway
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus β Johnny Clarke
Ave Maria β Jax Jones
Rich Man for Christmas β Lady Saw
Es Ist Ein Ros’ Entsprungen β London Brass
My Favorite Things β Tony Bennett
Christmas Will Really Be Christmas β Lou Rawls
Frosty the Snowman β The Mighty Diamonds
Little Saint Nick β The Beach Boys
All I Want for Christmas β Bria Skonberg
Wonderful Christmastime β Paul McCartney
Winter Wonderland β Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
Happy Christmas (feat. Toots and the Maytals) β Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
Santa Baby β Eartha Kitt
Wish You a Merry Christmas / Ahameric Temple β Jacob Miller
Last Christmas β Joy Crookes
The Nutcracker Suite β Les Brown & His Band of Renown
The 12 Days of Christmas β Straight No Chaser
O Holy Night β Mickey Guyton
Jingle Bells β Ella Fitzgerald
Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas β The Staple Singers
Stop the Cavalry β Jona Lewie
Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto β James Brown
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year β Andy Williams
Portsmouth β Mike Oldfield
Cool Yule (feat. The Commanders) β Louis Armstrong
What Christmas Means to Me β Stevie Wonder
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) β Nat βKingβ Cole
All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) β Spike Jone & His City Slickers
A Christmas Carol β Tom Lehrer
Winter Wonderland β Macy Gray
Baby It’s Cold Outside β Ella Fitzgerald
Fairytale of New York β The Pogues
Apollo 8’s Christmas Eve 1968 Message β Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, William Anders
I Believe in Father Christmas β Greg Lake
