You can probably guess that since Sunday's show aired two days before Christmas, the majority of the songs played were Bluegrass Christmas tunes. There sure are a lot of great ones these days, so putting together a show with a bunch of 'em is no problem whatsoever. When I first was doing a Bluegrass radio show in 1988 (yikes -- can't believe it was that long ago), I had access to exactly TWO records that contained Bluegrass Christmas recordings. Now, almost 20 years later, we could easily fill a month's worth of programs with Bluegrass Christmas music, and there would be no repeats! How the times have changed!
Into the mix on Sunday, we sprinkled a couple of non-Christmas tunes, too. One set featured a bit of music from some of my personal favorite Bluegrass CD releases for 2007, nd the other quick set featured tunes from four of our best Bluegrass bands in southern New England. We also concluded our quest to give away 25 CDs during the five weeks leading up to Christmas, so that was a whole lot of fun.
Join Jim & Marti for what may be a sports-shortened broadcast this Sunday, and you'll hear from me again in the new year...
Happy New Year!
Amy
- Katy Hill / Del McCoury Band / RockyGrass / Blue Planet
- Christmas Time's A-Comin' / Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys / Christmas Time's A-Comin' / Time Life
- 12 Days Of Bluegrass Christmas / Foxfire / Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas / Pinecastle
- I'm Goin' Home, It's Christmas Time / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys / Christmas Time With Ralph Stanley / Freeland
- Christmas Time Back Home / Country Gentlemen / Christmas Time Back Home / Rebel
- When The Time Had Fully Come / Northern Lights / Can't Buy Your Way / Flying Fish
- Winter Wonderland / Schankman Twins / O Christmas Tree / Rounder
- Christmas Doll / Reno & Smiley / The True Meaning Of Christmas / Gusto
- I Feel The Christmas Spirit / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Merry Christmas From Our House To Your House / SSK
- When The Springtime Comes Again / Old & In The Gray / Old & In The Gray / Acoustic Disc
- The Train's Ready / Balsam Range / Marching Home / Mountain Home
- I Won't Be Far From Here / Charlie Sizemore Band / Good News / Rounder
- Ain't No Way Of Knowin' / Steep Canyon Rangers / Lovin' Pretty Women / Rebel
- Making Plans / Tim O'Brien / Sugar Plums / Sugar Hill
- Christmas In Carolina / Lorraine Jordan & Carolina / Christmas In Carolina / Blue Circle
- My Little Silver Bells / Bill Grant & Delia Bell / O Christmas Tree / Rounder
- The Christmas Train Is Coming / Tommy Edwards / Prime Cuts Of Bluegrass, v.90 / KBC
- Christmas In Virginia / Lost & Found / Christmas In The Mountains / Rebel
- All I Want Is Mary For Christmas / Lonesome River Band / Tinsel Tunes / Sugar Hill
- Bluegrass Christmas / Ronnie & Rob McCoury / Christmas Time's A-Comin' / Time Life
- Shut-In At Christmas/Shut-In Prayer / Louvin Brothers / Songs That Tell A Story / Rounder
- Blue Christmas / Larry Sparks / Christmas Time Back Home / Rebel
- Call Collect On Christmas / Del McCoury / Christmas Time's A-Comin' / Time Life
- Blue Christmas Lights / Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen / Tinsel Tunes / Sugar Hill
- The Letter / ShoreGrass / Going Home / Self-Produced
- Something New / GrassRoutes / Something New / Self-Produced
- Back To The Barrooms Again / Acoustic Blue / Empty House / Self-Produced
- Cry Of The Wind / Dan Helman & Marking Time / Shadows On The Wall / Self-Produced
- When It's Snowin' In The Mountains / Wildwood Valley Boys / Christmas In The Mountains / Rebel
- Old Toy Trains / James Alan Shelton / Walking Down The Line / Sheltone Records
- Long, Long Ago / Barry & Holly Tashian / Must Be Santa! / Rounder
- Slowly Fall The Snowflakes / Bill Carroll / Christmas Time Back Home / Rebel
- Precious Child / Tony Trischka / O Christmas Tree / Rounder
- Old-Fashioned Christmas / Jimmy Martin / Christmas Time's A-Comin' / Time Life
- Christmas Story / Nashville Bluegrass Band / Tinsel Tunes / Sugar Hill
- We Three Kings / Country Gentlemen / Early Rebel Recordings / Rebel
- O Christmas Candle / Stony Point Quartet / O Christmas Candle / Cracker Barrel
- White House Christmas / WhiteHouse / Pinecastle Christmas Gatherin' / Pinecastle
- Country Christmas / Larry Stephenson / Pinecastle Christmas Gatherin' / Pinecastle
- A Very Merry Christmas / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Merry Christmas From Our House To Your House / SSK
- The Friendly Beasts / Johnson Mountain Boys / Must Be Santa! / Rounder
- Silent Night / Seldom Scene / Sugar Plums / Sugar Hill
- Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem / Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mt. Boys / Christmas Time Back Home / Rebel
- Deck The Halls / Ricky Skaggs / Skaggs Family Christmas / Skaggs Family
- Christmas Is Near / Rarely Herd / Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas / Pinecastle
- The First Noel/It Came Upon The Midnight Clear/Joy To The World / Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / O Christmas Tree / Rounder
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