Star Time #94: Soul Santa
It's time to pack up 2018, festoon it in cotton balls, and shove it way up in the attic behind the failed juice press and unplayed board games. The last Star Time of the year is our second Christmas-themed episode, full of sleigh bell sound effects, Santa Claus re-personifications, and a bunch of R&B holiday songs that are festive, thoughtful, and best of all bearable.
I'm taking a 3-week sabbatical after this to recharge my plasma. Thank you as always for your kind patronage -- not a shred of it goes unnoticed or unappreciated. Happy holidays and happy new year.
Love,
Paul
(New episodes of Star Time resume the week of January 14, 2019.)
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Charles Brown | Please Come Home for Christmas | 1960 | King |
| The Drifters | White Christmas | 1954 | Atlantic |
| Pearl Bailey | Jingle Bells Cha Cha | 1959 | Roulette |
| The Marquees | Santa Done Got Hip | 1959 | Warner Bros. |
| Ron Holden & the Thunderbirds | Who Said There Ain't No Santa Claus? | 1960 | Donna |
| Detroit Junior | Christmas Day | 1961 | Foxy |
| Jan Bradley | Christmas Time | 1962 | Hootenanny |
| The Ronettes | Sleigh Ride | 1963 | Philles |
| Darlene Love | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | 1963 | Philles |
| Set 2 | |||
| Carla Thomas | All I Want for Christmas Is You | 1966 | Stax |
| Horace Williams, Choker Campbell & his Magic City Orchestra | I'm Going Christmas Shopping | 1966 | Magic City |
| Stevie Wonder | What Christmas Means to Me | 1967 | Tamla |
| The Flirtations | Christmas Time Is Here Again | 1968 | Deram |
| James Brown | Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto | 1968 | King |
| William Bell | Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday | 1968 | Stax |
| Isaac Hayes | The Mistletoe and Me | 1969 | Enterprise |
| Harvey Averne Band | Let's Get It Together This Christmas | 1970 | Fania |
| The Staple Singers | Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas | 1972 | Stax |
| Set 3 | |||
| Brook Benton | Soul Santa | 1971 | Cotillion |
| Chocolate Snow | Let Me Be Your Christmas Toy | 1973 | Solo |
| Milly & Silly | Gettin Down for Xmas | 1973 | Right-On |
| Akim & Teddy | Santa Claus Is a Black Man | 1973 | Simtone |
| Martin Mull | Santafly (feat. The Sondra Baskin Glee Club) | 1973 | Capricorn |
| Electric Jungle | Funky Funky Christmas | 1974 | Nike |
| Johnny Acey & the Esquires Ltd. | Christmas Keeps on Coming (Part 1) | 1974 | Smog City |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| Marvin Gaye | I Want to Come Home for Christmas | unknown | Spectrum |
| Creeper | Santa Claus Wants Some Loving | 1975 | ABC |
| Lula Collins | Silver Bells | 1975 | Gospel Express |
| Gladys Knight & the Pips | Do You Hear What I Hear | 1975 | Buddah |
| Hot & Sassy | Christmas Strutt | 1980 | Magic Disc |
| Al Green | Winter Wonderland | 1983 | Hi |
| Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) | 1962 | Capitol |
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