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holiday music, 2004

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Holiday 2002

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Welcome to our third annual holiday edition of All Songs Considered. We've put together another unusual collection of seasonal tunes, with new takes on old classics and a number of songs you've probably never heard before. Turn it on, turn it up and listen while you work!

Happy holidays from All Songs Considered.

songs featured in this episode



The Kustard Kings

Listen to "Christmas Time is Here Again"
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from the CD A Kustard Kristmas (Confidential Recordings)

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The Christmas Jugband

Listen to "Santa Lost A Ho"
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from the CD Uncorked (Globe Records)

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Peter Mulvey

Listen to "River"
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from the CD Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration (Signature Sounds)

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Eva Cassidy

Listen to "It's Not The Presents Under My Tree (It's Your Presence Right Here)"
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from the CD The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (Time Life Music)

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Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

Listen to "White Christmas"
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from the CD The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (Time Life Music)

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The Beach Boys

Listen to "Little Saint Nick
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from the CD The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas (Time Life Music)

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Ella Fitzgerald

Listen to "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
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from the CD Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas (Verve)

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Chris Botti

Listen to "Halleluja"
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from the CD December (Columbia Records)

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Jimmy Eat World

Listen to "Maybe This Christmas"
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from the CD Maybe This Christmas (Nettwerk)

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The Bellyachers

Listen to "Let It Rain This Christmas"
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from the CD Let It Rain This Christmas (Gut Records)

This song has not been released on any CD. You can download a free copy of it from the Bellyachers Web site.


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Los Straitjackets

Listen to "Jingle Bell Rock"
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from the CD 'Tis the Season for Los Straitjackets (Yep Roc Records)

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Tom Mason

Listen to "We Three Kings"
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from the CD The Tom Mason Holiday Slide Show (Gas Station Music)

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Patty Loveless

Listen to "Bluegrass, White Snow"
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from the CD Bluegrass & White Snow (Epic)

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Del McCoury and His Band

Listen to "Bluegrass Christmas"
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from the CD Christmas On the Mountain (Universal South)

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Stephen Bennett

Listen to "March"
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from the CD The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar Orchestra (Cimirron/Rainbird Records)

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The Gypsy Hombres

Listen to "Django Bells"
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from the CD Django Bells (Memphis International)

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