- John Denver & The Muppets – “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
- Tammy Wynette – “Blue Christmas”
- Hickoids – “We’ve Got The Eggnog If You’ve Got The Whiskey”
- Los Straitjackets – “Marshmallow World”
- Ventures – “Sleigh Ride”
- Beach Boys – “Little Saint Nick”
- Elmo & Patsy – “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”
- Elvis Presley – “Santa Claus is Back in Town”
- Darlene Love – “White Christmas”
- The Temptations – “My Christmas Tree”
- Donnie Hathaway – “This Christmas”
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – “It’s Christmas Time”
- Bob B Sox & The Blue Jeans – “The Bells of Saint Mary”
- The Supremes – “Little Bright Star”
- The Clark Sisters – “Silent Night”
- Connie Francis – “Auld Lang Syne”
Live vinyl mix of seasonally appropriate sounds.
Moderately melancholy, starts off a little psych folky, ends up somewhere around Americana classic rock deep cuts, with some scratchy randomness in between.
- The Tree People – “Space Heater”
- Nick Drake – Rider on the Wheel
- Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks – “I Scare Myself”
- Jefferson Airplane – “Embryonic Journey”
- Leonard Cohen – “Suzanne”
- The Freeborne – “Visions of My Own”
- Donovan – “Get Thy Bearings”
- Simon & Garfunkel – “El Condor Pasa”
- Love – “Alone Again Or”
- Neil Diamond – “Solitary Man”
- Buffy Sainte Marie – “Helpless”
- The Band – “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
- The Rolling Stones – “Winter”
- George Harrison – “All Things Must Pass”
- JJ Cale – “Don’t Go To Strangers”
- Bob Dylan – “Do Right To Me Baby (Do Unto Others )
- Quincy Jones & Valerie Simpson – “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
As I creep into my mid-40’s here’s an age appropriate live vinyl mix of some easy listening jams for lazy weekends. Mix of 70’s/early 80’s classic dad rock standards with some deep cuts mixed in. Played the wrong record copies on a couple tracks so don’t mind the extra dust and vinyl pops:)
- Fleetwood Mac – “Albatross”
- Gordon Lightfoot – “Sundown”
- Waylon Jennings – “I’ve Always Been Crazy”
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – “Still The Same”
- Van Morrison – “Caravan”
- The Alan Parsons Project – “Eye in the Sky”
- Ace – “How Long”
- Gerry Rafferty – “Right Down the Line”
- JJ Cale – “I’ll Kiss the World Goodbye”
- Grateful Dead – “Althea”
- Roxy Music – “Avalon”
- David Bowie – “Win”
- Hall & Oates – “One on One”
- Squeeze – “Tempted”
- Peter Gabriel – “Sledgehammer”
- Terence Trent D’Arby – “Wishing Well”
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Eartha Kitt – Santa Baby
- The Beach Boys – Merry Christmas Baby
- The Ventures – Snow Flake
- The Ronettes – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
- Bobby Helms – Jingle Bell Rock
- The Chipmunks – The Chipmunk Song
- Border Brass Band – We Three Kings
- Jose Feliciano – Feliz Navidad
- The Beach Boys – Little Saint Nick (Instrumental Take)
- The Temptations – Little Drummer Boy
- The Clark Sisters – Hark The Herald
- Clarence Carter – Back Door Santa
- Stevie Wonder – One Little Christmas Tree
- The Supremes – My Christmas Tree
- Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
- Eagles – Please Come Home For Christmas
- Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas
- Jackie Wilson – Silent Night
- Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (Extended Mix)
- The Freeze – Boston Not LA
- Vitamin – Black Sheep
- Professor Anonymous – It’s Surprising (What a little change can do)
- La Peste – Lease on Life
- Peter Dayton – First Sight
- The Blackjacks – Zeroing in on Me
- Boy’s Life – Keep The Edge
- Modern Lovers – She’s Cracked
- The Cars – Shoo Be Doo
- November Group – We Dance
- Human Sexual Response – What Does Sex Mean To Me
- Pastiche (The Mini Band) – Running In Place
- Bird Songs of The Mesozoic – Pulse Piece
- Kilslug – Make it Rain
- Dinosaur Jr. – They Always Come
- Mission Of Burma – That’s When I Reach For My Revolver
- Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band – Kerouac
- Santo & Johnny – Tear Drop
- Janie Grant – Triangle
- Johnny Crawford – Rumors
- Frankie Avalon – Venus
- Buddy Holly – Heartbeat
- Chuck Berry – Hey Pedro
- Blue Rondos – Little Baby
- The Animals – Girl Named Sandoz
- Jimi Hendrix – May This Be Love
- The Fuzz – I Love You For All Seasons
- Sweet Cherries – Love Is What You Make It
- Bobby Bland – Wouldn’t You Rather Have Me
- Tom Jones – Lookin’ Out My Window
- Connie Francis – Many Tears Ago
- Ramsey Lewis – Les Fleur
- Bob Seger – Sunburst
- Buffy Sainte-Marie – She Used To Wanna Be a Ballerina
- Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease
- Human League – Life On Your Own
- Flock of Seagulls – I Ran
- INXS – Need You Tonight
- Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face
- David Bowie – Fashion
- Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love
- Prince – When U Were Mine
- Sheila E – A Love Bizarre Part I
- Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
- Eurythmics – Love Is A Stranger
- Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill
- New Order – Age of Consent
- The Cure – Just Like Heaven
- Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
- Matthew Wilder – Break My Stride
- ‘Til Tuesday – Voices Carry
- Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies
- Tears For Fears – Mad World
- Billy Swan – Don’t be Cruel
- Minnie Riperton – Oh Darlin… Life Goes On
- Fleetwood Mac – Secondhand News
- Love – Little Red Book
- The Rays – Silhouettes
- Little Anthony & The Imperials – Tears On My Pillow
- Jackie Wilson – Lonely Tear Drops
- Lee Moses – Bad Girl (Part 1)
- Lee Dorsey – Get Out Of My Life Woman
- The Impressions – Seven Years
- Marvin Gaye – One More Heartache
- Wham – Careless Whisper
- Carpenters – Superstar
- John Lennon – Jealous Guy
- Roy Orbison – It’s Over
- Violent Femmes – Gone Daddy Gone
- Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
- Martin Denny – The Look Of Love
- Ian Dury – Wake Up And Make Love To Me
- Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light
- Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing
- Elvin Bishop – Fooled Around and Fell in Love
- Hall & Oates – Sara Smile
- Marvin Gaye – Keep Gettin’ It On
- D’Angelo – Untitled (How Does It Feel)
- Isley Brothers – “For The Love Of You”
- Sade – Sweetest Taboo
- Rufus w/ Chaka Khan – Sweet Thing
- William Bell – I Forgot To Be Your Lover
- Billy Paul – Me & Mrs. Jones
- Delfonics – La-La Means I Love You
- Al Green – Old Time Lovin’
- Aretha Franklin – Oh Me Oh My – (I’m A Fool For You Baby)
- Otis Redding – I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) Live
- Yusef Lateef – Destination Paradise
- Donovan – Get Thy Bearings
- Bob Dylan – Ballad of a Thin Man
- J.J. Cale – After Midnight
- Rotary Connection – Sunshine of Your Love
- The Freeborne – Yellow Sky
- King Crimson – 21st Century Schizoid Man
- Velvet Underground – Venus In Furs
- Brian Eno – Inland Sea
- Suicide – Rocket U.S.A.
- Bongwater – Julia
- Steely Dan – Hey Nineteen
- Pink Floyd – Sheep
- Captain Beefheart – Safe As Milk (take 12)
- Black Sabbath – Sweet Leaf
- Hole – Rock Star (Olympia)
- Joe Walsh – Life’s Been Good