Open up the eggnog, put a yuletide log on the fire and turn up the volume. It's the best Christmas Rhythm & Blues here on Roots & Rhythms.
| Santa's Secret ('44, Savoy) Johnny Guarnieri with Slam Stewart - Mr. Santa's Boogie (Santa's Secret) - Savoy Jazz |
| Santa Claus Baby ('55, Cash) The Voices - Blue Yule - Rhino |
| Trim Your Tree ('54, Gem) Jimmy Butler - Santa's Boogie (Santa's Secret) - Savoy Jazz |
| Love For Christmas ('49, Savoy) Felix Gross - Mr. Santa's Boogie (Santa's Secret) - Rhino |
| Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby ('49,?) Amos Milburn - Billboard Greatest R&B Christmas Hits - Rhino |
| Far Away Christmas Blues ('50, Savoy) Little Esther with The Johnny Otis Orchestra - Mr. Santa's Boogie (Santa's Secret) - Savoy Jazz |
| Christmas Blues ('4?,Savoy) Gatemouth Moore - Mr. Santa's Boogie (Santa's Secret) - Savoy Jazz |
| Mr. Santa's Boogie ('51, Savoy) The Marshall Brothers - Mr. Santa's Boogie (Santa's Secret) - Savoy Jazz |
| I Need A Man (?, ?) Thelma Cooper - I'm A Bad, Bad Girl - Indigo |
| Boogie Woogie Santa Claus ('48, ?) Mabel Scott - Billboard Greatest R&B Christmas Hits - Rhino |
| I Want My Baby For Christmas ('50, Specialty) Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy - Blue Yule - Rhino |
| Christmas Time Blues ('50, Specialty) Roy Milton - Blue Yule - Rhino |
| Christmas Time - Part 1 ('61, Art-Tone) Jimmy McCracklin - Blue Yule - Rhino |
| Lonesome Christmas - Part 1 (?,?) Lowell Fulson - Merry Christmas Baby - Fuel 2000 |
| Lonesome Christmas - Part 2 (?,?) Lowell Fulson - Merry Christmas Baby - Fuel 2000 |
| Christmas Blues (?,Savoy) Big Joe Williams - Mr. Santa's Boogie (Santa's Secret) - Savoy Jazz |
| Happy New Year ('53, Decca) Lightnin' Hopkins - Blue Yule - Rhino |
| Christmas Blues ('48, Savoy) Washboard Pete - Mr. Santa's Boogie (Santa's Secret) - Savoy Jazz |
| Merry Christmas, Pretty Baby ('85, High Water) Jessie Mae Hemphill - Feelin' Good - High Water |
| It's Christmas Time ('70, Arhoolie) Clifton Chenier - King Of The Bayous - Arhoolie |
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Merry Christmas one and all.
8:04 PM, December 23rd, 2015