Christmas Special
Soulful Allsorts // 1400-1600 10.12.11
christmas special
Fraser has always played a few Christmas songs round about this time of year usually borrowed from his producer but today's show is dedicated to this winter festival.
Of course Soul has roots in Gospel so it's not unexpected to hear The Staple Singers and Who took the Merry out of Christmas.
Clarence Carter takes an old blues theme subtracts man and gives us Back Door Santa.
Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Miracles and The jackson Five all recorded Christmas albums (of varying quality) for Motown.
Stax did a couple of festive compilations as well.
Posted at 11:10, 10th December 2011
playlist
| Penguin Breakdown | |
| LJ Reynolds and Chocolate Syrup | Law- |
| Christmas Just Ain't Christmas | |
| The O'Jays | Philadelphia |
| Help me put out the flame (in my heart) | |
| Ernie Hines | Stax |
| Lazy Lover | |
| Geraldine Latham | Winner |
| Christmas Time | |
| Ray Charles | Crossfire |
| I got you where I want you | |
| The Fifth Amendment | New York Sound Company |
| Hey boy take a chance on love | |
| Ruby Andrews | ZODIAC |
| Merry Christmas baby | |
| Otis Redding | Atco |
| At the hotel | |
| Eunice Collins | Mod-Art |
| Love ain't nothing but pain | |
| Marvin Smith | Brunswick |
| I'm dreamin of a white christmas | |
| The Drifters | Atlantic |
| Little girls go home | |
| Bobby Connerly | Duke |
| You bet I would I would | |
| Pat Livingston | Money |
| Gee whiz it's christmas | |
| Carla Thomas | Stax |
| Recipe | |
| LV Johnson | Sevens |
| Covered with money | |
| Tony Northern | Ariel |
| I want to come home for Christmas | |
| Marvin Gaye | Motown |
| All of my love | |
| The Major IV | Venture |
| It's private tonight | |
| Arthur Adams | Chisa |
| The Miracles | |
| Xmas Lullaby | Motown |
| I don't know no more | |
| The Prime Ministers | RCA Victor |
| My train's coming in | |
| Betty Lavette | Silver Fox |
| Merry Xmas baby | |
| Ike and Tina Turner | United Artists |
| Deep in the night | |
| The Shirelles | RCA |
| Your love | |
| Bill Thedford and Danniebelle | Myrrh |
| It don't feel like Christmas to me | |
| Jesse James | 20th Century |
| Times have changed | |
| King Floyd and The Three Queens | Pulsar |
| I know you need a friend | |
| Ben and The Cheers | Mocha |
| You don't have to wait till Xmas | |
| Lee Rogers | D Town |
| Do you still love me | |
| Reggie S | O-City |
| You never miss your water | |
| Bobby McClure | Edge |
| My Christmas Gift | |
| Margie Joseph | Cotillion |
| Once there was a man | |
| Frankie Coe | Brunswick |