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"DOWN HOME" #148
Saturday, December 16, 2000
13th Annual Cajun/Creole/Celtic/Blues/Roots Christmas Special

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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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