Mooh's Blues Christmas

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Dec 18 - 11:05 AM

"Santa Got A DWI" is certainly a bummer,
but when I heard it playing in a record store years ago,
it made me burst out laughing right there in the aisles.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 07 Dec 18 - 10:36 AM

Bumpity bump bump...crash.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 25 Dec 16 - 05:33 AM

Bumpity-bump...bump.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: GUEST,Mooh
Date: 24 Dec 12 - 02:51 PM

You're welcome. Not one to have the blues this time of year, there is a lot of emotion.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Bobert
Date: 23 Dec 12 - 09:02 PM

Yeah, back atcha, Mooh...

I've been diggin' on Doctor Ross today...

B~

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Janie
Date: 23 Dec 12 - 08:15 PM

And thank you, Mooh!

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 23 Dec 12 - 08:07 PM

One year later.

Peace, and Merry Christmas.

Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 23 Dec 11 - 03:56 PM

The annual bumperoo.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: bobad
Date: 08 Dec 10 - 07:29 PM

Blind Lemon Jefferson "Christmas Eve Blues" on YouTube

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 08 Dec 10 - 06:41 PM

Bumping a zombie thread for the Christmas season.

Please add your favourites.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 21 Dec 09 - 09:44 AM

Did I forget Booker T & The MGs In The Christmas Spirit?

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 21 Dec 09 - 09:40 AM

Wee bump for the season...

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 11:45 AM

bobad...Thanks, that's cool.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: bobad
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 07:44 AM

A classic: Charles Brown's "Cool Christmas Blues"

Tracklist:

1. Merry Christmas, Baby
2. Santa's Blues
3. Blue Holiday
4. Silent Night
5. Christmas Comes But Once a Year
6. Please Come Home for Christmas
7. Song for Christmas
8. Stay With Me
9. To Someone That I Love
10. Christmas in Heaven
11. Bringing in a Brand New Year

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: cptsnapper
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 07:35 AM

How about " Santa Claus Blues ": I particularly like the version by Banu Gibson

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: black walnut
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 02:19 PM

I wonder if it was just in Goderich.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 03 Dec 09 - 06:43 PM

Don't know. When they offered me a free one, I asked for another and they handed it to me. They never give stuff away normally.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: black walnut
Date: 03 Dec 09 - 01:15 PM

Canadian Tire was GIVING Cockburn (my hero) away?? What was the catch. There had to be a catch.

~b.w.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 03 Dec 09 - 10:59 AM

Diana Krall Christmas Songs:

   
      Jingle Bells
   
      Let It Snow
   
      The Christmas Song
   
      Winter Wonderland
   
      I'll Be Home For Christmas
   
      Christmas Time Is Here
   
      Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
   
      Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
   
      White Christmas

      What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

      Sleigh Ride

      Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 30 Nov 09 - 08:52 AM

Yesterday, Canadian Tire was giving away copies of the Bruce Cockburn Christmas cd (from 1993), and yes there's a bluesy tune on it.

1. Adeste Fidelis
2. Early On One Christmas Morn
3. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
4. Riu Riu Chiu
5. I Saw Three Ships
6. Down In Yon Forest
7. Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes
8. Go Tell It On The Mountain
9. Shepherds
10. Silent Night
11. Iesus Ahatonnia (The Huron Carol)
12. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
13. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
14. Mary Had A Baby
15. Joy To The World

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 28 Nov 09 - 06:53 PM

Bump...

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 09 Dec 08 - 10:15 AM

'Tis the season for Mooh's blues bumperoo!

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 26 Dec 07 - 04:12 PM

Susan, funny.

Peace, Mooh (Mike).

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: wysiwyg
Date: 25 Dec 07 - 10:21 PM

A mic, fer Shure.

~S~

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Dec 07 - 08:36 PM

yeah cool. who or what is a Mooh?

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 11 Dec 07 - 08:26 AM

Let's get away from the blues...from the "A Canadian Christmas" cd. I'd mention the label too except I can't read the fine print even with my reading glasses.

Jingle Bells-Diana Krall
Cool Yule-Matt Dusk
Santa Baby-Holly Cole
Silent Night-Take Three
Make It Christmas Day-Jan Arden
The First Noel-Frank Mills
O Little Town Of Bethlehem-John McDermott
I Saw Three Ships-Bruce Cockburn
Silver Bells-Anne Murray
It's A Marshmallow World-Kim Stockwood
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree-Rankin Sisters
I'll Be Home For Christmas-Joee
Taking Care Of Christmas-Randy Bachman
Christmas Eve-Spirit Of The West
12 Days Of Christmas-Bob & Doug McKenzie



Here's more, with thanks to the wonderful mandolinist Niles Hokkanen...

Copy and pasted with permission from the compiler Niles Hokkanen (google him, he's got great mandolin resources like his on-line catalog of books, recordings, back issues of "The Mandocrucian's
Digest" http://www.users.waitrose.com/~john..../hokkanen.html


(*Christmas themed albums)

Winter/Yule Folk-Rock, Disc 1

1."Fire And Wine" - Steve Ashley Stroll On; The Test of Time
2."Spirit of Christmas" - Steve Ashley; Stroll On Revisited, various - The Electric Muse
3."Gower Wassail" - Steeleye Span Ten Man Mop
4."Winter Winds - Fotheringay; Sandy Denny Who Knows Where The Time Goes
5."Winter Song" - Lindisfarne Nicely Out Of Tune
6."We Sing Hallelujah" - Richard & Linda Thompson I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
7."Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow" - Dave Pegg - The Cocktail Cowboy (or: Jethro Tull Christmas Album*
8."Inside" - Jethro Tull Benefit
9."Old Horse" - Martin Carthy The Collection
10."Here We Come A Wassailing" - Lea Nicholson Horsemusic
11."Romjulsgangar" - Bukkene Bruse (Norway) The Loveliest Rose*
12."For Saadan' Mildheds Gaver " - Bukkene Bruse (Norway) The Loveliest Rose*
13."German Tune" (carol) - Shirley & Dolly Collins For As Many As Will
14."The Moon Shines Bright" - Shirley & Dolly Collins For As Many As Will
15."Now Be Thankful" - Fairport Convention Full House (bonus tracks); History Of Fairport Convention
16."A Christmas Song" - Jethro Tull; Living In The Past, This Was (bonus tracks); (other rerecordings: A Little Light Music" (live); The Jethro Tull Christmas Album*)
17."The Sun Never Shines On The Poor" - Richard & Linda Thompson Hokey Pokey
18."Gaudete" - Steeleye Span Below The Salt
19."Cherry Tree Carol"- Pentangle Solomon's Seal
20."Feast Of Stephen" - Mike Heron Smiling Men With Bad Reputations
21."The Holly And The Ivy" - Steeleye Span (45 single)
22."Benedictus" - The Strawbs Grave New World
23."Ring Out Solstice Bells" - Jethro Tull Songs From The Wood; rerecording: The Jethro Tull Christmas Album

Winter/Yule Folk-Rock, Disc 2

1. Lena Willemark & Ale Möller (Sweden) - "Trilo" Nordan
2. Paul McCandless - "Coventry Carol" Windham Hill A Winter Solstice III*
3. Nightnoise - "Snow Is Lightly Falling" Windham Hill A Winter Solstice III*
4. Bukkene Bruse (Norway) - "Mariam hun er en Jomfrureen (Virgin Mary)" The Stone Chair
5. Ensemble Choral du Mout du Monde (breton)- "Nedeleg war ar mor (Christmas At Sea)" Noels Celtique*
6. Annbjørg Lien (Norway) - "A Little Child" Felefeber
7. The Strawbs - "Witchwood" From The Witchwood
8. Maggie Sansone - "Cantiga, A Madre Do Que Livrou" Ancient Noels*
9. Maggie Sansone - "15th Century Dutch Carols: When as The Rose of Jericho/A Year Begins Of Joy and Grace/To Us A Little Child Is Born" Ancient Noels*
10. Fairport Convention - "Journeyman's Grace" Angel Delight
11. Annbjørg Lien (Norway) - "Villvinter" (Wild Winter) Prisme
12. Jethro Tull - Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow Jethro Tull Christmas Album*
13. Mari & Sari Kaasinen (Finland) - "Heinilla härkien kaukalon (There In The Manger)" Can We Have Christmas Now?*
14. Muckram Wakes - "Horse March/Poor Old Horse" A Map of Derbyshire
15. Plainsong - "Raider" In Search of Amelia Earhardt
16. Ale Möller (Sweden) - "Snöflöjt (Snow Flute)" The Horse And The Crane
17. Roger Nicholson - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Fantasy" Nonesuch For Dulcimer
18. Donovan - "People Used To" Open Road
19. Shirley Collins - "Ashen ****** Wassail" Adieu Yo Old England
20. Steeleye Span - "The King" Please To See The King
21. Martin Carthy (w/Dave Swarbrick) - "Lord Of The Dance" The Bonny Black Hare; But Two Came By
22. Na Fili (Ireland) - "Don Oiche Ud I Mbeithil (That Night In Bethlehem)" Na Fili 3
23. Fairport Convention - "Farewell, Farewell" Liege And Lief; Sandy Denny - Who Knows Where The Time Goes

Winter/Yule Folk-Rock, Disc 3

1. "Bewcastle" - Maddy Prior and Rick Kemp
2. "Lament & Jig: Valencia Lament/Apples In Winter" - The Woods Band The Woods Band
3. "January's Snows" - The Woods Band The Woods Band
4. "January Man" - Bert Jansch Moonshine
5. "Lord Franklin" - Pentangle Cruel Sister (or Kevin Burke & Micheal O Domhniall Promenade)
6. "Frozen Man" - James Taylor New Moon Shine; Fairport Convention Old New Borrowed Blue
7. "Christmas Eve" - Andy Irvine Rainy Sundays...Windy Dreams
8. "Fire At Midnight" - Jethro Tull Jethro Tull Christmas Album, Heavy Horses
9. "The Apple-Wassailing Song" - The Watersons For Spence and Spicy Ale
10. "Christmas Hare" - Roger Watson The Pick And The Malt Shovel
11. "Down In Yon Forest" - Polly Bolton
12. "Arthur McBride" - Paul Brady Andy Irvine & Paul Brady
13. "Weathercock" - Jethro Tull Heavy Horses, Jethro Tull Christmas Album
14. "The Plainsman" - Fairport Convention Rosie
15. "The Snows They Melt The Soonest - Dick Gaughan
16. "Rain and Snow" - Pentangle Reflections;
17. "Cold And Raw" - High Level Ranters A Mile To Ride
18. "Turning Into Winter" - Jack The Lad It's Jack The Lad
19. "Lyke Wake Dirge" - Pentangle Basket of Light
20. "Candlemas Carol" - Steve Ashley Stroll On


"Footprints In The Snow" - Muleskinner
"Last Train To Poor Valley" - Norman Blake Fields of November
"The 28th of January" - Fuzzy Mt. String Band
"Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis" - Tom Waits Blue Valentine
"Dire Wolf" - Grateful Dead Workingman's Dead
"Jimmy Brown The Newsboy"
"Aqualung" - Jethro Tull Aqualung
"Cold Rain and Snow" - Grateful Dead (first album)
"Rain and Snow" - Muleskinner Muleskinner

Also:

AC/DC - "Mistress For Christmas" THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Spinal Tap - "Christmas With The Devil" BREAK LIKE THE WIND
Bob Rivers (?) - "Christmas Hell's Bells" (good AC/DC impression)
The Christmas Jug Band (w/Dan Hicks) - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'"
MISTLETOE JAM
Bob Seger - "Sock It To Me Santa" (early Detroit single, pre "Ramblin
Gamblin Man")

Since we've got away from the blues...from the "A Canadian Christmas" cd. I'd mention the label too except I can't read the fine print even with my reading glasses.

Jingle Bells-Diana Krall
Cool Yule-Matt Dusk
Santa Baby-Holly Cole
Silent Night-Take Three
Make It Christmas Day-Jan Arden
The First Noel-Frank Mills
O Little Town Of Bethlehem-John McDermott
I Saw Three Ships-Bruce Cockburn
Silver Bells-Anne Murray
It's A Marshmallow World-Kim Stockwood
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree-Rankin Sisters
I'll Be Home For Christmas-Joee
Taking Care Of Christmas-Randy Bachman
Christmas Eve-Spirit Of The West
12 Days Of Christmas-Bob & Doug McKenzie

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 23 Nov 07 - 05:55 PM

Refreshed for the season...

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 26 Dec 06 - 06:01 PM

Dick...Thanks for the tip.

Some more for you...

1. Christmas Celebration - B.B. King
2. Christmas, Don't Forget About Me - Drink 5mqll
3. Run, Rudolph, Run - Roomful of Blues
4. Dig That Crazy Santa Claus - Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers
5. Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong & the Commanders
6. Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas - Staple Singers
7. Santa Done Got Hip - The Marquees
8. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Lionel Hampton
9. Five Pound Box of Money - Pearl Bailey
10. Santa Baby - Holly Cole
11. Let's Make Christmas Mean Something - James Brown
12. Lonesome Christmas - Blues Boy Willie
13. Just a Lonely Christmas - Diana Ross & the Suptemes
14. Merry Christmas, Baby - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
15. (AII I Want For Christmas) Is To Lay Around - Chick Willis
16. Hey Santa Claus - The Moonglows
17. Santa Claus is Back in Town - Nqppy Brown
18. Christmas Spirit - Julie Lee & Het Boy Friends
19. Christmas Tears - David Dee
20. I Told Santa Claus - Roomful of Blues
21. Wintertime Done Rolled - Lightnin S1im
22. Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby - Amos Milburn
23. Blues for Christmas - Eddie C. Campbell
24. Please Come Home for Christmas - Chick Willis

Sorry about any repeated songs and typos here, I'm working with too little sleep, too much turkey'n'chocolate, too much family emotion, and general laziness.

Fun eh!

Peace on Boxing Day, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: black walnut
Date: 26 Dec 06 - 01:25 PM

That's an amazing list. Merry Christmas, Mooh and all. ~b.w.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: GUEST,Mooh Up North
Date: 25 Dec 06 - 05:11 PM

Thanks for the contributions!

Will have more to come when I'm back at my own computer in a day or two. Blues to me can be pretty wide, ranging from country blues, urban blues, jazz blues, folk blues, swing blues, blues rock...The Bride received Dianna Krall's Christmas cd today, and it's pretty bluesy in places.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Elmer Fudd
Date: 25 Dec 06 - 02:28 AM

Vewy impwessive, Mooh. Thanks.

Elmer

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 24 Dec 06 - 08:25 PM

DOCUMENT has issued "Blue, Blue Christmas"---a collection of for-real blues, rags and jazz songs about Christmas. Maybe not the last word, but pretty close. Available from CAMSCO, of course.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Azizi
Date: 24 Dec 06 - 10:08 AM

Mooh, my condolences on the passing of a person you knew.

Btw, I have to confess that I'm unfamiliar with most of the songs on your list. So I have a lot of Blues music experiencing to look forward to.

When I posted that link to Nat King Cole singing The Christmas Song, in spite of the title of this thread, I didn't 'get' that you wanted only Blues songs to add to your list.

I'm not sure if Nat King Cole is considered a Blues singer or a jazz vocalist or an easy listening vocalist {whatever "easy listening" means}. I read that Nat King Cole started out as a jazz pianist.

Be that it may, his rendition of Chestnut's Roasting On An Open Fire, has become a Christmas classic.

I hope you don't mind its inclusion on your list.

Best wishes,

Azizi

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Tweed
Date: 24 Dec 06 - 09:26 AM

Great list Mooh. Merry Christmas!

Tweed

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 24 Dec 06 - 07:43 AM

Who did "Chet's Nuts Roasting By An Open Fire"?

Actually the songs I like better aren't the novelty or parody songs, but the real Christmas blues...was thinking about this yesterday when word arrived that someone we know died of cancer. Nevertheless, some good old rockin' blues did much last night to improve the mood.

Peace, Mooh.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: number 6
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 10:49 PM

Honky Honky the Christmas Goose.

""He got so fat that he was no use."

... by Johnny Bower (goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs)


biLL

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: SharonA
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 06:01 PM

Actually, "Oh God, I'm Santa Claus" isn't particularly soothing as such (and it's not a blues song at all), but the character in the song has certainly got the blues!

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: SharonA
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 05:40 PM

I'll have a Mooh Christmas, that's certain...

Thanks, Mooh!

Sharon

P.S. -- May I also recommend "Zat You, Santa Claus?" as sung by Louis Armstrong, and "Oh God, I'm Santa Claus" by The Arrogant Worms.

Subject: RE: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Azizi
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 05:20 PM

Nat King Cole - Christmas Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXVeDPKqhFo

[Chestnut's Roasting On An Open Fire]

****

Happy Holidays to one and all!

from Azizi

Subject: Mooh's Blues Christmas
From: Mooh
Date: 23 Dec 06 - 12:14 PM

Santa says not to get your hopes up this year, he knows where you've been on the internet!

So, here are some tune suggestions to sooth your soul:

1. Presents for Christmas -Solomon Burke
2. Santa Claus is Coming- Ray Charles
3. Winter Wonderland -Annie Lennox
4. Thank God It's Christmas- Queen
5. Santa Claus is Coming -Pointer Sisters
6. That Spirit of Christmas -Ray Charles
7. Blue Christmas -Loretta Lynn
8. Back Door Santa -Clarence Carter
9. Merry Christmas Baby -Sheryl Crow & Eric Clapton
10. Run Run Rudolph- Bryan Adams
11. Lonely This Christmas- Mud
12. Merry Christmas Everybody -Slade
13. Blue Christmas- Gary Hoey
14. Merry Christmas Baby -Tina Turner
15. Five Wishes for Christmas -Steve Martin
16. White Christmas -The Beatles
17. Merry Christmas Baby -Otis Redding
18. Another Christmas Song -Jethro Tun
19. Rockabilly Christmas- Big Bad Voodoo Daddies
20. Christmas All Over Again -Tom Petty
21. Walking'round Bob Rivers
22. Father Christmas -The Kinks
23. Christmas (Please Come Home) - U2
24. I Am Santa Claus - Ozzie

1. Poor Man's X-mas -Smokin' Joe Kubek wl Bnois King
2. Merry Christmas Baby I Please Come Home for Christmas -
Charles Brown
3. Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' -Albert King
4. I Wanna Be Your Santa Claus -Jerry McCain
5. Please Come Home for Christmas -Johnny Winter
6. Santa Claus, Santa Claus -Louis Jordan
7. Lonesome Christmas -Lowell Fulson
8. Run Rudolph Run -Chuck Berry
9. All I Need for Christmas is You -BB Coleman & Blues Boy Willie
10. At the Christmas Ball -Bessie Smith wl Louis Armstrong
11. How I Hate to See Christmas Come Around -Jimmy
Witherspoon
12. Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues -Sonny Boy Williamson
13. Christmas Comes but Once a Year -Charles Brown
& Johnny Otis
14. Merry Christmas Baby -BB King
15. Christmas Tears -Sandra Hall wl Chicago Bob Nelson
16. Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday -William Bell
17. Santa's Messin' with the Kid -Eddie C. Campbell
18. Santa -Lightnin' Hopkins
19. Santa, Don't Let Me Down -Earl King
20. Merry Christmas Baby - Luther Johnson "Guitar Junior"

1. Booge Woogie Santa Claus - Mabel Scott
2. Absent Minded Santa - Jerry McCain
3. Christmas Is Here Again - Little Johnny Taylor
4. Christmas Time - Trudy Lynn
5. Please Come Home For Christmas - Holy Cole
6. One Day Before Christmas - Legendary Blues Band
7. Sad, Sad Christmas - McCain/Coleman
8. Merry Christmas baby - William Bell
9. Blue Christmas - Meditation Singers
10. Gee Whiz It's Christmas - Carla Thomas'
11. Jingle Bells - Bookwer T and The MGs
12. Backdoor Santa - BB King
13. Happy Christmas Tears - Little Jimmy King
14. X-mas Blues - Preston Shannon Band
15. Five Pound Box Of Money - Michelle Wilson
16. I Wanna Spend Christmas With You - Lowell Fulson
17. Merry Christmas Baby - Chuck Berry
18. Empty Stocking Blues - Floyd Dixon
19. May Christmas Bring You Happiness - Chick Willis
20. Sam's Christmas Blues - Anson Funderburgh
21. I Didn't Get Nothin' For Christmas - Vernon Garrett

Peace, Love & Happiness at Christmas!

Mooh.