as compiled by DJZigZag : XMAS 2006
1. “Please Come Home For Christmas” – CHARLES BROWN
(King) 1960
2. “Merry Christmas Baby” – JOHNNY MOORE’S THREE BLAZERS
(Charles Brown - vocals) (Exclusive) 1947
2. “Merry Christmas Baby” – CHARLES BROWN
(King) 1960 /(Aladdin) 1956
3. “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)”
- NAT KING COLE (Capitol) 1946
4. “Christmas Time Pt. 1&2” – JIMMY McCRACKLIN
(Art-Tone) 1961
5. “White Christmas” – THE DRIFTERS
[feat. Clyde McPhatter & Bill Pinckney] (Atlantic) 1954
6. “Snow Is Falling” – RAY CHARLES TRIO (Swing Time) 1953
7. “Winter With McGriff Pt. 1&2” – JIMMY McGRIFF (Sue) 1963
8. “I Hear Jingle Bells” – FREDDY KING (Federal) 1961
9. “Snow Bound” – THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO (Cadet) 1964
10. “The Silent Night Sermon” – ROBERT BANKS
with THE GOLDEN VOICES ENSEMBLE (Verve) 1967
11. “Christmas Tears” – FREDDY KING (Federal) 1961
12. “Christmas In The Ghetto” – BIG DADDY RUCKER (GME) 1965
13. “Christmas Time For Everyone But Me” – HANK BALLARD
& THE MIDNIGHTERS (King) 1963
14. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” – JIMMY SMITH (Verve) 1964
15. “When Was Jesus Born” – MARION WILLIAMS
& THE STARS OF FAITH (Savoy) 1959
16. “Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto” – JAMES BROWN (King) 1968
17. “Winter Wonderland” – THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO
(Cadet) 1966
18. “This Christmas” – DONNY HATHAWAY (Atco) 1970
19. “Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday” – WILLIAM BELL (Stax) 1967
20. “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” – KING CURTIS
(Atco) 1968
21. “Winter Moon” – ART PEPPER (Galaxy) 1980
22. “Silent Night” – IMPRESSIONS (Cotillion) 1976
23. “Boogie Woogie Santa Claus” – MABEL SCOTT
(Exclusive) 1948
24. “White Christmas” – JOHN EDWARDS (Cotillion) 1976
25. “It’s Christmas Time” – (SMOKEY ROBINSON &) THE MIRACLES (Tamla) 1963
26. “This Christmas” – THE WHISPERS (Solar) 1978
27. “Snowfall” – THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO (Cadet) 1964
28. “This Time Of The Year” – BROOK BENTON (Mercury) 1960
29. “Santa Claus Is Coming” – HANK BALLARD
& THE MIDNIGHTERS (King) 1963
30 “Run Rudolph Run” – CHUCK BERRY (Chess) 1958
31. “This Christmas” – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
(Columbia) 1982
32. “Merry Christmas Mama (Vocal / Inst.)” – BILL COSBY
(Capitol) 1977
33. “Sleighride” – LLOYD GLENN (Exclusive) 1948
34. “Egg Nog” – THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO (Argo) 1964
35. “White Christmas” – THE RAVENS (National) 1949
36. “Back Door Santa” – CLARENCE CARTER (Atlantic) 1968
37. “Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’” – MACK RICE (Stax) 1977
38. “Soul Santa” – BROOK BENTON (Cotillion) 1971
39. “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” – McCOY TYNER (Columbia) 1969
40. “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” – MAHALIA JACKSON (Columbia) 1968
41. “Jingle Bells” – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS (Columbia) 1982
42. “Oh What A Night” – THE KEYNOTES (Nashboro) 1978
43. “Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas” – CARLA THOMAS (Atlantic) 1963
44. “Silent Night” – THE TEMPTATIONS (Gordy) 1968
45. “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” – DANNIEBELLE ( Light) 1976
46. “Let’s Make Christmas Merry, Baby” – AMOS MILBURN
and his ALADDIN CHICKENSHACKERS (Aladdin) 1949
47. “Merry Christmas Baby” – JAMES BROWN (King) 1966
48. “Children Go Where I Send Thee” – GOSPEL STARLETS (Holiday) 1980
49. “Snowed In” – ALBERT COLLINS (Alligator) 1980
50. “(It’s Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas” – THE ORIOLES
(Jubilee) 1948
51. “Family Reunion This Christmas” – THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS (Savoy) 1978
52. “Presents For Christmas” – SOLOMON BURKE (Atlantic) 1967
53. “Silent Nite (Chip! Chip!)” – JIMMY McGRIFF (Jell) 1965
54. “The Christmas Song (Versions 1&2)” – JAMES BROWN
(King) 1966
55. “Rise Up Shepherd” – THE KEYNOTES (Nashboro) 1978
56. “Little Boy Dear” – LOU RAWLS (Capitol) 1967
57. “Merry Christmas Baby” – HANK CRAWFORD (Cotillion) 1976
58. “Winter Wonderland” – JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) 1972
59. “Had It Not Been For Love” – THE KEYNOTES
(Nashboro) 1978
60. “Christmas Lullaby” – THE MIRACLES (Tamla) 1963
61. “The Christmas Song” – KING CURTIS (Atco) 1968
62. “White Christmas” – OTIS REDDING (Atco) 1968
63. “Sleigh Ride” – THE SOULFUL STRINGS (Cadet) 1968
64. “Soul Song Of Christmas” – JIMMY McGRIFF (Jell) 1965
65. “Christmas In Heaven” – BILLY WARD & THE DOMINOES (King) 1953
66. “Jingle Bells” – JIMMY SMITH (Verve) 1964
67. “Silver Bells” – BOOKER T & THE MG’s (Stax) 1967
68. “Someday At Christmas” – STEVIE WONDER (Tamla) 1967
69. “Good Time Christmas” – LOU RAWLS (Capitol) 1967
70. “Hip Santa” – JIMMY McGRIFF (Sue) 1963
71. “Winter Wonderland” – CHICO HAMILTON (Columbia) 1962
72. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” – IMPRESSIONS
(Cotillion) 1976
73. “O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)” – MAHALIA JACKSON (Columbia) 1962
74. “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” – THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO (Argo) 1960
75. “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – LOU RAWLS (Capitol) 1967
76. “Sleigh Ride” – SALSOUL ORCHESTRA (Salsoul) 1976
77. “This Christmas” – THE GAP BAND (Total Experience) 1984
78. “I’ll Be Your Santa Baby” – RUFUS THOMAS (Stax) 1973
79. “First Day Of Snow” – HEATWAVE (Epic) 1979
80. “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy” – SOULFUL STRINGS (Cadet) 1968
81. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” – DANNIEBELLE (Light) 1976
82. “Love Comes With Christmas” – THE TEMPTATIONS
(Motown) 1980
83. “Silent Night” – THE WHISPERS (Solar) 1985
84. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” – JIMMY McGRIFF
(Sue) 1963
85. “Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’” – ALBERT KING (Stax) 1974
86. “My Favorite Things” – THE SUPREMES (Motown) 1965
87. “The Christmas Song” – KING CURTIS (Atco) 1968
88. “Little Drummer Boy” – THE TEMPTATIONS (Motown) 1980
89. “I Saw Three Ships” – NAT KING COLE (Capitol) 1962
90. “What Child Is This” – VINCE GUARALDI (Fantasy) 1964
91. “Christmas Comes But Once A Year” – ALBERT KING
(Stax) 1977
92. “Christmas In Heaven” – CHARLES BROWN (Jewel) 1970 (King) 1961
93. “White Christmas” – THE TEMPTATIONS (Gordy) 1969
94. “It’s Christmas Time” – THE FIVE KEYS (Score) 1957
(Aladdin) 1951
95. “The Twelve Days Of Christmas” – THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO (Cadet) 1964
96. “Sweet Little Baby Boy Pt. 1&2” – JAMES BROWN (King) 1966
97. “Christmas Joy” – THE SOUL STIRRERS (Checker) 1965
98. “I’ll Make Everyday Christmas (For My Woman)” - JOE TEX (Dial) 1967
99. “Christmas Time” – THE KEYNOTES (Nashboro) 1978
100.“I Wanna Spend Christmas With You” – LOWELL FULSON (Kent) 1967
101.“Believers Shall Enjoy (Non-Believers Shall Suffer)”– JAMES BROWN (King) 1968
102.“O Holy Night” – ELLA FITZGERALD (Capitol) 1967
103.“Christmas Ain’t Christmas New Years Ain’t New Years
Without The One You Love” - O’JAYS (Neptune) 1969
104.“Merry Christmas Baby” – THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO
(Argo) 1961
105.“The Little Drummer Boy” – LOU RAWLS (Capitol) 1967
106.“Xmas Party Rap Pt. 1&2” – VESSIE SIMMONS (Simco) 1981
107.“Rain On Christmas” – DAVID SANBORN (WB) 1982
108.“Bluebells Of Christmas (Chip Chip)” – JIMMY McGRIFF
(Sue) 1963
109.“A Very Special Holiday” – THE WHISPERS (Solar) 1985
110.“Go Tell It On The Mountain” – JAMES CLEVELAND
(Savoy) 1978
111.“Merry Christmas Baby” – BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND (MCA) 1980
112.“Joy To The World” – CHARLES TAYLOR (Vee-Jay) 1963
113.“Christmas In The Sun (Carribbean Medlay)”[sic]
– THE SOCA ORCHESTRA & G.I.’s BRASS INTERNATIONAL
(Solar Sounds) ____
114.“Parade Of Wooden Soldiers” – SOULFUL STRINGS
(Cadet) 1968
115.“Christmas Rappin’” – KURTIS BLOW (Mercury) 1979
116.“African Noel” – DANNIEBELLE (Light) 1976
117.“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” – DAVE BRUBECK (Columbia) 1969
118.“If I Were A Bell” – MANHATTAN JAZZ ALL STARS
(Columbia) 1969
119.“Please Come Home For Christmas”
– LITTLE JOHNNY TAYLOR (Galaxy) 1965
120.“White Christmas” – RANCE ALLEN GROUP (Stax) 1982
121.“The Christmas Song” – BOBBY TIMMONS (Prestige) 1964
122.“Christmas Won’t Be Christmas Without My Baby”
– JONAH ELLIS (Total Experience) 1984
123.“Drummer Boy” – MICHIGAN AND SMILEY (Ras) 1984
124.“White Christmas” – LIONEL HAMPTON (Columbia) 1969
125.“Sending Out Love And Peace” – WILLIAMS BROTHERS (Savoy) 1978
126.“He Is King” – DANNIEBELLE (Light) 1976
127.“Christmas Eve Baby” – JOHNNY MOORE’S BLAZERS (Hollywood) 1955
128.“What Christmas Means To Me” – STEVIE WONDER
(Tamla) 1967
129.“The Christmas Song” – CARMEN McCRAE (Columbia) 1969
130.“Silent Night, Holy Night” – MAHALIA JACKSON (Columbia) 1956 (Apollo) 1951
131.“Give Love On Christmas Day” – THE TEMPTATIONS
(Gordy) 1968
132.“The Christmas Song” – SOULFUL STRINGS (Cadet) 1968
133.“Jingle Bells” – BOOKER T & THE M.G.’s (Stax) 1966
134.“Feliz Navidad” – JOSE FELICIANO (RCA Victor) 1970
135.“Christmas In Vietnam” – JOHNNY AND JON (Jewel) 1965
136.“Merry Christmas Baby” – CHUCK BERRY (Chess) 1958
137.“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” – THE WHISPERS
(Solar) 1985
138.“Silent Night” – THE RAVENS (National) 1949
139.“Jingle Bells” – LOU DONALDSON (Cotillion) 1976
140.“The Christmas Song” – JOHN EDWARDS (Cotillion) 1976
141.“We Three Kings Of Orient Are” – JIMMY SMITH (Verve) 1964
142.“Christmas Dreams” – JOHNNY MOORE’S BLAZERS (Hollywood) 1955
143.“Lonesome Christmas Pt. 1&2” – LOWELL FULSON (Swingtime) 1950
144.“Deck The Halls / Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella”
– THE MIRACLES (Motown) 1970
145.“At Christmas Time” – LUTHER [Vandross] (Cotillion) 1976
146.“Good Time Christmas” – LOU RAWLS (Capitol) 1975
147.“Silver Bells” – THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS (Savoy) 1978
148.“The Little Drummer Boy” – SALSOUL ORCHESTRA
(Salsoul) 1976
149.“X-mas - Larma” – THE ASTRONAUTS (12 Star) 1980
150.“Deck The Halls” – HERBIE HANCOCK & CHICK COREA (Columbia) 1969
151.“Snowfall” – SOULFUL STRINGS (Cadet) 1968
152.“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” – THE WHISPERS
(Solar) 1985
153.“Deck The Halls” – THE SOULFUL STRINGS (Cadet) 1968
154.“The Christmas Song” – JIMMY SMITH (Verve) 1964
155.“Christmas With No One To Love” – CHARLES BROWN
(King) 1961
156.“I Wrote To Santa Claus” – HUEY “PIANO” SMITH
& THE CLOWNS (Ace) 1962
157.“Christmas Time” – SALSOUL ORCHESTRA (Salsoul) 1976
158.“Glory To The New Born King” – THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS (Savoy) 1978
159.“I’ll Be Home For Christmas” – WILLIS JACKSON
(Cotillion) 1976
160.“Christmas Gift” – MARGIE JOSEPH (Cotillion) 1976
161.“The Christmas Song” – JOHNNY MATHIS (Columbia) 1972
162.“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” – THE ORIOLES (Jubilee) 1948
163.“Christmas Celebration” – B.B. KING (Bluesway) 1962
164.“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” – BOOKER T & THE MG’s (Stax) 1966
165.“Sleigh Ride” – THE RONETTES (Philles) 1963
166.“Winter Wonderland” – JIMMY McGRIFF (Sue) 1963
167.“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” – DARLENE LOVE (Philles) 1963
168.“The Little Drummer Boy” – SOULFUL STRINGS (Cadet) 1968
169.”Had It Not Been For Love” – THE KEYNOTES
(Nashboro) 1978
170.“Santa Claus Is Back In Town” – ELVIS PRESLEY
(RCA Victor) 1957
171.”The Christmas Song” – OSCAR MOORE TRIO (Surrey) 1965
172.“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” – LOU DONALDSON (Cotillion) 1976
173.“Let’s Make Christmas Mean Something This Year Pt. 1&2”
– JAMES BROWN (King) 1967
174.“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – WILLIS JACKSON (Cotillion) 1976
175.“Feeling Like Christmas” – MARGIE JOSEPH (Cotillion) 1976
176.“Ave Maria” – STEVIE WONDER (Tamla) 1967
177.“Love For Christmas” – THE GEMS (Chess) 1964
178.“Frosty The Snowman” – THE JACKSON 5 (Motown) 1970
179.“Had It Not Been For Love” – THE KEYNOTES
(Nashboro) 1978
180.“Go Tell It On The Mountain” – JAMES CLEVELAND
(Savoy) 1978
181.“Blue Christmas” – ELVIS PRESLEY (RCA Victor) 1957
182.“The Christmas Song” – THE KEYNOTES (Nashboro) 1978
183.“Christmas Is” – LOU RAWLS (Capitol) 1975
184.“That Special Time Of The Year” – GLADYS KNIGHT
& THE PIPS (Columbia) 1982
185.“I Can Tell When Christmas Is Near”
– SMOKEY & THE MIRACLES (Motown) 1970
186.“Funky Christmas” – THE WHISPERS (Solar) 1985
187.“White Christmas” – THE DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA (Holiday) 1980
188.“Sweet Little Jesus Boy” – MAHALIA JACKSON
(Columbia) 1962
189.“A Christmas Message” – CHARLES TAYLOR (Vee-Jay) 1963
190.“Silver Bells” – THE SUPREMES (Motown) 1965
191.“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”
- DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA vocal – ANITA MOORE
(Holiday) 1980
192.“Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” – JIMMY McGRIFF
(Sue) 1963
193.“Happy Holidays” – THE WHISPERS (Solar) 1985
194.“Christmas With McGriff Pt. 1&2” – JIMMY McGRIFF
(Sue) 1963
195.“It’s Christmas Time Pt. 1&2” – JAMES BROWN (King) 1969
196.“Silent Night” – HUEY “PIANO” SMITH & THE CLOWNS
(Ace) 1962
197.“The Little Drummer Boy” – SOULFUL STRINGS (Cadet) 1968
198.“Little Drummer Boy” – JOSE FELICIANO (RCA Victor) 1970
199.“Pretty Little Baby” – JAMES CLEVELAND (Savoy) 1978
200.“It’s Christmas Time” – SMOKEY AND THE MIRACLES
(Tamla) 1963
201.“Silver Bells” – DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES
(Motown) 1965
202.“Frosty The Snowman” – JACKSON 5 (Motown) 1970
203.“Away In A Manger” – JAMES CLEVELAND (Savoy) 1978
204.“Wish You A Merry Christmas”– JACOB MILLER
(Top Ranking International) 1978
205.“O Little Town Of Bethlehem” – NAT KING COLE
(Capitol) 1960
206.“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” – LOU RAWLS (Capitol) 1975
207.“Everything For Christmas” – THE TEMPTATIONS
(Motown) 1980
208.“We Three Kings Of Orient Are”
– FULL FAITH & CREDIT BIG BAND (Palo Alto Jazz) 1982
209.“Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” – EARL GRANT (MCA) 1973
210.“Joy To The World” – JACKIE WILSON (Brunswick) 1963
211.“Give Love On Christmas Day” – JACKSON 5 (Motown) 1970
212.”Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas”
– THE STAPLES SINGERS (Stax) 1970
213.“Hey Santa Claus” – THE MOONGLOWS (Chance) 1953
214.“Happy Holidays To You” – NEW EDITION (Geffen) 1985
215.“It Came Upon A Midnight Clear” – JACKIE WILSON (Brunswick) 1963
216.“Christmas Lullaby” – SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES (Motown) 1968
217.“Frosty The Snowman” – THE RONETTES (Philles) 1963
218.“Merry Christmas All” – SALSOUL ORCHESTRA
(Salsoul) 1976
219.“Please Come Home For Christmas” – THE UNIQUES
(Paula) 1966
220.“Silent Night” – HUEY “PIANO” SMITH & THE CLOWNS
(Ace) 1962
221.“Little Christmas Tree” – MICHAEL JACKSON (Motown) 1973
222.“May Christmas Bring You Happiness” – LUTHER [Vandross]
(Cotillion) 1976
223.“All I Need For Xmas Is Your Love” – PRIMETIME
(Total Experience) 1984
224.“You Are My Christmas” – BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND
(Malaco) 1984
225.“Alone On New Year’s Eve” – THE MANHATTANS
(Starfire) 1979
226.“How I Hate To See Christmas Come Around”
– JIMMY WITHERSPOON (Supreme) 1947
227.”Christmas Medley” – SALSOUL ORCHESTRA (Salsoul) 1976
Reiter Record Relics Best of Xmas – 1946 to 1986, were listened to by DJZigZag from 1954 to 1986. Most of this music was also recorded onto nine cassettes between 1976 and 1982. The series was entitled “Havin’ A Soulful Xmas Vol. 1- 9”.
These recordings were listened to by DJZigZag or played on various radio shows by DJZigZag at Christmas.
They are DJZigZag (Reiter Record Relics) Winter-time Christmas records.
Lastly, if you notice any mistakes or glaring omissions – please contact DJZZ
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