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It's a very soulful Christmas! We'll hear holiday favorites from Louis Armstrong and James Brown, plus new soulful songs of the season from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Kermit Ruffins. We're stuffing your stocking with funk, soul, & jazz this year!
UpFront Soul Playlist #2015.50 Hour 1 Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from "Back to the Night" on A&M Louis Armstrong "Twas the Night Before Christmas" from "Twas the Night Before Christmas" James Brown "Santa Claus is Definitely Here to Stay" from "James Brown's Funky Christmas" Babs Gonzales "Be-Bop Santa Claus" from "Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics" Run Dmc "Christmas in Hollis" from "A Very Special Christmas" James Brown "Sweet Little Baby Boy" from "James Brown's Funky Christmas" The Christmas Jug Band "Santa Lost a Ho" from "Uncorked" on Globe Records Ron Holden "Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus?" from "Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus?" Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings "God Rest Ye Merry Gents" from "It's a Holiday Soul Party" on Daptone Cheech & Chong "Santa Claus & His Old Lady" from "Santa Claus & His Old Lady" Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth for Christ Choir "Jingle Bells, Parts 1 & 2" from "Like a Ship" on Light In The Attic Mahalia Jackson "Silent Night" from "Gospel Christmas/Silent Night" Louis Armstrong "His Father Wore Long Hair" from "Louis Armstrong & Friends" on Blackbird Ike & Tina Turner "Merry Christmas Baby" from "Merry Christmas Baby" on warner brothers The Soulful Strings "Jingle Bells" from "The Magic of Christmas" on Cadet Hour 2 Nancy Dupree & a Group of Rochester, NY Youngsters "Call Baby Jesus" from "Ghetto Reality" on Folkways Mahalia Jackson "Go Tell It on the Mountain" from "Gospel Christmas/Silent Night" Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars "Christmas Night in Harlem [#]" from "Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics" Leo Watson "Jingle Bells" from "Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics" The Sonics "Don't Believe in Christmas" from "Bummed Out Christmas" on Rhino Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings "Funky Little Drummer Boy" from "It's a Holiday Soul Party" on Daptone Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings "Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects" from "It's a Holiday Soul Party" on Daptone Johnny & Jon "Christmas in Vietnam" from "Bummed Out Christmas" on Rhino Jimi Hendrix "Little Drummer Boy" from "Little Drummer Boy" Miles Davis "Blue Christmas" from "Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics" Kermit Ruffins "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" from "Have a Crazy Cool Christmas" on Basin St. Records C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band "Zydeco Christmas" from "Alligator Records Genuine Houserockin' Christmas" on Alligator Lambert, Hendricks & Ross "Deck Us All With Boston Charlie" from "Hipsters' Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics" The Soul Singers "Something's Got A Hold Of Me" from "Screaming Gospel Holy Rollers Vol 2" Aretha Franklin & Mavis Staples "We Need Power" from "One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism" Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from "Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963" on RCA