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Music for the Masses: We Wish You a Catskill Christmas (Audio)
A light-hearted musical set appropriate for gift-wrapping (or unwrapping), tree-decorating, cider-mulling, egg-nogging, house-cleaning, family-visiting, over-eating, nap-taking, or pretty much any holiday activity, including home-staying and solitude-enjoying. Happy Merry and Merry Happy to all! "Music for the Masses" invites you on an excursion of sound and rhythm. Discover the music of established and emerging artists, both signed and unsigned, on the international music scene. For the avid globe-hopper and armchair traveler alike. You might want to pack a map and a sandwich. Catskill resident "DJ Neva" is an ethnomusicologist, producer, and long-time cultural activist, specializing in music from the entire African continent, as well as the Caribbean and Latin America, the Maghreb and Middle East, and the Roma (Gypsy) diaspora. Formerly the producer of "Continental Drift" on WBAI-FM and New York International on Haitian community station Radio Soleil in NYC. The show is broadcast live from Catskill, NY.
Playlist:
- Happy Holiday / Bing Crosby
- My Favorite Things / Amerigo Gazaway
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town / The Pointer Sisters
- The Nutcracker Suite (Baz Kuts Breaks Mix) / Berlin Symphony Orchestra
- God Rest Ye Merry Gents / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
- Get Down Santa / The Jive Turkeys
- Merry Christmas Baby / Otis Redding
- The Christmas Song / Jimmy McGriff
- Santa Claus Wants Some Loving / Albert King
- White Christmas (King Kooba Remix) / Charlie Parker
- Christmas Time Is Here / Vince Guaraldi Trio
- No Room at the Inn / Mahalia Jackson
- Santa Claus Got the Blues / Drifters
- Christmas by the Bar-B-Que / Lynn August
- Merry, Merry Christmas / Koko Taylor
- Santa's Got a Bag of Soul / The Poets Of Rhythm
- Santa's Second Line / New Birth Brass Band
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas / Huey Piano Smith
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) / Elvis Presley
- Christmas Celebration / B.B. King
- Santa Don't Let Me Down / Earl King
- Merry Christmas Baby / Chuck Berry
- Christmas Tears / Freddy King
- Happy New Year, Baby / Johnny Otis Orchesta
- Gee Whiz, It's Christmas / Carla Thomas
- Back Door Santa / The Holiday Soul
- Merry, Merry Christmas / Keb' Mo'
- Last Month Of The Year / The Blind Boys Of Alabama
- Christmas Wish / Gregory Porter
- Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get The Blues? / Roomful Of Blues
- Medley: White feat. Hot Christmas / The Elves
- Shakana Santa Shake It (Feat. Bonerama) / Bo Dollis & Wild Magnolias
- A Django Christmas / Sultans of String
- Happy New Year to You / The Qualities
- Give Love On Christmas Day / Jackson 5