Again I am going to revisit Christmas songs, and again I am going to focus on songs, not albums.
It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Willie Nelson. He is my favorite songwriter and one of my favorite guitarists. He has put our several Christmas albums, including Pretty Paper in 1979. This song was written about a legless man who sold pencils and wrapping paper on the sidewalk.
Willie Nelson: Pretty Paper
Like Fairytale of New York, another Christmas favorite of mine, Jim Croce's It Doesn't Have To Be That Way is more of a story that takes place during Christmas time, rather than a Christmas carol. The holidays are traditionally the hardest time to be alone, and this song captures that perfectly, adding a little hope in the character's story.
Jim Croce: It Doesn't Have To Be That Way
In 1969, Jimi Hendrix recorded this Christmas jam session with Band Of Gypsys. The song has been release as a single a few times throughout the years, and is currently available on three track CD, that includes and extended version of this jam and Three Little Bears. Neither an essential Jimi Hendrix tune nor an essential Christmas tune, it is nonetheless a good listen. Jimi plays the medely with his usual abandon.
Jimi Hendrix: Little Drummer Boy/Silent Night/Auld Lang Syne
Kurtis Blow was not only one of the first rappers, building on the groundwork laid by such pioneers as The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron, he was the first rapper to sign with a major label, releasing Christmas Rappin on Mercury records in 1979. I really love the sound of early hip-hop. It was all so fresh and new.
Kurtis Blow: Christmas Rappin
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