RoCM Christmas Eve Playlist: 24 Dec 2022
So if you’re like me, a bleeding heart heathen who still tries to apply some sense of spirit during the holidays in spite of your general cynicism about the would around us and life in general, then this playlist might be for you. Fun fact – I was well in to my early teens before I drew any serious connection between the secular Christmas traditions that my family celebrated and the religious holiday celebrated by literally everyone else in my home town. I mean – imagine growing up in Irvine in the 1980s and trying to dodge the influence of Christianity? It was like the Glass Stepping Stones episode of Squid Games…
Anyway – if you do celebrate Christmas – religious or otherwise – but also enjoy great music, then, at the risk of repeating, this playlist is definitely for you. Happy holidays, folks…
| Time | Artist | Song | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00:17 PM | Vince Guaraldi Trio | Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) | A Charlie Brown Christmas (Original 1965 TV Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition] |
| 6:05:51 PM | Mars Williams | Maoz Tzur (Hanukkah) / Truth Is Marching In / Jingle Bells [Live] | Mars Williams presents: An Ayler Xmas (Live) |
| 6:20:05 PM | Miles Davis | Blue Xmas (Master) | The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings |
| 6:26:13 PM | John Zorn | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | A Dreamers Christmas |
| 6:32:41 PM | William S. Burroughs | The Junky's Christmas | Spare Ass Annie and Other Tales |
| 6:50:47 PM | Tom Waits | Silent Night-Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis | Live at Sydney (May 2, 1979) |
| 7:00:17 PM | Robert Earl Keen | Merry Christmas from the Family (Live) | No. 2 Live Dinner |
| 7:04:13 PM | Charlie Parker | White Christmas | Le Jazz Cool, Historical Recordings, Vol. 1 (Mono Version) |
| 7:10:37 PM | John Coltrane Quintet With Eric Dolphy | My Favourite Things | John Coltrane Quintet With Eric Dolphy |
| 7:29:44 PM | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence |
| 7:35:31 PM | Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon | Have Yourself A Merry Avant Garde Christmas Medley | Single |
| 7:45:00 PM | Alexander Zlatkovski | Silent Night - a bizarre piano version | Single |
| 7:46:58 PM | Louis Amstrong and His Orchestra | Christmas in New Orleans | Amstrong as Santa Claus (Mono Version) - EP |
| 7:49:50 PM | Paul Simon and Steve Martin | Silver Bells | Live on SNL |
| 7:55:56 PM | Tom Lehrer | (I'm Spending) Hanukkah In Santa Monica | The Remains of Tom Lehrer |
Don’t forget that you can listen online at KCSB-FM’s website and there’s an online archive available for two weeks after the show airs.
