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