"DOWN HOME" #148 Saturday, December 16, 2000 13th Annual Cajun/Creole/Celtic/Blues/Roots Christmas Special Hosted by Chuck Taggart (e-mail chuck) Visit The Gumbo Pages

THE POGUES - Fairytale of New York [IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD/Island] My favorite Christmas-themed song of all time. CLIFTON CHENIER - It's Christmas Time [KING OF THE BAYOUS/Arhoolie] MICHAEL DOUCET & ANNICK COLBERT - Il Est Né [CHRISTMAS BAYOU/ Swallow] An old favorite since I learned to sing it in Mr. Crosby's French class in 8th grade. CHARMAINE NEVILLE - Santa Baby [CHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS/Mardi Gras] CHRIS SMITHER - Coventry Carol [1998 HOLIDAY EP/Hightone] BENNY GRUNCH AND THE BUNCH - The 12 Yats of Christmas [THE 12 YATS OF CHRISTMAS: ORIGINAL YATS AND MORE!/Benjie] What can one say? VINCE GUARALDI TRIO - Linus and Lucy [A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS/Fantasy] DR. JOHN - Silent Night [DR. JOHN PLAYS MAC REBENNACK/Clean Cuts] Da fonkiest voision o' dis song I evuh hoid. ELLA FITZGERALD - Good Morning Blues [ELLA WISHES YOU A SWINGING CHRISTMAS/Verve] JOHNNY ALLAN - C'est Christmas dans la Louisiane [MERRY CAJUN CHRISTMAS, VOL. 2/Swallow] BEAUSOLEIL - Christmas Bayou [ALLIGATOR STOMP, VOL. 4: CAJUN CHRISTMAS/ Rhino] D. L. MENARD - C'est Pas Christmas Pour Les Pauvres (No Christmas for the Poor) [NO MATTER WHERE YOU AT, THERE YOU ARE/Rounder] Sad, sad, sad! *sob* CANRAY FONTENOT - La Table Ronde (The Round Table) [ALLONS A LAFAYETTE/ Arhoolie] MICHAEL DOUCET & FRIENDS - Trinquez, Trinquez (Drink, Drink) [CHRISTMAS BAYOU/Swallow] Two traditional Cajun Christmas drinking songs, both from the repertoire of the late, great Canray Fontenot. JAMBALAYA CAJUN BAND - Jingle Bell Rock [ALLIGATOR STOMP, VOL. 4] BELTON RICHARD - Please Come Home For Christmas [MERRY CAJUN CHRISTMAS/ Swallow] BENNY GRUNCH AND THE BUNCH - Santa, I Been Bad All Year [THE 12 YATS OF CHRISTMAS] THURL RAVENSCROFT - You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch [CD SINGLE/Mercury] THE CHIEFTAINS - The Bells of Dublin/Christmas Eve [THE BELLS OF DUBLIN/RCA Victor] LUKA BLOOM - Ciara [CELTIC CHRISTMAS/Windham Hill] LIAM O'FLYNN - The Winter's End [CELTIC CHRISTMAS/Windham Hill] RUNRIG with KAREN MATHESON - Chi Mi'n Geamhradh (I See Winter) [FLOWER OF THE WEST EP/Chrysalis] READY TEDDY McQUISTEN - Night Before Christmas Blues [CHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS/Mardi Gras] [WRITER'S ALMANAC, with Garrison Keillor] SARI & MARI KAASINEN - Me käymme joulun viellohon [JOKO JOULUN ALKAA SAA/Mipu] Mostly traditional Finnish Christmas songs from two of the lead singers of Värttinä. ÅSNE VALLAND NORDLI - Kling no Klokka [A PUTUMAYO WORLD CHRISTMAS/ Putumayo] THE KLEZMONAUTS - Deck the Halls [OY TO THE WORLD/Satire] THE KLEZMONAUTS - Joy to the World [OY TO THE WORLD/Satire] The best Christmas record title ever. Oy! PEPE CASTILLO - Aguinaldo Jíbaro [A PUTUMAYO WORLD CHRISTMAS] ENYA - Oíche Chiún [HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING? EP/WEA] ZION HARMONIZERS - White Christmas [CHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS]

 

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