Artist | Title | Album (* = New Release) |
Opening Set | | |
Peter Mayer | Green | Midwinter |
Catie Curtis | Song for a Winter's Night | A Catie Curtis Christmas* |
Brooks Williams | Winter Moon | Seven Sisters |
Set # 2 | | |
Darryl Purpose | Girl From Golden | Next Time Around* |
Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer | Footsteps of the Faithful | American Noel |
Terence Martin | Bethlehem | Hudson Harding Sampler Vol.7* |
Set # 3 | | |
The Civil Wars | I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day | Holiday Rules* |
The Punch Brothers | O Come O Come Emmanuel | Holiday Rules* |
Justin Roth | Deck The Halls | Hudson Harding Sampler* |
Sufjan Stevens | Angels We Have Heard On High | Silver & Gold* |
Set # 4 | | |
Sara Milonovich | Light The Tree Lights | Snowday* |
Tracy Thorn | Joy | Tinsel And Lights* |
The Swingle Singers | White Christmas | Christmas Time |
Ellis Paul | City of Silver Dreams | City of Silver Dreams* |
Richard Hawley | Silent Night | Making Merry |
Set # 5 | | |
Rufus and Martha Wainwright | Some Children See Him | McGarrigle Christmas Hour |
Martin Sexton | O Christmas Tree | Camp Holiday |
Joel Mabus | The Wexford Carol | A Parlor Guitar Christmas* |
Low | Long Way Around The Sea | Christmas |
Set # 6 | | |
Holly Cole | River | `Dark Dear Heart |
Jeff Black | Avalon | B-Sides and Confessions Vol. Two* |
Jeff Black | Do You Hear What I Hear? | private recording |
Mary Chapin Carpenter | Christmas Carol | Twelve Songs of Christmas |
Dylan | | |
Bob Dylan | Winterlude | New Morning |
Steve Matteo, who writes about popular music for Long Island Pulse, joined us on air to highlight music for the holiday season, centering on impressive new releases as well as some rediscovered albums from past years. We also spoke by phone with Meg Hutchinson, of the ensemble Winterbloom, who did an afternoon concert at The University Cafe in the Sunday Street Acoustic Series, co-sponsored by WUSB.