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Favoriting December 24, 2009: grey snow calm and carry on

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Artist Track Album Label Format New Approx. start time
flowers of yes!  november song   Favoriting Flowers of Yes!  self released    *   0:00:00 (Pop-up)
rev J.M gates and his congregation  did you spend christmas day in jail?   Favoriting volume 7( 1929-1930)  document records/ the orchard      0:10:32 (Pop-up)
essential logic  do you believe in christmas?   Favoriting fanfare in the garden  kill rock stars      0:13:50 (Pop-up)
john klein  theme from finlandia   Favoriting the bells of liberty  americana records Inc      0:17:41 (Pop-up)
the staple singers  who took the merry out of christmas   Favoriting the ultimate staple singers: a family affair  ace records      0:21:12 (Pop-up)
bob wills and his texas playboys  take the a train   Favoriting basin street blues  edsel      0:23:14 (Pop-up)
Jerry and the Landslides  Get Off of My Roof   Favoriting   jaricho  7"    0:26:27 (Pop-up)
milly & silly  getting down for xmas   Favoriting in the christmas groove  strut    *   0:28:51 (Pop-up)
 
willie colon  popurri navideno   Favoriting asalto navideno  fania      0:38:07 (Pop-up)
j d mcdonald  boogaloo santa claus   Favoriting in the christmas groove  strut      0:41:47 (Pop-up)
christmas in vietnam  johnny & jon   Favoriting bummed out christmas!  rhino      0:46:20 (Pop-up)
billy may  rudolph the red nosed reindeer mambo   Favoriting christmas cocktails  capital records      0:49:22 (Pop-up)
the bell rays  santa's got a big old bag   Favoriting A Bellrays Christmas  cheap lullaby records      0:52:10 (Pop-up)
 
dina martina  christmas   Favoriting christmas with dina martina  up records  7"    1:00:37 (Pop-up)
klaus nomi  silent night   Favoriting za bak daz  heliocentric      1:03:22 (Pop-up)
brightblack  new mexico   Favoriting ala.cali.tucky  galaxia      1:05:28 (Pop-up)
Rasputina  lesson # 6   Favoriting transylvanian concubine  oculus records  7"    1:11:56 (Pop-up)
piaf  le noel de la rue   Favoriting les meilleurs  EMI      1:12:48 (Pop-up)
jimmy smith  baby, its cold outside   Favoriting christmas cookin'  verve      1:15:46 (Pop-up)
vashti bunyan  winter is blue   Favoriting some things just stick in your mind, singles and demos  dichristina      1:21:34 (Pop-up)
vashti bunyan  coldest night of the year   Favoriting some things just stick in your mind, singles and demos  dichristina      1:24:29 (Pop-up)
fuxa  clearless   Favoriting   astro lanes  7"    1:29:01 (Pop-up)
margie joseph  christmas gift   Favoriting soul christmas  atlantic      1:33:03 (Pop-up)
 
Miles Davis w/ Bob Dorough  blue christmas ( to whom it may concern)   Favoriting jingle bell jazz  columbia      1:41:27 (Pop-up)
suni mcgrath  seven stars   Favoriting   tompkins square  7"    1:43:32 (Pop-up)
yo la tengo  run run run   Favoriting   egon  7"    1:45:02 (Pop-up)
ed harcourt  in the bleak midwinter   Favoriting mojo blue christmas v/a  Mojo Magazine compilation      1:48:55 (Pop-up)
jeff st pierre and philip antoniades  rubber bells   Favoriting a rubber band christmas  artists development associates      1:52:22 (Pop-up)
marianne dissard  les confettis   Favoriting l'entredeux  self released      1:53:56 (Pop-up)
james brown  santa claus go straight to the ghetto   Favoriting funky christmas  polygram      1:58:27 (Pop-up)
 
los jibaros  decimas de nacimento   Favoriting Where Will You Be Christmas Day? v/a 24 recordings from 1917-1959  Dust-To Digital      2:05:53 (Pop-up)
koushik  one in a day   Favoriting be with  stones throw      2:08:01 (Pop-up)
Solomon Burke  presents for christmas   Favoriting soul christmas  atlantic      2:12:19 (Pop-up)
gene ammons  swinging for x-mas   Favoriting hi fi holiday  universal music      2:15:26 (Pop-up)
ben watt  a girl in winter   Favoriting north marine drive  cherry red      2:18:24 (Pop-up)
private charles bowens & the gentlemen from tigerland  christmas in vietnam   Favoriting   rojac  7"    2:20:48 (Pop-up)
king creosote  fine horseman   Favoriting migrating bird: the songs of lol waterson v/a  honest jon's records      2:25:15 (Pop-up)
the receptionists  wink wink   Favoriting   ba da bing records  7"    2:28:17 (Pop-up)
 
esquivel  jingle bells   Favoriting merry xmas from the space age bachelor pad  barnone /records      2:33:45 (Pop-up)
lovecraft technologies  frosty the snowman   Favoriting a mutated christmas v/a  illegal art      2:35:15 (Pop-up)
ivy  christmas time is here   Favoriting maybe this christmas tree  Nettwerk Records      2:36:59 (Pop-up)
woody phillips  dance of the sugar plum fairy   Favoriting A Toolbox Christmas  gourd music      2:43:38 (Pop-up)
dj olive  I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause   Favoriting a mutated christmas v/a  illegal art      2:44:28 (Pop-up)
The Beatbox Saboteurs  rudolph   Favoriting a merry xxxmas  beatbox saboteurs      2:46:13 (Pop-up)
petty booka  christmas in prison   Favoriting christmas everywhere  benten      2:48:20 (Pop-up)
bob marley & the wailers  sound the trumpet   Favoriting reggae christmas from studio one  studio one      2:51:58 (Pop-up)
fabio orsi  one sunny christmas, I got the funeral march blues (beggin your pardon miss joan)   Favoriting last winter we didn't sing v/a  thor's rubber hammer      2:55:38 (Pop-up)
ike and tina turner  merry christmas baby   Favoriting   kent  7"    2:57:52 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  9:04am
Stu:

Deep, complete PEACE
To dear sweet Trouble
and all the "Troubled " souls in radioland
  9:04am
annie:

trouble!!!! happy kwanzaa!!
  9:06am
Adrian in London:

Merry Bah Humbug to all.
  9:06am
trouble:

happy snowy cold christmas eve! peace to you Stu! I hope you have snow for you and all of your moomins...merry happy annie!
  9:07am
emily:

merry Xmas eve trouble. so glad that you are on the radio.
i have just finished my grading and have 13 more slankets to sew before tonight and really NEED your particular tonic to finish this task. thanks

ew
  9:07am
trouble:

hah adrian, we just watched the christmas carol with george c scott from the 80's , very good and chilling...
  9:08am
trouble:

yikes good luck emily. I know the feeling, I am knitting furiously and hope to be done. merry happy!
  9:10am
annie:

not sure how long i'll be here this am, but boy am i glad to hear you!!
  9:11am
Adrian in London:

Oh I don't know that one. Can't be as good as The Muppets Christmas Carol. I'm going to spend Christmas watching Boston Legal series 3, Moon, and various episodes of Poirot I've got backed up on the hard drive.
  9:14am
trouble:

is it frigid where you are annie? And adrian I adore poirot! I want to take a "poirot tour of england", just to visit all of the crazy architechtural treasures they use for sets...
  9:16am
annie:

actually yes trouble, a damp cold.. normailly 17 is not so bad, but this cold creeps in to the bones even in the house. it promises to be nice and warmish today.. i'm grateful for the more seasonal temps. :) is dj icepack getting lovely electronics from santa?
  9:16am
Tom ( The Bactrian Support NetWork ):

Joyeux Noël et bonne année Trouble !!
  9:17am
Adrian in London:

It's on three channels at the moment and there's a new one on Christmas Day.
  9:17am
annie:

do you have the soundtrack to "toys"? that first song is wonderful.
  9:20am
trouble:

joyeux noel et bonne annee a toi aussi tom!
  9:21am
trouble:

no annie i don't, sorry.
  9:22am
Stu:

WOW Thanks! I was sitting here thinking " I know that tune the bells are playing !!!!!!" !!!!!!!
  9:28am
annie:

thank-you anyway trouble.. :)
  9:30am
v k:

really enjoying today's show Trouble - also nice to be listening at home for a change - this is my lil 6 month old son's first time listening to your fine tune selections - happy holidays - peace on earth
  9:34am
trouble:

v k :happy first christmas to you and your baby. how fun!
  9:34am
annie:

vk- way to start em early, what an appreciation for music he'll have!!
  9:37am
Xmas @ beach:

Here come sandy clothes,
Here come sandy clothes...
  9:37am
emily:

I always thought (or wanted it to be) Who took the MARY out of Christmas? not merry--still the best
  9:38am
emily:

I always thought (or wanted it to be) Who took the MARY out of Christmas? not merry--still the best
  9:41am
trouble:

i agree, emily.
  9:48am
PKNY:

Thanks for bringing the soulful Christmas vibe, it's so necessary while I'm at work today.
  9:52am
annie:

leaving your tunes behind, trouble. gotta run errands. wonderful wonderful christmas to you..
  9:53am
trouble:

to you too annie!
  9:55am
seang:

Uh! Gimme that funk
  9:56am
v k:

will DJ Ice Pack make a guest appearance today? Either way, Merry Christmas to the great DJ Ice Pack, wfmu's brightest star
  10:05am
Ken:

Trouble - can you call me on my cel after you're off the air? Slight problem in Studio B i need your help with.. Thanks... Ken
  10:08am
trouble:

sure, ken.
  10:13am
dale:

merry christmas trouble, and happy listeners...'deep peace' reminds me of donovan's 'nirvana' album - beautiful.
  10:19am
Nina:

thanks for the tunes Lady. Prettige Feestdagen! xo n
  10:21am
Hon:

Happy Xmas Trouble, thank you for your year of warm giggles (One thing both me and my crews agree) and great tunes! Hon from East London
  10:21am
trouble:

merry christmas to you dale! and happy happy to you nina b, and your cute little kitties...
  10:23am
trouble:

happy east london christmas to you, Hon.
  10:26am
Jennique:

Merry, merry Christmas Trouble! I'm here at the American Museum of Natural History nursing an egg nog hangover, listening to your tunes and the banging of the 400 year old radiator in my office.

Your Christmas music is the complete antithesis of all the other stuff I've been forced to listen to at gas stations, coffee shops and supermarkets.

Many thanks for that.
  10:29am
Lizardner Dave:

Just wanted to drop in and express my gratitude for a great show. Good to be home listening on the 91.1 FM signal instead of at work listening on the web. Merry Christmas Trouble, and merry Christmas Ken if you're still on the playlist...the Krampus archive gets another listen later tonight....
  10:32am
What!:

Great show! Really putting me in a good mood, even though I'm toiling away in the financial ghetto of Exchange Place, Jersey City. The happiest of Happy Holidays to all!
  10:35am
trouble:

jennique, thanks and merry merry to you. don't work too hard today...
  10:44am
drewo:

Happy Holiday Trouble and thanks for all the great music you entertain us with all year long. Peace and good will.
  10:44am
Laura Mirabella:

hey trouble!
just wanted to let you know to expect that package of new wonderwheel goodies (finally!) also was wondering if you could please announce an event to your JAMES BROWN loving listeners... we are doing a JAMES BROWN TRIBUTE party tomorrow night at Nublu in NYC- Fri.Dec.25,10pm-4am,@NuBlu (62 Ave. C,bt.4-5 St.),$10... thanks trouble and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
  10:59am
trouble:

merry happy to lizardner dave, what! and drewo! hey laura, sure i will mention it and happy happy to you and nico...
  11:05am
dale:

Schoolhouse rock, yes....
  11:05am
Jennique:

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCKS!
  11:06am
Jennique:

I am thinking that he did "3 is the Magic Number" but I could be wrong.
  11:07am
berlusconi's nose:

great show T! (even though it is christmas music)
  11:09am
david t.:

love the jibaro music. reminds me of my mom.
  11:13am
Rob W:

Thanks Trouble for the nice holiday jibaro. I didn't know of this Dust-to-Digital comp, I have to add it to my Christmas music list for next year! Thanks for the holiday turn-on. And a happy and a merry from Katie and me currently ensconced in Middle GA to you and yours and all our dear listeners...
  11:16am
gumby:

Nice Solomon Burke. You gotta love a guy who can pull off singing about not having a pot to piss in while wearing a goat chokin' diamond ring and $1000 suit.
  11:18am
The Log Lady:

Hi Trouble, happy holidays to you and your family! Great tunes, as usual!

The log has a special message for you, don't forget!
  11:29am
trouble:

merry happy log lady and rob and katie!
  11:34am
Devin:

It's a space cakes christmas
  11:42am
berlusconi's nose:

i love power saws in music!
  11:47am
Domenic:

Shoes! That's a Kangaroo Head Injury kiss!

Santa us Blixen Trouble!
  11:49am
berlusconi's nose:

actually, Rudolf is sick this year so Santa asked me to lead his sled! Yee-Haaw!
  11:50am
jamesie:

just checking in! Shiona had our Xmas presents nicked on the underground this afternoon on the way over - happy Xmas to Andy and Desmond! xxx
  11:50am
Adrian in London:

I want a souvenir Duomo for Christmas
  11:53am
55rpm:

Buffalo representing, Merry Christmas to Trouble & all!
  11:53am
trouble:

noooo jamesie! poor shiona. give her a kiss and hug for me. happy happy to all!
  11:55am
berlusconi's nose:

@Adrian 'n London.YOU have been naughty this year. Santa says NO Duomos for you!
  11:56am
jamesie:

yeah but please let me wish everyone the best ever xmas and to you dear...
  11:57am
Adrian in London:

Damn you, red-clad man of the north! Merry Christmas Trouble and all, great show.
  10:15am
Rick in Florida:

Merry Christmas to all - And thank you Trouble for finding these disturbing carols, they are just the right touch for a perfect Christmas day.
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