It's a very funky Christmas with The Nightfly! In hour 1, we spin some classics and some rarities to make your spirits bright. Santa will bring you sides from James Brown, Miles Davis, and Louis Armstrong, and Cheech and Chong will take you higher than a reindeer. In hour 2, we'll keep celebrating with gospel from Mahalia Jackson, The Soul Stirrers, and the Gospel Clouds, break for some sizzling seasonal tracks from late great WERU dj Charlie Oldham, and wrap up with visions of peace from Babatunde Lea and Billy Paul.
Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" Louis Armstrong "Twas the Night Before Christmas" James Brown "Santa Claus is Definitely Here to Stay" Babs Gonzales "Be-Bop Santa Claus" Run Dmc "Christmas in Hollis" James Brown "Sweet Little Baby Boy" The Christmas Jug Band "Santa Lost a Ho" Ron Holden "Who Says There Ain't No Santy Claus" Johnny & Jon "Christmas in Vietnam" Jimi Hendrix "Little Drummer Boy" Miles Davis "Blue Christmas" Cheech & Chong "Santa Claus & His Old Lady" James Brown "Go Power at Christmas Time" Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth for Christ Choir "Jingle Bells, Parts 1 & 2" Mahalia Jackson "Silent Night" Louis Armstrong "His Father Wore Long Hair" Carla Thomas "Gee Whiz It's Christmas" Pearl Bailey "Five Pound Box of Money" Darlene Love "Christmas Baby Please Come Home" The Soul Stirrers "Listen to the Angels Sing" The Abyssinian Baptist Choir "He Stays in My Room" The Gospel Clouds "Jesus is All Over Me" Babatunde Lea "Prince of Peace" Billy Paul "Peace Holy Peace" Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party"