Star Time #239: Someday at Christmas
Here it is: Star Time's 2021 Christmas special, showered in tinsel, smelling of allspice, sounding like an angel's clarion, and feeling like a weighted blanket draped over a suffocating elf. It's just how we do things this time of year. It's also the last show before our annual 3-week sabbatical, in which I simultaneously try to forget what happened and remember how to do it again when it's time. Happy holidays, let's try to have an at least manageable new year, and we'll be back on the air the week of January 17, 2022.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Darlene Love | (It's a) Marshmallow World | 1963 | London |
| The Marcels | Merry Twist-Mas | 1961 | Colpix |
| Clarence Carter | Back Door Santa | 1968 | Atlantic |
| J.D. McDonald | Boogaloo Santa Claus | 1975 | New Breed Record Co. |
| Lou Rawls | Good Time Christmas | 1967 | Capitol |
| Aretha Franklin | Kissin' By the Mistletoe | 1963 | Columbia |
| Rotary Connection | Shopping Bag Menagerie | 1968 | Cadet Concept |
| Johnny Acey & the Esquires Ltd. | Christmas Keeps on Coming (Part 1) | 1974 | Smog City |
| Set 2 | |||
| The Soul Saints Orchestra | Santa's Got a Bag of Soul | 1994 | Hotpie & Candy |
| The Chambers Brothers | Merry Christmas, Happy New Year | 1969 | Columbia |
| Milly & Silly | Getting Down for Xmas | 1973 | Right-On |
| Rose Graham | Black Christmas | 1969 | Klondike |
| Brook Benton | You're All I Want for Christmas | 1963 | Mercury |
| Freddy King | I Hear Jingle Bells | 1961 | Federal |
| Detroit Junior | This Time Last Christmas | unknown | Foxy |
| James Brown | Signs of Christmas | 1966 | King |
| Set 3 | |||
| Wild Honey | Angels Christmas | 1973 | Drive |
| The Soul Stirrers | Christmas Joy | 1965 | Checker |
| The Jimmy Castor Bunch | Merry Christmas | 1975 | Atlantic |
| The O'Jays | Christmas Ain't Christmas, New Years Ain't New Years Without The One You Love | 1973 | Philadelphia Int'l |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | Deck the Halls/Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella | 1970 | Tamla |
| Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles | Blue Christmas | 1963 | Newtown |
| Boogie Kings | Last Christmas Eve | 1965 | Pic 1 |
| Joyce Jones | Oh Beautiful Xmas Night | 1962 | O.J.J. |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| Jackie Edwards | White Christmas | 1965 | Island |
| Blue Notes | O Holy Nite | 1960 | Value |
| The Staple Singers | Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas | 1970 | Stax |
| Stevie Wonder | Someday at Christmas | 1967 | Tamla |
| The Emotions | Black Christmas | 1970 | Volt |
| Prince & the Revolution | Another Lonely Christmas | 1984 | Warner Bros. |
| Luther Vandross | May Christmas Bring You Happiness | 1976 | Cotillion |
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