Playlist for December 21, 1999

As the first real snow fell in Mid-Michigan, it was once again time for the T&T Holiday show. This special broadcast seems to be extremely popular with the listeners, and Jamie and I both enjoy it immensely since we can dust off some classic songs that only get played once a year. As usual, the mix of tunes was both traditional and not-so traditional. Happy holidays to everyone from us here at T&T!
 

Format is:
Artist - Song
Album/Label
 
Link Wray - Rawhide (T&T Theme Song)
Walkin' With Link/Epic-Legacy

Hank Snow - Reindeer Boogie
Hillbilly Holiday/Rhino

Rocky Mountain Boys - Who Spiked the Egg Nog
A Cowboy Christmas/Stanyan

Johnny Horton - They Shined Up Rudolph's Nose
Hillbilly Holiday/Rhino

Robert Earl Keen - Merry Christmas from the Family (request)
Gringo Honeymoon/Sugar Hill

John Prine - Christmas in Prison (request)
A John Prine Christmas/Oh Boy

Mike Ireland and Holler - Merry Christmas from a Bar
Promo Single/Sub Pop

Commander Cody - Daddy's Drinking Up Our Christmas
Hillbilly Holiday/Rhino

Tom Waits - Christmas Card From A Hooker in Minneapolis (request)
Blue Valentine/Elektra

Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet - Frailoch
Klezmer 1993/Knitting Factory

Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas (request)
Elvis' Christmas Album/RCA

Lightnin' Hopkins - Merry Christmas
Blue Yule/Rhino

Doc Watson - Christmas Lullaby
Sugar Plums/Sugar Hill

The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (request x6!!)
The Essential Pogues/Island

Gene Autry - Rudolph
Christmas Cowboy/Laserlight

5 Chinese Brothers - Christmas on Interstate 80
Santaclaustrophobia/Prime CD

John McCutcheon - Christmas in the Trenches (request)
Must Be Santa!/Rounder

Shawn Colvin - Little Road to Bethlehem
Holiday Songs and Lullabies/Columbia

Bruce Cockburn - Mary Had A Baby
Selections from Christmas/Columbia

John Prine - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (request)
A John Prine Christmas/Oh Boy!

Buck Owens - Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy
Hillbilly Holiday/Rhino

Riders in the Sky - Christmas at the Triple X Ranch
Must Be Santa!/Rounder

Blue Hawaiians - Mel e Kalikimaka
Christmas on the Big Island/Restless

Michael Martin Murphey - Merry Texas Christmas You All
Country Christmas/Rhino

Jerry Jeff Walker - The 12 Days of Christmas
Christmas Gonzo Style/Rykodisc

Shawn Colvin - Love Came Down at Christmas (request)
Holiday Songs & Lullabies/Columbia

Tish Hinojosa - Arbolito (request)
Memorabilia Navidena/Watermelon

Emmylou Harris - Angel Eyes
Light of the Stable/Warner Brothers

Chieftains w/Elvis Costello - St. Stephen's Day Murders
Bells of Dublin/RCA

Johnny Cash - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
The Christmas Spirit/Columbia

Tim O'Brien - Making Plans
Sugar Plums/Sugar Hills

Sam Bush - Sleigh Ride
More Holiday Treats/Sugar Hills

The Holy Cows - Winter Wonderland (request)
Winter Wonderland 7" Single/Big Pop

The Old 97s - Holly Jolly Christmas
In the Spirit/Elektra

Loretta Lynn - Country Christmas
Country Christmas/Rhino

Loretta Lynn - To Heck with Old Santa Claus
Hillbilly Holiday/Rhino

John Wesley Harding - Talking Christmas Goodwill Blues
God Made Me Do It/Sire

T-Bone Burnette - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Acoustic Christmas/Columbia

Mike Ireland & Holler - Christmas Past
Learning to Live/SubPop

The Bodeans - Christmas Time
CD Single/Reprise

Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells
A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra/Capitol

The Davis Sisters - Christmas Boogie
Hillbilly Holiday/Rhino

Mabel Scott - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
Hipster's Holiday/Rhino

Squirrel Nut Zippers - Carolina Christmas
Christmas Caravan/Mammoth

Dwight Yoakam - Run Run Rudolph
Come on Christmas/Reprise

Marty Robbins - I'll Take One of You in Every Size
Hillbilly Holiday/Rhino

Lonesome River Band - All I Want is Mary for Christmas
Tinsel Tunes/Sugar Hill

Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
ASCAP Presents... Holiday/ASCAP

Robert Earl Keen - Happy Holidays Y'All
Walking Distance/Arista

Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys - Christmas Time's A-Coming (request)
Bluegrass 1950-59/Bear Family

The Stanley Brothers - Christmas is Near
Early Years/Starday-King

Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen - Blue Christmas Lights
Tinsel Tunes/Sugar Hill

Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver - A Very Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from Our House to Your House/Self-Released

Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mountain Boys - Old Fashioned Christmas
1954-74/Bear Family

Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys - I'm Going Home, It's Christmas Time
Christmas Time with Ralph Stanley/Freeland

Reno & Smiley - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
The True Meaning of Christmas/King

Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum - Heiligste Nacht
Winter's Grace/Signature Sounds

Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers - Christmas Memories
Christmas in the Hills/Rebel

The Louvin Brothers - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Christmas with the Louvins/Razor and Tie

Willie Nelson and Bobbie Nelson - Joy to the World
Hill Country Christmas/Finer Arts

Mojo Nixon & the Toad Liquors - Mr. Grinch
Horny Holidays/Triple X

Chet Atkins - Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Christmas with Chet Atkins/Razor and Tie

Jesse McReynolds - We Three Kings of Orient Are
A Mandolin Christmas/Double J

Johnnie Allen - It's Christmas Time in Louisiana
Cajun Christmas/Rhino

Michael Doucet - Deck the Halls
Cajun Christmas/Rhino

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Colorado Christmas
The Christmas Album/Rising Tide

Red Simpson - Truckin' Trees for Christmas
Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer/Razor and Tie

Lowell Shyette - Santa Drives a Peterbilt
God Bless John Wayne/Calbilly

Dave Dudley - Six Tons of Toys
Christmas Truck Stop/Dureo Beuelux

Thurmon McKinney - Santa Claus and the Truck Driver
MCW/WRS

Billy Howard - Truckin' with Santa
The Hat Factory/Hat Factory

Chris Smither - Coventry Carol
1996 Holiday EP/Homunculus

Leadbelly - Christmas is A-Coming
Sings for Children/Smithsonian-Folkways

Sonny Boy Williamson - Santa Claus
Blue Yule/Rhino

Bill Keith - Auld Lang Syne
Must Be Santa!/Rounder