Hello everyone and happy holidays! It’s that time of year again, where the days are short but filled with joy and wonder. A time where family and friends come together to share talents and treasures in a spirit of love and peace.
To help celebrate, we give you the Marking Time Podcast Episode 60, a choice 2-hour blend of classic and contemporary Yuletide favourites to charm young and old alike. This year, we’re pleased to feature a great array of Canadian artists, including Bruce Cockburn, David Myles, the once, Good Lovelies, Ron Sexsmith and Diana Krall. Plus there’s a whole host of music from other nice non-Canadian folks too!
So form a festive conga line and get in the spirit! From the MTP to you, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
| Artist | Song | Album |
| Bruce Cockburn | “Joy To The World” | Christmas |
| The Temptations | “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” | 24 Christmas Hits |
| U2 | “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” | A Very Special Christmas |
| The Rosebuds | “I Hear (Click, Click, Click)” | Christmas Tree Island |
| Squirrel Nut Zippers | “Carolina Christmas” | Christmas Caravan |
| Poi Dog Pondering | “Mele Kalikimaka” | Jack Ass Ginger [Single] |
| B.B. King | “Christmas Celebration” | Amp Up The Holidays |
| The Lifestyle Players | “Merri Creek / New St. Georges Rd” | Celtic Christmas |
| Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown | “Christmas” | The Alligator Records Christmas Collection |
| Frank Sinatra | “I Believe” | Christmas With the Rat Pack (Remastered) |
| The Brian Setzer Orchestra | “Hey Santa!” | Dig That Crazy Christmas |
| Ellis Marsalis | “This Is Christmas | A Jazzy Wonderland |
| The Olms | “Christmas Thyme” | Paste Holiday Sampler 2013 |
| Barclay Christmas Orchestra | “Good Christian Men Rejoice” | The Magic of Christmas |
| Annie Lennox | “See Amid The Winter’s Snow” | A Christmas Cornucopia |
| Alison Brown Quartet With Joe Craven | “Carol And The Kings” | Putumayo Presents World Christmas Party |
| Louis Armstrong | “Cool Yule” | Blues, Boogie & Rhythm Christmas |
| Blue Rodeo | “Christmas Must Be Tonight” | A Merrie Christmas To You |
| Vince Guaraldi | “Greensleeves” | A Charlie Brown Christmas |
| Carpenters | “It’s Christmas Time” | Christmas Portrait (The Special Edition) |
| Tony Bennett | “Winter Wonderland” | Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album |
| George Shearing | “Away In A Manger” | NPR Jazz Christmas With Marian McPartland And Friends |
| Harry Connick, Jr. | “Christmas Dreaming” | When My Heart Finds Christmas |
| George Winston | “Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head” | December |
| Burl Ives | “Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem” | The Very Best Of Burl Ives Christmas |
| Mannheim Steamroller | “In Dulci Jubilo” | A Fresh Aire Christmas |
| The Nylons | “Hold On To The Feeling” | A Wish For You |
| David Myles | “Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo” | It’s Christmas |
| the once | “I Won’t Do Christmas Without You” | This Is a Christmas Album By the once |
| Good Lovelies | “Hurry Home” | Under the Mistletoe |
| Sixpence None The Richer | “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” | A Winter’s Night: The Best Of Nettwerk Christmas Albums |
| Bruce Mitchell Choir | “King Jesus Hath A Garden” | O Holy Night (Disc 2) |
| Kenny Burrell | “My Favorite Things” | Pottery Barn Christmas Eve |
| Ella Fitzgerald | “Sleigh Ride” | Stockings By The Fire |
| Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | “Christmas Is Starting Now” | It Feels Like Christmas Time |
| Charles Brown | “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” | Blues, Boogie & Rhythm Christmas |
| Bing Crosby | “Good King Wenceslas” | White Christmas |
| Ron Sexsmith | “Maybe This Christmas” | A Winter’s Night: The Best Of Nettwerk Christmas Albums |
| Diana Krall | “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” | Christmas Songs |
| Philadelphia Orchestra | “Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 – 19. Act 2: Waltz Of The Flowers” | Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Ballet Suite (Excerpts) |
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