Sunday, December 27, 2020

"Classic Country Christmas" - 3 episodes for 2020!

Every year, I love to play some of my favorite country Christmas music during our Bluegrass Cafe "Christmas Extravaganza."  This year, though, I didn't have to limit myself to playing just a couple of country Christmas songs mixed in at the Bluegrass Cafe, as some gaps in our WHUS broadcast schedule (plus, home recording) allowed me to record three separate one-hour programs featuring (mostly) nothing but classic country Christmas music.  WHUS has aired these shows a few times over the past few days, so hope the songs added a bit of joy to some Christmas celebrations.  

As for the songs I chose to play this year, there were selections from lots of favorite Christmas recordings of my childhood, as well as a few "newer" tunes (newest from 1993), and even more songs recorded many years before I was born.  It was a fun mix.

Hope you had a Merry Christmas, and we'll see you again on the Bluegrass Cafe.

Amy O.


SONG / PERFORMER / ALBUM / LABEL

Show #1

  • Because It's Christmas Time / Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Christmas With Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Sundazed
  • Country Christmas / Loretta Lynn / The Best Of Loretta Lynn:  The Christmas Collection / MCA
  • Christmas Country Style /  Statler Brothers / Christmas Present / Mercury
  • Good Old Fashioned Country Christmas / Buck Owens & Susan Raye / Merry Christmas From Buck Owens & Susan Raye / Rock Beat
  • Christmas In My Home Town / Charley Pride / Christmas In My Home Town / RCA
  • Senor Santa Claus / Jim Reeves / The Twelve Songs Of Christmas / RCA
  • That Christmassy Feeling / Johnny Cash & Tommy Cash / The Johnny Cash Family Christmas / Sony
  • Dasher With A Light Upon His Tail / Kitty Wells / A Country Christmas / Jasmine
  • Po' Folks Christmas / Bill Anderson / Hillbilly Holiday / Rhino
  • Christmas In My Home Town / Sonny James / My Christmas Dream / Capitol
  • The Reindeer Boogie / Hank Snow / The Goldrush Is Over / Bear Family
  • An Old Fashioned Christmas Polka / Riders In The Sky / Christmas The Cowboy Way / Rounder
  • Christmas Swing / Chesapeake / Tinsel Tunes / Sugar Hill
  • Two Step 'Round The Christmas Tree / Amy Gallatin / 'Tis The Season / Happy Appy Records
  • My Mom And Santa Claus / George Jones / A Country Christmas / Jasmine
  • Christmas Schottische / Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Christmas Shopping / Sundazed
  • Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree / Brenda Lee / The Best Of Brenda Lee:  The Christmas Collection / MCA
  • A Holly Jolly Christmas / Alan Jackson / Honky Tonk Christmas / Arista
  • The Carols Those Kids Used To Sing / Statler Brothers / Christmas Card / Mercury
  • The Joy Of Christmas / Marty Robbins / Christmas With Marty Robbins / Sony
  • Jingle Bell Rock / Bobby Helms / A Country Christmas / Jasmine
  • Jingle Bells / Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Christmas With Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Sundazed


Show #2
  • Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy / Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Christmas With Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Sundazed
  • Here Comes Santa Claus / Gene Autry / The Christmas Cowboy / Laser Light
  • Santa Claus Is Coming To Town / Randy Travis / An Old Fashioned Christmas / Warner Bros.
  • Don't Look For Santa Claus / Charley Pride / Christmas In My Home Town / RCA
  • Dear Mr. Santa Claus / Red Sovine / Celebrating Christmas:  Down Country Lanes / Jasmine
  • He's A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus / Tennessee Ernie Ford / A Country Christmas / Jasmine
  • Santa's On His Way / Kitty Wells / Christmas Day With Kitty Wells / Decca
  • That's Santa Claus / Jimmy Wakely / A Country Christmas / Jasmine
  • To Heck With Ole Santa Claus / Loretta Lynn / The Best Of Loretta Lynn:  The Christmas Collection / MCA
  • I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus / Brenda Lee / Hillbilly Holiday / Rhino
  • Santa's Comin' In A Whirlybird / Gene Autry / The Christmas Cowboy / Laser Light
  • Santa's Gonna Come In A Stagecoach / Buck Owens & Susan Raye / Merry Christmas From Buck Owens & Susan Raye / Rock Beat
  • Santa Train / Patty Loveless / Bluegrass & White Snow / Epic
  • Santa's Gonna Come In A Pickup Truck / Alan Jackson / Honky Tonk Christmas / Arista
  • I Believe In Santa Claus / Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton / Once Upon A Christmas / RCA
  • I Believe In Santa's Cause / Statler Brothers / Christmas Card / Mercury
  • Little Sandy Sleighfoot / Jimmy Dean / A Country Christmas / Jasmine
  • Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer / Riders In The Sky / Merry Christmas From Harmony Ranch / Columbia
  • Leroy The Redneck Reindeer / Joe Diffie / Mr. Christmas / Epic
  • Here Comes Santa Claus Again / Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Christmas With Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Sundazed


Show #3
  • One Of Everything You Got / Buck Owens & Susan Raye / Merry Christmas From Buck Owens & Susan Raye / Rock Beat
  • An Old Christmas Card / Jim Reeves / The Twelve Songs Of Christmas / RCA
  • All I Want For Christmas Is You / Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Christmas With Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Sundazed
  • Jingle Bells / Statler Brothers / Christmas Card / Mercury
  • My Little Silver Bells / Bill Grant & Delia Bell / O Christmas Tree / Rounder
  • Sleigh Bells / Gene Autry / The Christmas Cowboy / Laser Light
  • Silver Bells / Riders In The Sky with Kathy Mattea / Merry Christmas From Harmony Ranch / Columbia 
  • Christmas For Cowboys / John Denver / Rocky Mountain Christmas / BMG
  • Christmas Carols By The Old Corral / Tex Ritter / Billboard Greatest Country Christmas Hits / Rhino
  • Christmas Yodel / Riders In The Sky / Christmas The Cowboy Way / Rounder
  • Baby It's Cold Outside / Homer & Jethro with June Carter / Homer & Jethro Fracture Frank Loesser / RCA 
  • Christmas With You / Johnny Cash with June Carter / The Johnny Cash Family Christmas / Sony
  • Blue Christmas / Ernest Tubb / Billboard Greatest Country Christmas Hits / Rhino
  • Pretty Paper / Willie Nelson / Hillbilly Holiday / Rhino
  • I'll Be Walkin' The Floor This Christmas / Ernest Tubb / A Country Christmas / Jasmine
  • Joy To The World / Gatlin Brothers / Christmas With The Gatlins / Capitol
  • Hark The Herald Angels Sing / Marty Robbins / Christmas With Marty Robbins / Sony
  • Silent Night/O Holy Night/The First Noel/It Came Upon The Midnight Clear / Statler Brothers / Christmas Card / Mercury

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