Encore une de mes réalisations de circonstance , mais avec certains titres peu banals , que l'on ne voie pas souvent dans la blogosphère . 

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01 ) Rosco Gordon & The Duke Robillard Band : Merry Christmas Everyone 4'53

Written By : Robert "Bob" Heatlie

Single SP Dimension Records D 1021 [ US ] le 23 Novembre 1963

02 ) Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva : I Wish You A Merry Christmas 2'27

Written By : Carole King , Gerry Goffin

" Merry Christmas " Album Ho ! Ho ! Ho ! LP Capitol Records ST 2790 [ US ] en 1967

03 ) Lou Rawls : Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 3'41

Written By : Edward Hugh Martin , Ralph Blane " Ralph Uriah Hunsecker "

" Miss Patti's Christmas " Album Def Soul Classics Records B0009871-02 [ US ] en 2007

04 ) Patty LaBelle : What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas ? 4'07

Written By : Homer Banks , Carl Mitchell Hampton

" My Christmas Songs " Album Mardi Gras Records [ US ] le 02 Septembre 1996

05 ) Marva Wright : Marva's Holiday Shuffle 3'03

Written By : Marva Wright

Single SP Atco Records 45-6631 [ US ] en Novembre 1968

06 ) Otis Redding : Merry Christmas , Baby 2'30

Written By : Lou Baxter , John Dudley "Johnny" Moore

" More Sounds Of Christmas " Album Argo Records 745 [ US ] en 1964

07 ) The Ramsey Lewis Trio : Snowbound 3'38

Written By : Russell H. "Russ" Faith , Clarence Way Kehner

Single SP Atco Records 45-6630 [ US ] le 23 Octobre 1968

08 ) King Curtis : The Christmas Song 3'10

Written By : Mel Tormé " Melvin Howard Torma " , Robert Wells " Robert Levinson "

Single SP Solo Records 45-1973 [ US ] 19??

09 ) Chocolate Snow : Let Me Be Your Christmas Toy 4'36

Written By : Cornelius Neal

Single SP King Records 45-6203 [ US ] le 21 Décembre 1968

10 ) James Brown : Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto 3'03

Written By : James Brown , Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis , Hank Ballard " John Henry Kendricks "

Single SP Fania Records 551 [ US ] en 1970

11 ) The Harvey Averne Band : Let's Get It Together This Christmas 2'34

Written By : Harvey Averne

This Is Christmas CD Epic Records EK 57795 [ US ] en 1995

12 ) Luther Vandross : Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 5'06

Written By : Edward Hugh Martin , Ralph Blane " Ralph Uriah Hunsecker "

Single SP Deram Records 45-DEM-85036 [ US ] le 28 Décembre 1968

13 ) The Flirtations : Christmas Time Here Again 3'38

Written By : Arthur Ronald "Wayne" Bickerton , Anthony Brendon Joseph "Tony" Waddington

Single SP Glow Hill Record 575-238 [ US ] en 1979

14 ) Vernon Garrett With Sir Stan And The Counts : Christmas Groove 2'28

Written By : Vernon Garrett , Earl Foster

Single SP Rojac Records RA-111 [ US ] en Novembre 1966

15 ) Private Charles Bowens & The Gentlemen From Tigerland : Christmas In Vietnam 3'07

Written By : Jack Taylor

Single SP Soul Sound Records 1000 [ US ] en 1969

16 ) Bobby Allen & Exceptions : Lonely Christmas Tears 3'17

Written By : Bobby Allen

Voici une très belle compilation de Blues , de Rhythm 'n' Blues de la fin des années 40 et au début des années 50 ; " Blue Christmas " éditée en Espagne sur le label Blue Moon Records BMCD 5003 [ ES ] en 1994  . Certains de ces titres sont bien connues , mais d'autres sont plutôt obscures . Si vous n'avez pas les titres obscures , vous devriez vite m'en faire la demande ; et si vous aimez les morceaux connus , vous aimerez aussi les moins connus . 

Savoy Records le Juin 1950

01 ) Johnny Otis Orchestra With Little Esther Phillips & Mel Walker : Christmas Greetings 0'32

Single SP Atlantic Records 45-1048 [ US ] en Novembre 1954

02 ) The Drifters : White Christmas 2'39

Written By : Irving Berlin " Israel Isidore Beilin "

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Specialty Records SP 381 [ US ] en Novembre 1950

03 ) Roy Milton : Christmas Time Blues 3'05

Written By : Roy Milton

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Jubilee Records 5017 [ US ] en Novembre 1949 

04 ) The Orioles : What Are You Doing New Year's Eve 2'54

Written By : Frank Henry Loesser

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Specialty Records SP 380 [ US ] en Novembre 1950

05 ) Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy : I Want My Baby For Christmas 2'41

Written By : Jimmy Liggins

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Exclusive Records 75x [ US ] en 1948

06 ) Mabel Scott : Boogie Woogie Santa Claus 2'19

Written By : Leon T. Rene

Single SP King Records 45-1281 [ US ] le 14 Novembre 1953

07 ) Billy Ward & His Dominoes : Christmas In Heaven 2'44

Written By : Billy Ward " Robert L. Williams "

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Swing Time Records 289 [ US ] en 1952

08 ) Lowell Fulson With Orchestra : Best Wishes 2'36

Written By : Roy Milton

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Savoy Records 764 [ US ] le 20 Juin 1950

09 ) Johnny Otis Orchestra With Little Esther Phillips & Mel Walker : Far Away Blues [ Xmas Blues ] 3'21

Written By : Johnny Otis " Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes "

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Down Beat Records 153 [ US ] en 1948

10 ) Joe Turner's Orchestra With Pete Johnson At The "88"  : Christmas Date Boogie 2'36

Written By : Big Joe Turner " Joseph Vernon Turner Jr. "

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Specialty Records SP-868 [ US ] en Septembre 1954

11 ) The Soul Stirrers : Any Day Now 2'27

Written By : Faidest Wagoner , Jean Butler

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Aladdin Records SP 342 [ US ] en Octobre 1949

12 ) Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chicken Shakers : Let's Make Christmas Merry Baby 2'55

Written By : Frank Haywood , Ernest Monroe Tucker

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Chance Records CH-1150 [ US ] en Novembre 1953

13 ) The Moonglows & Red Holloway's Orhestra : Hey Santa Claus 2'26

Written By : Harvey Fuqua , Albert James "Alan" Freed

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM King Records SP 4493 [ US ] en Novembre 1951

14 ) Moose Jackson : I'll Be Home For Christmas 2'31

Written By : Walter Kent " Walter Maurice Kaufman " , James Kimble "Kim" Gannon , Samuel "Buck" Ram

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Swing Time Records 242 [ US ] en 1951

15 ) Lowell Fulson : Lonesome Christmas [ Part 2 ] 2'11

Written By : Lloyd Colquit Glenn

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Capitol Records 15203 [ US ] le 13 Novembre 1947

16 ) Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends : Christmas Spirit 2'47

Written By : Red Burns " Bobby Black "

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Decca Records 27806 [ US ] en Novembre 1951

17 ) Louis Jordan & His Orchestra : May Every Day Be Christmas 3'11

Written By : Louis Thomas Jordan

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Capitol Records 311 [ US ] le 14 Octobre 1946

18 ) The King Cole Trio With String Choir : The Christmas Song [ Merry Christmas To You ] 3'14

Written By : Robert Wells " Robert Levinson " , Mel Tormé " Melvin Howard Torma "

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Capitol Records 1259 [ US ] en Décembre 1950

19 ) Sugar "Chile" Robinson : Christmas Boogie 2'15

Written By : Vernon White

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Jubilee Records 5017 [ US ] en Novembre 1949

20 ) The Orioles : [ It's Gonna Be A ] Lonely Christmas 3'19

Written By : Phil Rose , Sid Sprung

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Supreme Records 1508 [ US ] en Octobre 1948

21 ) Jimmy Witherspoon : How I Hate To See Xmas Come Around 3'00

Written By : Al Patrick , LeRoy Whyte

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Specialty Records SP 342 [ US ] le 02 Octobre 1949

22 ) Smokey Hogg : I Want My Baby For Christmas 2'51

Written By : Andrew "Smokey" Hogg

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Specialty Records SP-837 [ US ] en 1952

23 ) The Pilgrim Travelers : I'll Be Home For Christmas 2'32

Written By : Walter Kent " Walter Maurice Kaufman " , James Kimble "Kim" Gannon , Samuel "Buck" Ram

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Chance Records CH-1150 [ US ] en Novembre 1953

24 ) The Moonglows & Red Holloway's Orhestra : Just A Lonely Christmas 2'29

Written By : Harvey Fuqua , Albert James "Alan" Freed

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM Exclusive Records 254 [ US ] le 08 Novembre 1947

25 ) Johnny Moore's Three Blazers Feat. Charles Brown : Merry Christmas , Baby 2'41

Written By : Lou Baxter , John Dudley "Johnny" Moore 

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM National Records 9062 [ US ] en Novembre 1948

26 ) The Ravens : The Raven's Rendition Of : Silent Night 2'54

Written By : Josef Franz Mohr , Franz Xaver Gruber

Voici mon dernier postage concernant Noël ; " A Rhythm & Blues Christmas " est édité en Amérique sur le label Gusto Records Inc. GT7-2139-2 [ US ] en 2009 . Encore de très bons titres avec de très connus mais aussi quelques chansons bien moins connues . Bon ce soir c'est le réveillon de la nouvelle année , ne forcez pas trop sur l'alcool et si vous en abusez n'utilisez surtout pas votre voiture . Peace , Love & Soul .

Single SP Federal Records 45-12439 [ US ] en 1961

01 ) Freddy King : I Hear Jingle Bells 2'37

Written By : Zella Bridge

Single SP King Records 45-6016 [ US ] en Octobre 1965

02 ) Billy Ward & The Dominoes : O Holy Night 2'14

Written By : Adolphe Charles Adam , Mary-Placide Cappeau ( Uncredited )

Single SP King Records 45-5405 [ US ] en 1960

03 ) Charles Brown : Please Come Home For Christmas

Written By : Charles Mose Brown , Gene Clarence Redd

Extract from the album " All-Time Christmas Favorites " King Records 295-89 [ US ] en 1954

04 ) Bill Doggett : Jingle Bells [ Instrumental ] 2'31

Written By : James Lord Pierpont

Single SP Hollywood Records 45-1023 [ US ] en 1954

05 ) Mabel Scott With Orchestra : Boogie Woogie Santa Claus 2'17

Written By : Leon T. Rene

Single SP King Records 45-5731 [ US ] en 1963

06 ) Charles Brown : Wrap Yourself In A Christmas Package 2'13

Written By : Cecil James "Big Jay" McNeely , Nathaniel "Nath" Nathan Montague , Charles Mose Brown

Single SP King Records 45-5405 [ US ] en 1960

07 ) Amos Milburn : Christmas [ Comes But Once A Year ] 2'25

Written By : Joseph Amos Milburn Jr. , Albert Shubert " Albert Andrew Gibson "

Single SP Hollywood Records 45-1021 [ US ] en Novembre 1954

08 ) Lloyd Glenn : Sleigh Ride [ Instrumental ] 1'59

Written By : Lloyd Colquit Glenn

Extract from the album " Spiritual Christmas Songs " King Records 803 [ US ] en Octobre 1962

09 ) The Galatian Singers : The First Noel 2'48

Written By : Traditional

Single Shellac 10'' 78 RPM National Records 4010 [ US ] en Décembre 1946

10 ) Gatemouth Moore : Christmas Blues 2'53

Written By : Arnold Dwight Moore

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11 ) Soul Comforters : When Was Jesus Born 2'41

Written By : Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Extract from the album " 12 Song Ofs Christmas " King Records King 600 [ US ] le 01 Novembre 1958

12 ) Bill Doggett : What Child Is This [ Instrumental ] 3'24

Written By : Traditional

Extract from the album " Spiritual Christmas Songs " King Records 803 [ US ] en Octobre 1962

13 ) The Galatian Singers : Go Tell It On The Mountain 2'33

Written By : Traditional

14 ) The Galatian Singers : We Three Kings Of Orient Are 2'17

Written By : Traditional

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15 ) Soul Comforters : Silent Night 3'22

Written By : Traditional

Extract from the album " Spiritual Christmas Songs " King Records 803 [ US ] en Octobre 1962

16 ) The Galatian Singers : Joy To The World 1'28

Written By : Traditional

Soul Quinquin vous souhaite un

Meilleurs vœux pour un Noël plein de joie et de bonheur .

Percy Faith & His Orchestra : Album " The CBS Album Of Christmas Music " CBS Records GPG 66009 [ UK ]

Cette fois ci , j'ai préféré poster un style Classic Christmas ( pas de Soul Christmas ) avec un double album de Percy Faith & His Orchestra édité en Angleterre sur le label CBS Records GPG 66009 [ UK ] en 1958 . Cette édition reprend deux albums de Percy Faith édités en Amérique en 1954 , pour le premier sous le titre de " Music Of Christmas " sur le label Columbia Records CL 588 [ US ] et en 1958 pour le deuxième sous le titre de " Hallelujah ! " sur le label Columbia Records CL 1187 [ US ] .

A 1 ) Joy To The World 2'05

Written By : Isaac Watts , Georg Friedrich Händel

A 2 ) Silent Night , Holy Night 3'42

Written By : Josef Franz Mohr , Franz Xaver Gruber

A 3 ) Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly 2'54

Written By : Traditional

A 4 ) It Came Upon The Midnight Clear 2'42

Written By : Edmund Hamilton Sears , Richard Storrs Willis

A 5 ) Good King Wenceslas 3'03

Written By : John Mason Neale

A 6 ) Hark ! The Herald Angels Sing 2'58

Written By : Charles Wesley , Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

B 1 ) The First Noel 3'22

Written By : Traditional

B 2 ) Lo , How A Rose E'er Blooming / O Little Town Of Bethlehem 4'09

Written By : Lewis Henry Redner

B 3 ) O Holy Night 3'43

Written By : Adolphe Charles Adam

B 4 ) The Holly And The Ivy / Here We Go A-Caroling 2'09

Written By : Traditional

B 5 ) God Rest Ye Merry , Gentlemen 2'45

Written By : Traditional

B 6 ) O Come All Ye Faithful 4'04

Written By : John Reading

C 1 ) Hallelujah Chorus 4'23

Written By : Georg Friedrich Händel

C 2 ) Away In A Manger 2'24

Written By : Martin Luther

C 3 ) We Three Kings Of Orient Are 2'13

Written By : John Henry Hopkins Jr.

C 4 ) Gesu Bambino [ The Infant Jesus ] 3'08

Written By : Pietro Alessandro Yon

C 5 ) Angels We Have Heard On High 2'54

Written By : Traditional

C 6 ) Bring A Torch , Jeanette , Isabella 3'12

Written By : Edward Cuthbert Nunn

C 7 ) Good Christian Men , Rejoice 2'26

Written By : Sir John Stainer

D 1 ) Carol Of The Bells 2'20

Written By : Peter J. Wilhousky , Mykola Leontovych " Микола Дмитрович Леонтович "

D 2 ) I Wonder As I Wander 3'54

Written By : John Jacob Niles

D 3 ) I Saw Three Ships 2'06

Written By : Traditional

D 4 ) What Child Is This [ Greensleeves ] 3'09

Written By : William Chatterton Dix

D 5 ) Angels , From The Realms Of Glory 1'23

Written By : Henry Thomas Smart

D 6 ) O Tannenbaum 3'17

Written By : Traditional

D 7 ) Christians Awake ! 1'26

Written By : John Wainwright , John Byrom

Passez de très bonnes fêtes de Noël  et rien de tel qu'une bonne sélection de Blues pour vous rendre cette période la plus jouissive possible . 

B.B. King CD " A Christmas Celebration Of Hope " en 2001

01 ) B.B. King : Back Door Santa 3'24

Written By : Clarence George Carter , Marcus Lewis Daniel

Single SP Hollywood Records 1021 [ US ] en Novembre 1954

02 ) Charles Brown : Merry Christmas , Baby 2'54

Written By : Lou Baxter " Andrew Whitson Griffith " , John Dudley "Johnny" Moore

Single SP Liberty Records 56079 [ US ] en Novembre 1968

03 ) Canned Heat : Christmas Blues 2'32

Written By : Alan Christie "Blind Owl" Wilson , Robert Ernest "Bob 'The Bear'" Hite Jr. , V. Wolf "Fito de la Parra" , Henry Charles Vestine , Samuel Lawrence "Larry" Taylor

Single SP HI-Q Records 5018 [ US ] en Décembre 1960

04 ) John Lee Hooker : Blues For Christmas [ Single Version ] 3'21

Written By : John Lee Hooker

05 ) Sister Rosetta Tharpe : O Little Town Of Bethlehem 2'23

Written By : Traditional , Arranged By Sister Rosetta Tharpe

EP " Berry Christmas " le 22 Décembre 2017

06 ) Chuck Berry : Christmas 3'24

Written By : Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry

B.B. King CD " A Christmas Celebration Of Hope " en 2001

07 ) B.B. King : I'll Be Home For Christmas 3'45

Written By : Samuel " Buck" Ram , James Kimball "Kim" Gannon , Walter Kent " Walter Maurice Kaufman "

Jimmy Rushing " Listen To The Blues " LP Vanguard Records VRS-8505 [ US ] en 1956

08 ) Jimmy Rushing : Good Morning Blues 3'14

Written By : James Andrew "Jimmy" Rushing , William James "Count" Basie , Eduard "Eddie" Durham

Single Shellac , 10" , 78 RPM Aladin Records 3037 [ US ] le 30 Octobre 1949

09 ) Amos Milburn And His Aladdin Chicken-Shackers : Let's Make Christmas Merry , Baby 2'53

Written By : Frank A. Haywood , Ernest Monroe Tucker

Single SP Kent Records K 412 [ US ]  en Décembre 1964

10 ) B.B. King : Christmas Celebration 3'38

Written By : Lloyd Colquit Glenn , Jesse "Babyface" Thomas

Sonny Boy Williamson II " Bammer Road " LP Chess Records LP-1536 [ US ] en 1969

11 ) Sonny Boy Williamson II : Santa Claus 2'42

Written By : Rice Miller " Sonny Boy Williamson II "

B.B. King CD " A Christmas Celebration Of Hope " en 2001

12 ) B.B. King : Merry Christmas , Baby 3'54

Written By : Lou Baxter " Andrew Whitson Griffith " , John Dudley "Johnny" Moore

EP " Berry Christmas " le 22 Décembre 2017

13 ) Chuck Berry : Spending Christmas 2'09

Written By : Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry

Single SP MCA Records 52508 [ US ] en Novembre 1984

14 ) Bobby  Blue  Bland : You Are My Christmas [ Single Version ] 4'30

Written By : Renee Marks , Peter Palus "Pete" Cosey

B.B. King CD " A Christmas Celebration Of Hope " en 2001

15 ) B.B. King : Christmas Comes But Once A Year 4'13

Written By : Joseph Amos Milburn Jr. , Albert Shubert " Albert Andrew Gibson "