Skimpy but nonetheless useful budget compilation of Christmas songs from the Rhino label, mostly mining the gold mine of '40s & '50s R&B. A few can still be heard on the radio each December, but not nearly enough.
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart
Tracks: 10 tracks, 27 minutes.
| Artist | Title |
Year*
|
| Johnny Moore's Three Blazers | Merry Christmas Baby |
1947
|
| The Orioles | (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas | 1948 |
| Mabel Scott | Boogie Woogie Santa Claus | 1948 |
| Amos Milburn | Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby | 1949 |
| Lou Rawls | Little Drummer Boy | 1967 |
| Brook Benton | This Time Of The Year | 1959 |
| The Cadillacs | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | 1956 |
| Chuck Berry | Run Rudolph Run | 1958 |
| The Jackson 5 | Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town | 1970 |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Silent Night | 1949 |
*date denotes first Christmas season that record made on one or more of the various Billboard chartsIncluded is the original version of Merry Christmas Baby (sung by pianist Charles Brown) and a few rarely heard tunes: the sad, smooth vocals of (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Christmas, the ballad This Time Of The Year, and the bluesy Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby. The latter piece is certainly deserving of a cover/comeback/discovery. And don't miss Mabel Scott belting out Boogie Woogie Santa Claus.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None
Previously revisited for the blog:
Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits (1955 - Present) (1989)
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