On Air

Sunday Street playlist for 12/22/2024

Opening set
David Francey, A Winter Song (SKATING RINK, Laker)
Fotheringay, Winter Winds (FOTHERINGAY, A&M)
Patricia Barber, Winter (MODERN COOL, Premonition)
The Attention Seekers, Winter Song (mp3, the-attention-seekers.co.uk)
Gene Clark, Winter In (FLYING HIGH, A&M)
Fountains of Wayne, Valley Winter Song (WELCOME INTERSTATE MANAGERS, S-Curve)

Set 2
Steeleye Span, Gaudette (BELOW THE SALT, Chrysalis)
Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band, Angels From the Realms of Glory (A TAPESTRY OF CAROLS, Saydisc)
John Kirkpatrick, Wassail Song (WASSAIL, Fellside)
The Albion Christmas Band, On Christmas Night (AN ALBION CHRISTMAS, Talking Elephant)
Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies, Ice Cold in Ainwick (SNOW DANCING, Tantobie)

Set # 3
Joni Michell, River alt. version w/horns (BLUE AT 50, Rhino)
Joni Michell, Winter Lady (THE JONI MITCHELL ARCHIVES V.1, Rhino)
Leonard Cohen, Winter Lady (LEONARD COHEN, Columbia)
Lynn Miles, This Heart That Lives in Winter (SLIGHTLY HAUNTED, Philo)

Set 4
John Hartford, On Christmas Eve (HEADING DOWN INTO THE MYSTERY BELOW, Flying Fish)
Michael Murphey, Ridin’ Home on Christmas Eve (COWBOY CHRISTMAS, WB)
Tom Russell, Streetlights and Snow. (unreleased, intended for a 1997 Philo artists roster compilation)

Set 5
The Chieftains w/ Elvis Costello, The St. Stephen’s Day Murders (THE BELLS OF DUBLIN, RCA)
The Chieftains w/ Jackson Browne (THE BELLS OF DUBLIN, RCA)
The Chieftains, Skyline Jig (THE BELLS OF DUBLIN, RCA)
Bohola, Celebration/Stack of Barley/Fairytale of New York (BO-HO-HO-HOLA, Not on label)
Shane McGowan & The Popes, Christmas Lullaby (CHRISTMAS PARTY E.P., ZZT)

Set # 6
Tom Prasada Rao, Christmas in the Ashram (A VERY BLUE ROCK CHRISTMAS, Blue Rock)
John Mayall, Christmas ‘71 (MOVING ON, Polydor)
Happy Traum, Bright Morning Stars (BRIGHT MORNING STARS, Greenhays)
Melanie, Old Tin Star (ANTLERS, Blue Moon)
David Mallett, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (CHRISTMAS IN MAINE, Not on label)

Interlude
John Fahey, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (THE NEW POSSIBILITY, Takoma)

Set # 7
Peter Paul and Mary, Light One Candle (NO EASY WALK TO FREEDOM, Gold Castle)
Sloan Wainwright, Illuminate (ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS, Derby Disc)
Ellis Paul, The Night The Lights Went Out on Christmas (SILVER CITY OF DREAMS, Black Wolf)
Bert Jansch & Beth Orton, Watch the Stars (THE BLACK SWAN, Drag City)
Storyhill, The Hills Are Bare at Bethlehem (BETHLEHEM, Storyhill Records)
Emmylou Harris, Beautiful Star of Bethlehem (LIGHT OF THE STABLE, Warner Brothers)

Set # 8
Elvis Presley, Santa Claus is Back in Town (ELVIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM, RCA)
Elvis Presley, Blue Christmas (ELVIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM, RCA)
Aretha Franklin, Blue Holiday (THE ELECTRIFYING ARETHA FRANKLIN, Columbia)
Dinah Washington, Ole Santa (1959 single, Mercury)
Charles Brown, Please Come Home for Christmas (1960 single, King)
Darlene Love, Christmas Baby Please Come Home (A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU FROM PHIL SPECTOR, Phillies)

Set # 9
*Ben Folds, Me and Maurice (SLEIGHER, New West)
*Ben Folds, Sleepwalking Through Christmas (SLEIGHER, New West)
Graham Parker, Christmas is for Mugs (A CHRISTMAS CRACKER E.P., Gadfly)

Dylan
Bob Dylan, A Visit from St. Nicholas (via YouTube)
Bob Dylan, Must Be Santa (CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART, Columbia)

*indicates new release or recent re-issue