Blues, Blues Christmas - Volume 1, 1925-1955
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2005
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Christ Was Born on Christmas MornFrankie “Half Pint” Jaxon3:32
- 2Christmas Morning BluesTitus Turner2:38
- 3Hep Cat's BirthdayThe Cats and the Fiddle2:38
- 4Christmas BluesRalph Willis2:43
- 5Junior's a Jap Girl's Christmas for His Santa ClausWillie ’61’ Blackwell5:02
- 6Papa Ain't No Santa ClausButterbeans & Susie3:20
- 7Trim Your TreeJimmy Butler1:56
- 8Christmas BluesArnold “Gatemouth” Moore3:00
- 9Bring That Cadillac BackHarry Crafton & ‘Doc’ Bagby Orchestra2:45
- 10Christmas Man BluesBertha “Chippie” Hill2:56
- 11Hello Santa ClausCecil Gant3:00
- 12Christmas and No Santa ClausBumble Bee Slim3:11
- 13Love for ChristmasFelix Gross2:42
- 14Happy New Year DarlingLonnie Johnson2:43
- 15Christmas & New Year's BluesTampa Red3:28
- 16Let's Make Christmas Merry, BabyAmos Milburn2:59
- 17Christmas SpiritJulia Lee & Her Boy Friends2:52
- 18At the Christmas BallBessie Smith3:30
- 19How Will You Spend ChristmasRev. A.W. Nix3:27
- 20Xmas BluesHarmon Ray2:47
- 21How I Hate to See Xmas Come AroundJimmy Witherspoon3:00
- 22Christmas Date BoogieJoe Turner with Pete Johnson’s Orchestra2:38
- 23Christmas BoogieSugar Chile Robinson2:19
- 24The Christmas SongLead Belly2:47
- 25Happy New YearLightnin’ Hopkins3:18
- 26The Wrong Way to Celebrate XmasRev. Edward W. Clayborn2:28
- CD 2
- 1Santa ClausBo Carter3:17
- 2Christmas TimeBlack Ace2:49
- 3Happy New Year BluesMary Harris3:13
- 4Christmas Christmas BluesCharley Jordan3:28
- 5Happy New Year, BabyJohnny Otis & His Orchestra2:47
- 6Faraway Christmas BluesLittle Esther & Mel Walker with Johnny Otis3:23
- 7Christmas Morning BluesSonny Boy Williamson3:27
- 8Christmas in JailLeroy Carr3:15
- 9Christmas Mornin' BluesKansas City Kitty3:19
- 10Did You Spend Christmas Day in Jail?Rev. J.M. Gates2:57
- 11Death Might Be Your Santa ClausRev. J.M. Gates3:04
- 12Happy New Year BluesBlind Lemon Jefferson2:58
- 13New Year's Eve BluesSmokey Hogg2:46
- 14Christmas BluesLarry Darnell2:57
- 15When Was Jesus BornSons of Heaven2:38
- 16I Want a Present for ChristmasJ.B. Summers with ‘Doc’ Bagby's Orchestra2:33
- 17Boogie Woogie Santa ClausSonny Parker with Lionel Hampton Orchestra2:46
- 18New Year's Resolution BluesRoy Milton & His Solid Senders2:32
- 19Sonny Boy's Christmas BluesSonny Boy Williamson & The House Rockers2:37
- 20Let Me Hang My Stocking in Your Christmas TreeRoosevelt Sykes2:58
- 21The Santa Claus CraveElzadie Robinson3:23
- 22Santa ClausWalter Davis3:05
- 23Christmas Morning BluesVictoria Spivey3:30
- 24Christmas Time BluesThe Boll Weavils3:09
- 25Empty Stocking BluesFloyd Dixon3:06
- 26Boogie Woogie Santa ClausMabel Scott with Les Welch & His Orchestra2:14
Release credits
- trombone [17]
- baritone saxophone [17]
- trumpet [17]
- trombone [17]
- steel guitar [2], vocal [2]
- guitar [12], vocal [12]
- alto saxophone [17]
- membranophone [25]
- tenor saxophone [17]
- trumpet [17]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- piano [15]
- alto saxophone [17]
- trombone [17]
- tenor saxophone [17]
- trumpet [17]
- piano [8], vocal [8]
- vibraphone [17]
- guitar [23]
- tenor saxophone [17]
- piano [17]
- trombone [17]
- piano [23]
- guitar [26], lead vocals [26]
- trumpet [17]
- guitar [7]
- double bass [17]
- guitar [8]
- harmonica [7], lead vocals [7]
- vocal [17]
- piano [7]
- guitar [15], vocal [15]
- vocal [23]
- trumpet [17]
- guitar [17]
- mandolin [7]
Issues
B2005