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Music to laze around with, just like slipping into a warm, comfortable bath; bubbling with many stringed instruments and occasional live performances. (Visit homepage.)

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Favoriting December 22, 2015: Seaching for some seasonal spirit.

This year's KeepTru Christmas Tree

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Artist Track Album Label Approx. start time
Ralph Towner  Silence of a Candle   Favoriting Diary  ECM   
Weyes Blood  Some Winters   Favoriting The Innocents    0:03:14 (Pop-up)
Jane Siberry  If God Be For Us   Favoriting Shushan the Palace (Hymns of Earth) Christmas    0:09:20 (Pop-up)
Rickie Lee Jones  Christmas in New Orleans   Favoriting the other side of DESIRE  Thirty Tigers  0:13:46 (Pop-up)
Samara Lubelski  Snowy Meadows II   Favoriting Parallel Suns    0:19:00 (Pop-up)
Suzzy & Maggie Roche  A Prayer   Favoriting Zero Church  Red House Records  0:22:38 (Pop-up)
Gaby Moreno  Jesus en Pesebre   Favoriting Posada  Metamorphoss  0:26:50 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Rita Ford's Music Boxes 
(Various)   Favoriting
Joyous Music Box Christmas 
Musical Heritage Society 
0:30:21 (Pop-up)
Aimee Mann  Whatever Happened to Christmas?   Favoriting One More Drifter in the Snow  SuperEgo Records  0:38:47 (Pop-up)
Rufus & Martha Wainwright  Some Children See Him   Favoriting The McGarrigle Christmas Hour  Nonesuch  0:41:36 (Pop-up)
Blind Boys of Alabama & Taj Mahal  The Sun is Rising   Favoriting Talkin' Christmas  Sony Masterworks  0:45:51 (Pop-up)
Laura Nyro  Christmas in My Soul   Favoriting Christmas and the Beads of Sweat  Columbia  0:49:57 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Rita Ford's Music Boxes 
(Various)   Favoriting
Joyous Music Box Christmas 
Musical Heritage Society 
0:56:37 (Pop-up)
Sandy Denny with Alex Campbell  The Sans Day Carol   Favoriting 19 Rupert Street  Witchwood Media  1:03:53 (Pop-up)
Alasdair Roberts  Song Composed in December   Favoriting A Wonder Working Stone    1:08:36 (Pop-up)
Allysen Callery  Winter Island   Favoriting Winter Island    1:14:52 (Pop-up)
Bert Jansch  The Ornament Tree (Bonnie Potmore)   Favoriting Dazzling Stranger  Sanctuary/Castle  1:18:13 (Pop-up)
Clive Palmer  Christmas Carol   Favoriting Banjoland    1:22:09 (Pop-up)
Shirley Collins & Davy Graham  The Cherry Tree Carol   Favoriting Folk Roots, New Routes  Fledg'ling Records  1:24:27 (Pop-up)
John Renbourn & Robin Williamson  The Snows   Favoriting Wheel of Fortune  Flying Fish  1:27:47 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Rita Ford's Music Boxes 
 
 
 
1:32:46 (Pop-up)
Amor de Días  Wild Winter Trees   Favoriting Street of the Love of Days  Merge Records  1:41:03 (Pop-up)
Keola Beamer with George Winston  Poli'Ahu - The Show goddess of Mauna Kea   Favoriting VA: A Winter's Solstice V  Windham Hill  1:43:00 (Pop-up)
Mark O'Connor (ChrisThile, mandolin)  One Winter's Night   Favoriting An Appalachian Christmas  OMAC Records  1:49:02 (Pop-up)
John Fahey  Christ's Saints of God Fantasy   Favoriting The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album/Christmas With John Fahey, Vol.2  Takoma  1:53:47 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Rita Ford's Music Boxes 
 
 
 
2:04:17 (Pop-up)
Bipolar Explorer  Silent Night   Favoriting BPXmas  Slugg Records  2:11:53 (Pop-up)
Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull  God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen   Favoriting (Live on WAXQ, NYC 11/24/2004)  (Ian Anderson)  2:16:36 (Pop-up)
The Strawbs  Benedictus   Favoriting Halcyon Days: The Best of the Strawbs  A&M  2:21:04 (Pop-up)
Kate Bush  December Will Be Magic Again   Favoriting (1979 Xmas Special)  (YouTube video)  2:25:26 (Pop-up)
Bora Yoon  O Pastor Animarum (O Shepherd of Souls)   Favoriting Sunken Cathedral  Innova  2:29:22 (Pop-up)
Portland Cello Project  In Freezing Winter's Night   Favoriting Winter: The Best Nine Months of the Year  Kill Rock Stars  2:33:49 (Pop-up)
McCoy Tyner  I'll Be Home for Christmas   Favoriting Jingle Bell Jazz  Columbia  2:37:30 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Rita Ford's Music Boxes 
(Various)   Favoriting
Joyous Music Box Christmas 
Musical Heritage Society 
2:43:29 (Pop-up)
Phil Ochs  No Christmas in Kentucky   Favoriting A Toast to Those Who Are Gone  Rhino  2:47:01 (Pop-up)
The Gripweeds  A Christmas Song   Favoriting Under the Influence of Christmas  Rainbow Quartz  2:50:04 (Pop-up)
The Butties  What Child is This?   Favoriting 12 Greatest Carols  Parody Records  2:52:33 (Pop-up)
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks  Run Run Rudolph   Favoriting Crazy for Christmas  Surf Dog  2:55:07 (Pop-up)
Joseph Spence  Santa Claus is Comin' to Town   Favoriting Must Be Santa! The Rounder Christmas Album  Rounder  2:57:19 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Rita Ford's Music Boxes 
(Various)   Favoriting
Joyous Music Box Christmas 
Musical Heritage Society 
3:00:17 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  9:02pm
Sean in Bristol, UK:

Hi Irene,
Happy Holidays, hello one and all
  9:03pm
Listener Robert:

I like the tree, but who/what is KeepTru?
Avatar ♥ 9:04pm
redkayak:

Happy holidays & solstice all :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:06pm
Irene Trudel:

Hi Sean, Robert and redkayak! Welcome to this Christmassy-thingy. Robert, KeepTru is a combination of my husband's any my last names (Keepnews, Trudel). Kind of perfect, I must say!
Avatar ♥ 9:06pm
redkayak:

Nice to be listening... I was teaching a class on Tuesday nights this last term...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:08pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Love The Mets ornaments on the tree, Irene
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:11pm
Irene Trudel:

Glad you're now free to listen, redkayak! Sean, those ornaments are a mainstay for us. Not pictured, our Santa on a Mets rocking horse.
Avatar ♥ 9:16pm
redkayak:

I was lucky: had good students this term. The 16 weeks went by pretty quick this time around...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:32pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

A wonderful set, thank you, Irene
  9:42pm
JakeGould:

Happy Festivus!
Avatar ♥ 9:54pm
slugluv1313:

<3 Laura <3
  9:57pm
IFisher:

Charmed by the selections, Irene. Laura Nyro passeth all understanding, bloweth my mind
Happy Festivus Everyone!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:58pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

The Laura Nyro track was a thing of beauty
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:05pm
Sean in Bristol UK:

Irene, really wanted to stay with you until 5 am but starting to fade a bit so will catch the rest of the show on archive. Have a cracking Yuletide.
  10:06pm
Listener Robert:

Do the cats climb into & up the KeepTru tree & stalk the ornaments, as I've seen elsewhere? I've known housebroken dogs to make a sissy on a Xmas tree, like, "I must be outside, it's a tree." They think of the ornaments as fruit too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:07pm
Irene Trudel:

Totally understood. Pleasant dreams, Sean!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:10pm
Irene Trudel:

Robert, surprisingly they don't anymore. I used to tack the tree to the window with fishing line. My kitties are getting a bit older (and one of them is doing quite poorly at the moment). They haven't even ventured underneath it yet. But they do love the smell.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:14pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Catnip-filled ornaments would be either a great idea or a terrible idea. I'm not sure which yet.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:15pm
coelacanth:

greetings Irene and others

sorry to ave missed Laura Nyro, but i think it's high time i pull the album out anyway.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:18pm
Irene Trudel:

Ken, I don't think that's a good idea. Best not to attract too much feline attention to the tree. I've taken to hanging non-breakable ornaments near the bottom.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:20pm
Irene Trudel:

Yes, coelacanth, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat has some gorgeous tunes.
Avatar 10:22pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Bert b. 3rd Nov. like me. Just sayin'.
  10:23pm
shanghi1:

Happy Holidays Irene. Thank you for this.
Avatar ♥ 10:32pm
slugluv1313:

Happy Holidays, Irene!
my kitties and i send *healing vibes* to your little one -- hoping she (or he) is feeling better soon <3
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:33pm
Irene Trudel:

Cool, Rev. Rabbit! Bert wasone of my favorite guitarists, as was John Renbourn.
  10:35pm
JakeGould:

Lovely music box.
  10:41pm
JakeGould:

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Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:42pm
Irene Trudel:

Thanks for both, Jake!
Avatar 11:06pm
Van in DC:

Merry Christmas all.
Avatar 11:08pm
Van in DC:

Any chance December will be magic again?
Avatar 11:09pm
Van in DC:

Wow what a set list. I've missed out.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:13pm
Irene Trudel:

Hi Van! I'm trying to whip up a little magic tonight. Hope it's helping.
Avatar 11:15pm
Van in DC:

Greatest Xmas song of all time by her KaTeness, you know. Just saying.
Avatar 11:19pm
Van in DC:

Today walking along the National Mall, an enormous hawk in a tree. An unsuspecting squirrel going up the trunk. Oops. The hawk took notice....so did Mr. Squirrel. It was quite a hilarious back and forth between them for a while. Squirrel won.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:20pm
coelacanth:

hey Irene i'm turning the computer off but i'll still be listening.
Thanks! Beautiful program!
later on folks.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:23pm
Irene Trudel:

Thanks coelacanth!
Avatar 11:24pm
Van in DC:

Irene are you here next week? Or taking New Years days off?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:24pm
Parq:

How damn marvelous. I haven't heard this Strawbs track in decades.
Avatar 11:25pm
Van in DC:

And yeah, not New Year's Day, but days before.
  11:25pm
cronbat:

This is the Christmas Show that I've been wanting to hear for years....
Avatar 11:26pm
Van in DC:

THANKS IRENE!!
  11:27pm
JakeGould:

Brining out the Kate Bush for Christmas!
Avatar 11:28pm
Van in DC:

I needed this. So many thanks.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:29pm
Summer and Michael:

Happy Christmas greetings for NorCal, Irene! Thank you so very much!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:31pm
Irene Trudel:

I'm definitely here next week, Van. gonna do my annual best-of show.
Avatar 11:32pm
Van in DC:

Awesome. Glad to hear it. Thanks again Irene. You are always just the bestest.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:33pm
Irene Trudel:

So sweet, croonbat! And thank you, Summer and Michael. Parq, that Strawbs track is a fave too. They're playing the US in the spring.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:37pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

The selections tonight are what I like in a Christmas broadcast. Much better than this guy's attempt: www.mashable.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:38pm
Irene Trudel:

Yikes, Ken, that sounds positively painful!
Avatar 11:39pm
Van in DC:

Holiday depression is real. Never before have I had it so bad. This show has helped, just in the 40 minutes I've been privileged to hear. Thank you Irene.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:43pm
Irene Trudel:

Thanks Van! I'm not feeling very spirited this year. Playing this music definitely helps me, so I'm hoping it helps others as well.
Avatar 11:44pm
Van in DC:

Hearing this piano is like looking at a master artwork...wow.
Avatar ♥ 11:50pm
northguineahills:

I've never heard this Phil Ochs!
Avatar 11:53pm
Van in DC:

Actually, thinking about blessings in my life... this show is definitely one of them. Truth.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:58pm
Irene Trudel:

Well, hope you all have nice holidays! Catch younext week.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:00am
Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Irene. This show was just swell!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:00am
Parq:

This Joseph Spence is the greatest Christmas recording ever.
Avatar ♥ 12:07am
slugluv1313:

@ Van in DC -- you are so right re: Holiday Depression
i agree, Irene's show has DEFINITELY helped
wishing everyone the BEST and BRIGHTEST Holly-Daze, and again, THANK YOU IRENE!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 1:24am
Sean in Bristol UK:

An awesome selection of Yuletide music, thank you Irene
Avatar 10:19am
Van in DC:

Just remembered that I missed the first couple hours of this show! Post Christmas treat for me to be able to catch up!
Avatar 2:47pm
Van in DC:

I am so glad I came back for pars missed! Wow, what a show.
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