Hello once again everyone. Can you believe it’s almost Christmastime? I hope you’ve all been good little boys and girls this year, or else Santa might stick you with a lump of (greenhouse gas producing) coal. Grinchy!!
Not to worry, the Marking Time Podcast Episode 75 has all the real, grown-up holiday music you’ll need this Yuletide, all gift-wrapped for you to open with merely the click of a (non-stirring) mouse. As with the previous four versions of Christmas past, this fifth edition of our festive program features a full two hours of uninterrupted songs of the season, custom made for jolly times around the tree, under the mistletoe or just hanging out by the punchbowl.
So grab those ugly sweaters, slippers and adult beverages and get set for a true Christmas treat. And remember to share this bit of joy with your friends via your favourite social media outlet (like Twitter). Thanks so much and have a fantastic holiday season! Ho ho ho!!
| Artist | Song | Album |
| Asbury Brass Quintet | “New Yeeres Gift” | Renaissance Holiday |
| Vince Guaraldi | “Christmas Is Coming” | A Charlie Brown Christmas |
| W.C. Clark | “Christmas Party” | Alligator Records’ Genuine Houserockin’ Christmas |
| Barenaked Ladies | “Christmas Pics” | Barenaked For The Holidays |
| Ron Hynes | “Be There Christmas Eve” | Atlantic Standards Christmas |
| Frank Mills | “The First Noel” | A Canadian Christmas |
| Dave Brubeck & Gerry Mulligan | “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” | Christmas Break – Relaxing Jazz for the Holidays |
| Frank Sinatra | “I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day” | The Christmas Collection |
| Diana Krall | “Sleigh Ride” | Christmas Songs |
| Carpenters | “The First Snowfall/Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow” | Christmas Collection |
| Eddie South | “Snowfall” | Blues, Boogie & Rhythm Christmas |
| Annie Lennox | “The Holly And The Ivy” | A Christmas Cornucopia |
| Stevie Wonder | “One Little Christmas Tree” | The Christmas Collection: The Best of Stevie Wonder |
| Squirrel Nut Zippers | “Hot Christmas” | Christmas Caravan |
| David Benoit | “All I Want For Christmas” | Christmastime |
| Holtermann String Quartet | “Petit Papa Noel” | Christmas In Europe |
| Dean Martin | “Winter Wonderland” | Essential Cocktail Lounge Christmas Classics |
| The Boston Pops Orchestra: Keith Lockhart, conductor | “Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas” | Holiday Pops |
| Les Brown & His Band of Renown | “The Nutcracker Suite” | Essential Cocktail Lounge Christmas Classics |
| Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | “Big Bulbs” | It’s a Holiday Soul Party |
| Barclay Christmas Orchestra | “Lightly Falls The Snow” | The Magic of Christmas |
| The Rosebuds | “When It’s Cold” | Christmas Tree Island |
| Sheryl Crow | “Merry Christmas, Baby” | Home For Christmas |
| Nat “King” Cole | “Buon Natale (Merry Christmas To You)” | Essential Cocktail Lounge Christmas Classics |
| Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | “Christmastime In Tinsel Town” | Everything You Want For Christmas |
| Jann Arden | “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” | A Jann Arden Christmas |
| Blue Rodeo | “Jesus Christ” | A Merrie Christmas To You |
| Cathedral Brass | “Psalm Eight, Psalms Of David” | O Holy Night |
| The Nylons | “Huron Christmas Carol” | A Wish For You |
| Joshua Hyslop | “Winter’s Night” | Isn’t This World Enough?? A Nettwerk Christmas |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | “Christmas Everyday” | The Ultimate Motown Christmas Collection |
| Tony Bennett feat. Antonia Bennett & The Count Basie Big Band | “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm” | A Swingin’ Christmas |
| the once | “The Light in Your Window” | This Is a Christmas Album By the once |
| Good Lovelies | “Under the Tree” | Winter’s Calling – EP |
| Julie London | “I’d Like You For Christmas” | Essential Cocktail Lounge Christmas Classics |
| Chris Rea | “Driving Home for Christmas” | Driving Home for Christmas – Single |
| The Ventures | “Frosty the Snowman” | Ultra-Lounge / Christmas Cocktails, Vol. 2 |
| David Myles | “It Snowed” | It’s Christmas |
| Jimmy Smith | “Jingle Bells” | Christmas Cookin’ |
| William Ackerman | “Abide The Winter” | A Winter’s Solstice, Vol. II |
| Harry Simeone Chorale | “The Little Drummer Boy” | 24 Christmas Hits |
| Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians | “Auld Lang Syne” | Ultra-Lounge / Christmas Cocktails, Vol. 2 |
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