Les Choeurs de l’Armée Rouge MVD (The Red Choir Orchestra and Ballet) make a joyful racket with one of Russia’s most endearing folk songs, Marusya.
[Music] Emerson, Lake & Palmer – I Believe In Father Christmas
As do I. May you rest in peace, Greg Lake.
[Music] James Brown – Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto
Let yourself have a funky ass Christmas with James Brown.
[Music] The Durutti Column – Snowflakes
Not quite “Jingle Bells,” but it’s still some lovely post-punk/new wave music which fits the season nicely, courtesy of Vini Reilly and the Durutti Column.
[Music] Modrý Efekt – Svitanie
Modrý Efekt (Blue Effect) were one of the great Czechoslovakian art rock bands of the 1970s.
We were given the bad news that their leader and guitarist, Radim Hladík, passed away today. Rest in peace.
[Music] Gene Autry – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry almost got snookered into calling Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Randolph. He dodged a bullet.
[Music] Paul Haig – Christiana
Have a post-punk Christmas with Paul Haig, former singer of Josef K and Rhythm of Life.
[Music] Vince Guaraldi Trio – O Tannenbaum
San Francisco’s Vince Guaraldi’s contribution to Christmas is this evergreen, O Tanenbaum, part of the soundtrack to “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
[Music] Nat ‘King’ Cole – The Christmas Song (1961)
No need to introduce this one. Let Nat ‘King’ Cole croon to you.
[Music] Silent Island – Equator EP
István Csarnogurszky leads Silent Island, an outfit from Hungary which combines post-rock, progressive rock, alternative and ambient music into a seamless product. Really mellow listening.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 