Here's what I'm listening to today (196 songs, on shuffle). Not all
pre-1964, but the majority are:

Elmo & Patsy (remake) - Grandma Got Run Over...etc (3:28)
Aaron Neville - Louisiana Christmas Day (3:40)
Aaron Neville - Please Come Home For Christmas (2:52)
Aaron Neville - Such A Night (3:24)
All-4-One - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (3:58)
Amos Milburn - Let's Make Christmas Merry Bab (2:56)
Andre Williams - Season's Greetings (0:17)
Annie Lennox - The Holly And The Ivy (3:37)
Babs Gonzales - Be-Bop Santa Claus (3:20)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Jingle Bells (2:31)
Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva - I Wish You A Merry Christmas (2:28)
Bill Boyd and his Cowboy Ramblers - Up On The Housetop (2:14)
Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys - Footprints In The Snow (2:37)
Bill Monroe - Christmas Time's A-Coming (2:44)
Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka (2:54)
The Blue Hawaiians - Mele Kalikimaka (2:39)
Bob B. Soxx & Blue Jeans - Here Comes Santa Claus (1963) (2:03)
Bob Wills - Santa's On His Way (2:28)
Bob Wills - When It's Christmas On The Range (2:26)
Bobby (Boris) Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers - Monsters' Holiday (3:11)
Bobby Thomas & His Orioles - Don’t Make It A Sad Holiday (3:47)
Bon Jovi - I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas (4:27)
Boney M. - Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord (4:59)
Brenda Lee - Papa Noel (2:29)
Bryan Adams - Christmas Time (4:05)
Butterbeans and Susie - Papa Ain't No Santa Claus (3:20)
The Cadillacs - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (2:17)
Carla Thomas - All I Want For Christmas Is You (2:54)
Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz, It's Christmas (2:46)
The Cats & The Fiddle - Hep Cat's Holiday (2:30)
Celtic Ladies - Here We Come A-Wassailing (2:19)
Charles Brown - Please Come Home For Christmas (2:47)
Charlie Parker - White Christmas (4:57)
Chosen Gospel Singers - No Room in the Hotel (2:21)
Chuck Berry - Merry Christmas Baby (1958) (3:15)
Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run (2:44)
Clarence Garlow - Let Me Be Your Santa (2:54)
Clyde Lasley & The Cadillac Baby Specials - Santa Came Home Drunk (2:57)
Corky & The Juice Pigs - Christmas Dreams (2:08)
The Country Gospel Airs - Christmas Time Again In The Mountains (2:09)
Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Ho (2:31)
Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas (4:07)
Darlene Love - Marshmallow World (2:27)
Dean Martin - A Marshmallow World (2:48)
Big Dee Irwin & Mamie Galore - All I Want For Xmas Is Your Love (3:01)
The Del McCoury Band - Blue Christmas (2:35)
Del McCoury - Call Collect On Christmas (3:46)
Denise LaSalle - Santa's Got The Christmas Blues (3:37)
Dennis Day - Christmas in Killarney (2:10)
Detroit Junior - Christmas Day (2:11)
Billy Ward & The Dominoes - Christmas In Heaven (2:38)
Drifters - White Christmas (2:41)
The Eagles - Please Come Home For Christmas (2:58)
Earl Scruggs - Jingle Bells (2:44)
Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes - Cool Yule (2:01)
Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy & His Guitar - C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
(1949 version) (2:26)
Ella Fitzgerald - Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney (3:08)
Elvis Presley - Here Comes Santa Claus (2:00)
Elvis Presley - It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You (2:45)
Elvis Presley - On A Snowy Christmas Night (2:50)
The Enchanters - Mambo Santa Mambo (2:37)
Ernest Tubb - Blue Christmas (2:45)
Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Swingin' Them Jingle Bells (3:01)
Floyd Dixon - Empty Stocking Blues (3:01)
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Christmas Medley (12:15)
Cotton Top Sanctified Singers ft. Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon - Christ Was
Born On Christmas Morn (3:32)
Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians - Here We Come A-Wassailing (1:29)
Gary U.S. Bonds - Call Me For Christmas (2:37)
Gene Autry - (Hard Rock, Coco & Joe) The 3 Little Dwarfs (2:56)
Gene Autry - When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter (2:50)
Genoa Keawe - Silent Night (In Hawaiian) (1:13)
George Castelle aka George Grant - It's Christmas Time (3:19)
George Jones - Silent Night (4:04)
George Strait - Frosty The Snowman (2:18)
George Thorogood - Rock & Roll Christmas (3:25)
Hadley Castille - Up on a Housetop (2:47)
Hall And Oates - Jingle Bell Rock (2:09)
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - Santa Claus Is Coming (3:05)
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters - Santa Claus Is Coming-alt. (2:56)
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Christmas Time for Everybody But Me (3:04) Hank Snow - The Christmas Cannonball (2:01)
Harmon Ray - Xmas Blues (2:38)
Harry Crafton - Bring That Cadillac Back (2:38)
The Heavenly Gospel Singers - When Was Jesus Born (3:14)
The Hepsters - Rockin' & Rollin' With Santa Claus (2:08)
Homer And Jethro - Santa Baby (2:42)
Homer & Jethro ft. June Carter - Baby, It's Cold Outside (2:54)
Hopeton Lindo - Winter Wonderland (3:43)
Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns - White Christmas Blue (3:33)
The Impressions - Silent Night (3:59)
Ismael Rivera - Bomba De Navidad (3:22)
Jackie Wilson - Deck The Halls (1:18)
Jackson 5 - Give Love On Christmas Day (2:59)
Jan Bradley - Christmas Time (circa 1963) (1:59)
The Jaynetts - Snowman, Snowman, Sweet Potato Nose (2:41)
Jerry Butler - Silent Night (2:40)
Jesse Rogers and his 49ers - Here Comes Santa Claus (2:58)
Jethro Tull - Christmas Song (3:08)
Jimmy Durante - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (3:11)
Jimmy McCracklin - Christmas Time (2:17)
Jody Levins - Jingle Bells Boogie (2:06)
Joe Diffie - Leroy The Redneck Reindeer (3:17)
John Cougar Mellencamp - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (2:39)
John Denver - Christmas For Cowboys (2:26)
John Greer - We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo (2:28)
John Scofield & The Wild Magnolias - Go Tell It On The Mountain (5:24)
Johnny Adams - Please Come Home For Christmas (5:08)
Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge - Christmas Serenade (3:35)
Johnny Maestro & Bklyn Bridge - Have Yourself a Merry Little C (2:28)
Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge - O Holy Night (2:07)
Judy Garland o/Georgie Stoll - Have Yourself/Merry Christmas (2:42)
Kasey Musgraves - Christmas Don't Be Late (2:09)
The Kinks - Father Christmas (3:40)
Kitty Wells - Away In A Manger (2:21)
The Larks - All I Want For Christmas (3:20)
Little Isidore And The Inquisitors - Christmas Of Love (2:20)
Little Willie Littlefield - Merry Xmas (2:58)
Lloyd Glenn - SLEIGH RIDE (2:40)
Loretta Lynn - To Heck With Ole Santa Claus (1:59)
Lou Monte - Dominick The Donkey (2:33)
Lowell Fulson - The Original Lonesome Christmas (Parts 1 And 2) (4:35) Manhattan Transfer - Caroling, Caroling (1:23)
The Marcels - Merry Twist-mas (2:02)
Marcia Ball - Christmas Fais Do Do (3:13)
The Marshall Brothers - Mr. Santa's Boogie (2:33)
The Martels - Rockin' Santa Claus (2:28)
Marvin And Johnny - It's Christmas Time (2:17)
Mel Torme - Good King Wenceslas (4:11)
Metropole Orch - The Cats and Jammers - Christmas Night In Harlem (2:49)
The Miracles - Christmas Everyday (2:29)
The Monkees - Riu Riu Chiu (TV version) (1:36)
The Moonglows - Hey Santa Claus (2:24)
Nathaniel Mayer - Mr. Santa Claus (2:23)
Neil Diamond - Cherry Cherry Christmas (3:31)
The Nylons - Angels We Have Heard On High (3:45)
The Nylons - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (3:38)
The O'Jays - Christmas Ain't Christmas, New Year's Ain't New Year's
Without The One You Love (2:20)
Orioles - Gonna Be A Lonely Christmas (3:16)
The Orioles - Oh Holy Night (2:09)
1949 Orioles - What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve (2:53)
Oscar McLollie. - Dig That Crazy Santa Claus (2:31)
Otis Redding - Merry Christmas, Baby (2:30)
Otis Redding - White Christmas (3:08)
Ozie Ware with Hot Five [Duke Ellington] - Santa, Bring My Man Back (3:00)
Paul Simon - Getting Ready For Christmas Day (4:09)
Peerless Quartet - Auld Lang Syne (2:58)
The Penguins - Jingle Jangle (2:23)
Pentatonix - Little Drummer Boy (4:13)
Perry Como - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (2:40)
Peter, Paul & Mary - A-Soalin' (3:15)
The Pilgrim Travelers - I'll Be Home For Christmas (2:31)
Pilgrim Travelers - Silent Night (2:19)
John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir -
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (3:32)
Ralph Stanley - Christmas Is Near (2:25)
Ralph Stanley - I'm Goin' Home, It's Christmas Time (2:44)
The Ramones - Merry Christmas (2:38)
Red Norvo AHO feat. Mildred Bailey - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (2:54) Rev. J.M. Gates - He Was Born In a Manger (3:12)
The Rhythm Kings - Christmas Is Coming At Last (2:35)
The Roches - Here We Come A-Caroling (1:30)
Rockapella - Winter Wonderland (2:55)
Roger Miller - Old Toy Trains (2:04)
Rosemary Clooney - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (3:10)
Rosemary Clooney - Suzy Snowflake (3:01)
Rotary Connection - Silent Night Chant (4:35)
Roy Milton - Christmas Time Blues (3:04)
Roy Milton - New Year's Resolution (2:30)
The Sabers - Cool, Cool Xmas (2:14)
Solomon Burke - Christmas Presents from Heaven (3:01)
The Sonics - Don't Believe In Christmas (1:41)
Sonny Boy Williamson I - Christmas Morning Blues (1938) (3:22)
Sonny Boy Williamson II - Santa Claus (2:43)
The Staple Singers - Go Tell It on the Mountain (2:36)
The Staple Singers - Who Took The Mary Out Of Christmas (2:32)
Steeleye Span - Gaudete (2:25)
Steeleye Span - The Holly And The Ivy (2:24)
Steve Winwood - Christmas Is Now Drawing Near At Hand (2:32)
Stevie Wonder - Some Day At Christmas (2:50)
Sugarland - Holly Jolly Christmas (3:03)
The Swan Silvertones - Great Day In December (2:41)
Tampa Red - Christmas and New Year Blues (3:26)
Tex Ritter - Merry Christmas Polka (1947) (2:21)
The Bonaires (Debonairs) - It's Christmas (2:47)
The Larks - Christmas To New Years-unrl. (2:34)
Three Aces & A Joker - Sleigh Bell Rock (1:55)
The Voices - Santa Claus Boogie (2:43)
The Von Trapp Children - Carol Of The Bells (2:19)
Weird Al Yankovic - The Night Santa Went Crazy (4:01)
Wham! - Last Christmas (4:26)
Willie Nelson - Blue Christmas (2:38)
Willie Nelson - Deck The Halls (2:47)
Willie Nelson - Winter Wonderland (2:27)
Yogi Yorgesson - I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas (1949) (3:15)
Yogi Yorgesson With The Johnny Duffy Trio - Yingle Bells (2:37)
Youngsters - Christmas In Jail (2:07)
YU Maccabeats - Candlelight (3:41)

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

On Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:38:45 -0500, DianeE <DianeE@NoSpam.net> wrote:

Here's what I'm listening to today (196 songs, on shuffle). Not all >pre-1964, but the majority are:

Elmo & Patsy (remake) - Grandma Got Run Over...etc (3:28)
Aaron Neville - Louisiana Christmas Day (3:40)
Aaron Neville - Please Come Home For Christmas (2:52)

from this list I've added about 56 artist-songs to my database of
Christmas songs that are on Singles or EPs (ie not album only) dated
1946 to the end of 1964; so I thank you for posting this list

(I only started building this database about a week ago)

about 100 of the songs on your list are on Singles or EPs between
1927 (Rev. Gates) and Dec 1964

a controversial aspect of 'Christmas/holiday' songs is that some
songs might actually be only about the 'winter season'

I personally do not consider songs primarily about New Years Eve
to be Christmas songs (for US working folk the 'holiday' ends after
Christmas Day (in UK, Canada, and Australia it's after Boxing Day)
- unless these folk choose to take additional vacation time.

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 23:28:18 +0000, RWC wrote:

On Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:38:45 -0500, DianeE <DianeE@NoSpam.net> wrote:

Here's what I'm listening to today (196 songs, on shuffle). Not all >>pre-1964, but the majority are:

Elmo & Patsy (remake) - Grandma Got Run Over...etc (3:28)
Aaron Neville - Louisiana Christmas Day (3:40)
Aaron Neville - Please Come Home For Christmas (2:52)

from this list I've added about 56 artist-songs to my database of
Christmas songs that are on Singles or EPs (ie not album only) dated
1946 to the end of 1964; so I thank you for posting this list

(I only started building this database about a week ago)

about 100 of the songs on your list are on Singles or EPs between
1927 (Rev. Gates) and Dec 1964

a controversial aspect of 'Christmas/holiday' songs is that some
songs might actually be only about the 'winter season'

I personally do not consider songs primarily about New Years Eve
to be Christmas songs (for US working folk the 'holiday' ends after
Christmas Day (in UK, Canada, and Australia it's after Boxing Day)
- unless these folk choose to take additional vacation time.

"Christmas" is when I say it is!

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:02:32 +0000, mariabus@blueyonder.co.uk (Roger)
wrote:

On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 23:28:18 +0000, RWC wrote:

On Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:38:45 -0500, DianeE <DianeE@NoSpam.net> wrote:

Here's what I'm listening to today (196 songs, on shuffle). Not all >>>pre-1964, but the majority are:

Elmo & Patsy (remake) - Grandma Got Run Over...etc (3:28)
Aaron Neville - Louisiana Christmas Day (3:40)
Aaron Neville - Please Come Home For Christmas (2:52)

from this list I've added about 56 artist-songs to my database of
Christmas songs that are on Singles or EPs (ie not album only) dated
1946 to the end of 1964; so I thank you for posting this list

(I only started building this database about a week ago)

about 100 of the songs on your list are on Singles or EPs between
1927 (Rev. Gates) and Dec 1964

a controversial aspect of 'Christmas/holiday' songs is that some
songs might actually be only about the 'winter season'

I personally do not consider songs primarily about New Years Eve
to be Christmas songs (for US working folk the 'holiday' ends after
Christmas Day (in UK, Canada, and Australia it's after Boxing Day)
- unless these folk choose to take additional vacation time.

"Christmas" is when I say it is!

snap!

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)