Episode #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.)

ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1
Charles BrownPlease Come Home for Christmas1960King
The DriftersWhite Christmas1954Atlantic
Pearl BaileyJingle Bells Cha Cha1959Roulette
The MarqueesSanta Done Got Hip1959Warner Bros.
Ron Holden & the ThunderbirdsWho Said There Ain't No Santa Claus?1960Donna
Detroit JuniorChristmas Day1961Foxy
Jan BradleyChristmas Time1962Hootenanny
The RonettesSleigh Ride1963Philles
Darlene LoveChristmas (Baby Please Come Home)1963Philles
Set 2
Carla ThomasAll I Want for Christmas Is You1966Stax
Horace Williams, Choker Campbell & his Magic City OrchestraI'm Going Christmas Shopping1966Magic City
Stevie WonderWhat Christmas Means to Me1967Tamla
The FlirtationsChristmas Time Is Here Again1968Deram
James BrownSanta Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto1968King
William BellEvery Day Will Be Like a Holiday1968Stax
Isaac HayesThe Mistletoe and Me1969Enterprise
Harvey Averne BandLet's Get It Together This Christmas1970Fania
The Staple SingersWho Took the Merry Out of Christmas1972Stax
Set 3
Brook BentonSoul Santa1971Cotillion
Chocolate SnowLet Me Be Your Christmas Toy1973Solo
Milly & SillyGettin Down for Xmas1973Right-On
Akim & TeddySanta Claus Is a Black Man1973Simtone
Martin MullSantafly (feat. The Sondra Baskin Glee Club)1973Capricorn
Electric JungleFunky Funky Christmas1974Nike
Johnny Acey & the Esquires Ltd.Christmas Keeps on Coming (Part 1)1974Smog City
Set 4/Outro
Marvin GayeI Want to Come Home for ChristmasunknownSpectrum
CreeperSanta Claus Wants Some Loving1975ABC
Lula CollinsSilver Bells1975Gospel Express
Gladys Knight & the PipsDo You Hear What I Hear1975Buddah
Hot & SassyChristmas Strutt1980Magic Disc
Al GreenWinter Wonderland1983Hi
Nat King ColeThe Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)1962Capitol

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